International Women's Issues

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<http://themoderatevoice.com/27028/obama-creates-post-appoints-ambassado\

r-at-large-for-international-womens-issues/> Obama creates post,

appoints Ambassador at Large for International Women's Issues

 

US President Barack Obama announced Friday the creation of a new foreign

policy position designed to tackle global women's issues.

 

Obama named Melanne Verveer, an aide in former president Bill

Clinton's administration, as ambassador-at-large for

international women's issues. She will serve at the State

Department under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

 

Verveer will have to be approved by the Senate.

 

 

 

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Melanne Verveer is Co-Founder, Chair and Co-CEO of Vital Voices Global

Partnership, an international nonprofit that invests in emerging women

leaders †" pioneers of economic, political and social progress in

their countries. Vital Voices builds the capabilities, connections and

credibility of emerging social entrepreneurs to unlock their potential

as catalysts of global progress. Through its leadership development and

local empowerment programs around the world, Vital Voices works to

expand women’s roles in generating economic opportunity,

increasing political participation and protecting human rights. The

Vital Voices Global Leadership Network of more than 5000 women in 85

countries represents the vital voices of our time.

 

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