United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
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The Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues is the ambassador-at-large
who heads the Office on Global Women's Issues in the United States Department of State
.
The position was created by the Barack Obama administration in 2009. The first ambassador-at-large was Melanne Verveer
, who has served from April 6, 2009.
Ambassador-at-large
An ambassador-at-large is a Diplomat of the highest rank or a Minister who is accredited to represent his country internationally.Unlike an ambassador-in-residence who is usually limited to a country and/or embassy, the ambassador-at-large is entrusted to operate in several usually neighboring...
who heads the Office on Global Women's Issues in the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
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The position was created by the Barack Obama administration in 2009. The first ambassador-at-large was Melanne Verveer
Melanne Verveer
Melanne S. Verveer is, since April 6, 2009, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. She is the former Chief of Staff to First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton and co-founder and chairman of the board of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international...
, who has served from April 6, 2009.