Samantha Jane Power is an American journalist,diplomat,and government official who is currently serving as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. She previously served as the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017. Power is a member of the Democratic Party.
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013,as a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009,and as the first lady of the U.S. to president Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the party's nominee in the 2016 U.S. presidential election,becoming the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party and the first woman to win the popular vote for U.S. president.
The Clinton Foundation is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code. It was established by former president of the United States Bill Clinton with the stated mission to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence." Its offices are located in New York City and Little Rock,Arkansas.
Karen Kornbluh served as U.S. Ambassador to the OECD under President Barack Obama and as a senior official at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Communications Commission under President Bill Clinton. She is an expert on communications policy,international trade and issues affecting working families. Her profile in The New York Times focused on her efforts “Fighting for Economic Equality.” She is now Director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund of the United States,a think tank dedicated to promoting transatlantic cooperation,where she is also a Senior Fellow. She also currently serves as the Chairperson of the board of the Open Technology Fund. She was previously Executive Vice President of External Affairs at Nielsen,Senior Fellow for Digital Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations,and a presidentially-appointed member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. She was a senior adviser to Barack Obama from the beginning of his Senate tenure throughout his 2008 presidential campaign.
Hillaryland was the self-designated name of a group of core advisors to Hillary Clinton,when she was First Lady of the United States and again when,as United States Senator,she was one of the Democratic Party candidates for president in the 2008 U.S. election.
Vital Voices Global Partnership is an American international,501(c)(3),non-profit,non-governmental organization that works with women leaders in the areas of economic empowerment,women's political participation,and human rights. The organization is headquartered in Washington,D.C.
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley is an American diplomat,attorney,political activist and philanthropist who is the United States ambassador to Brazil in the Biden administration. She previously served as the United States ambassador to Portugal from 1994 to 1997.
Hillary Clinton served as the 67th United States Secretary of State,under President Barack Obama,from 2009 to 2013,overseeing the department that conducted the foreign policy of Barack Obama.
The Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues is the ambassador-at-large who heads the Office of Global Women's Issues in the United States Department of State. This ambassador-at-large also has the rank of Assistant Secretary.
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón is a Dominican-American attorney and diplomat who is the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. Most recently,she was the chief of staff to First Lady Jill Biden. She formerly served as a litigation and international arbitration partner with the international law firm Winston &Strawn LLP. She was previously a partner with Chadbourne &Parke LLP,practicing in the firm's International Arbitration and Latin America groups. Reynoso is also affiliated with the faculty at Columbia University School of Law and the School of International and Public Affairs. From March 2012 until December 2014,she served as United States Ambassador to Uruguay. She is a former deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the United States Department of State. President Biden nominated her to be the next United States Ambassador to Spain on July 27,2021,being confirmed on December 18,2021.
The Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues is located within the United States Department of State. In 2009,Melanne Verveer was appointed to be the first Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. From September 2013 to May,2017,Catherine M. Russell was appointed to this position. From May 2017 through December 2019,there was no ambassador for this office. Kelley Currie,a political appointee,joined the Global Women's Issues Office as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large in January 2020. Geeta Rao Gupta is the current Ambassador-at-Large for the office as of May 18th,2023.
The DVF Awards,supported by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation,are given annually to provide recipients with the exposure and resources necessary to extend their efforts on behalf of women all over the world. The DVF Awards were conceived by Diane von Furstenberg in 2010 with the goal of honoring women who have displayed leadership,strength,and courage in their commitment to their causes. Every year,each Honoree receives a $100,000 grant from the Foundation to further their work. The inaugural DVF Awards were presented on March 13,2010 at a ceremony hosted by Diane von Fürstenberg and Tina Brown at the United Nations on the closing night of The Women in the World Summit. Each year,two DVF Awards are given to women within The Vital Voices Global Partnership. In addition,the Inspiration Award is given to a woman who has demonstrated strength and courage in the face of adversity,and is using her experience and influence to effect positive change. The People's Voice Award is also given annually to a woman chosen from a field of nominees selected by The DVF Awards Board of Advisors and voted on by the public at DVFAwards.com. The Lifetime Leadership Award honors an individual who has dedicated her life and body of work to instilling in other women the courage to fight,the power to survive and the leadership to inspire. Past recipients include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,Gloria Steinem,Ingrid Betancourt,Hillary Clinton,Oprah Winfrey and Robin Roberts.
Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey is a Guatemalan attorney who served as the first female attorney general of Guatemala,from 2010 to 2014. A former judge and litigator,Paz y Paz made unprecedented strides in the prosecution of organized crime,corruption,and human rights violations.
Tulinabo Salama Mushingi is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Angola and the United States ambassador to São Toméand Príncipe since 2022. He previously served as the United States ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2013 to 2016,and a joint appointment as United States ambassador to Senegal and United States ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 2017 to 2022. He also served in the executive offices of Secretaries of State John F. Kerry and Hillary Clinton.
The Georgetown Institute for Women,Peace and Security is an academic institute that is housed in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. It was organized by the late Carol J. Lancaster,former Dean of Georgetown's School of Foreign Service,and was first announced in December 2011 by Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia and then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It began operations in February 2013. The institute "examines and highlights the roles and experiences of women in peace and security worldwide through cutting edge research,global convenings and strategic partnerships." The institute's Executive Director is Melanne Verveer,former United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues and former chief of staff for Hillary Clinton when she was First Lady of the United States. Clinton serves as the institute's honorary chair.
Gaston Hall is an auditorium located on the third and fourth floors of the north tower of Healy Hall on Georgetown University's main campus in Washington,D.C. Named for Georgetown's first student,William Gaston,who also helped secure the university's federal charter,Gaston Hall was completed in 1901,around twenty years after the construction of the building within which it is housed.
The Foreign Affairs Policy Board is an advisory board that provides independent advice and opinion to the Secretary of State,the Deputy Secretary of State,and the Director of Policy Planning on matters concerning U.S. foreign policy. The Board reviews and assesses global threats and opportunities,trends that implicate core national security interests,tools and capacities of the civilian foreign affairs agencies,and priorities and strategic frameworks for U.S. foreign policy. The Board meets in a plenary session several times a year at the U.S. Department of State in the Harry S. Truman Building.
The U.S. National Action Plan on Women,Peace,and Security was adopted when President Barack Obama signed an executive order on December 19,2011,11 years after the United Nations Security Council adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women,peace,and security. It specified initiatives and activities that will empower and enlist women and girls in efforts to achieve international peace and security. The U.S. NAP was formally revised in June 2016. On June 11,2019,the White House released the U.S. Strategy on Women,Peace,and Security,which superseded the National Action Plan.
Carla Ravi Koppell is an American academic who serves as interim Vice Dean for Diversity,Equity,and Inclusion at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. As part of her work she collaborates with the Volcker Alliance to spearhead the University Leadership Council on Diversity and Inclusion in International Affairs. In that role,she works with deans of graduate schools of public policy and international affairs to incorporate attention to diversity and inclusion in their curricula and programs.
