Carol Bellamy
American politician
Carol Bellamy (born January 14, 1942) is the chair of the Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). She was Director of the Peace Corps, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and President and CEO of World Learning.
Carol Bellamy | |
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| Executive Director of UNICEF | |
| In office May 1, 1995 – May 1, 2005 | |
| Secretary General | Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan |
| Preceded by | Richard Jolly (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ann Veneman |
| 13th Director of the Peace Corps | |
| In office October 7, 1993 – May 1, 1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Elaine Chao |
| Succeeded by | Mark Gearan |
| President of the New York City Council | |
| In office January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Paul O'Dwyer |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Stein |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Paul P. E. Bookson |
| Succeeded by | Martin Connor |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Marchi |
| Succeeded by | Vander L. Beatty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1942 Scotch Plains, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Gettysburg College (BA) New York University (JD) |
After three terms in the New York State Senate, she was the first woman to be elected as President of the New York City Council, a position she held until her unsuccessful bid for Mayor of New York in 1985. She was the second to last person to hold this position.[1]
In Japan, she was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 2006.[2]
References
change- ↑ Klein, Joe. "The Woman Who Would Be Mayor", New York, March 8, 1982. Accessed August 10, 2011. "She grew up in a Protestant, Republican, working-class family in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Her parents worked – her mother as a nurse, her father for the phone company."
- ↑ Nagashima-Hayashi, Michiko. "Former UNICEF Executive Director receives humanitarian award in Japan," Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine UNICEF web site (2006)]
Other websites
change- The Fales Library Guide to the Carol Bellamy Papers Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
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