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Women in Diplomacy
Zsofia BudaiActing PAOU.S. Consulate Yekaterinburg
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Introduction
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Women in Diplomacy
Women from all over the world have made and are making significant contributions to diplomacy and international relations, but there are still obstacles that discourage them from getting involved and realized their full potential – that’s true even in the United States. In order to have a successful diplomatic corps that is ready to address 21st century challenges, a country needs to cultivate and harness the talents of female diplomats.
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History of Women in the U.S. Foreign Service
1922: Lucile Atcherson becomes first woman in the Foreign Service
1924: Rogers Act passed
1933: Ruth Bryan Owen appointed first female head of U.S. diplomatic mission (Denmark)
1949: Eugenie Moore Anderson appointed first U.S. ambassador (Denmark)
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History of Women in the U.S. Foreign Service
1953: Frances Willis becomes first female career diplomat to become ambassador (Switzerland)
1972: “marriage bar” overturned
1997: Madeleine Albright appointed first female Secretary of State
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Where do we stand today?
1985: 80% of the FS male2005: 66% of the FS male
2006: 215/387 new diplomats hired by the State Department female
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Where do we stand today?
APPOINTMENT OF WOMEN AS COM AND TO OTHER SENIOR POSTS
President COM OtherRoosevelt (1935-1945) 2 --Truman (1945-1953) 2 --Eisenhower (1953-1961) 4 --Kennedy (1961-1963) 2 --Johnson (1963-1969) 4 1Nixon (1969-1974) 4 2Ford (1974-1977) 7 3Carter (1977-1981) 18 10Reagan (1981-1989) 22 11G.H.W. Bush (1989-1993) 28 9Clinton (1993-2001) 87 29G.W. Bush (2001-2004) 50 19
Source: Foreign Service Journal, October 2005
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Female Diplomats from Other Countries
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Influence of Female Diplomats on Diplomacy
Caskie Stinnett (American travel writer and humorist): A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. Isaac Goldberg (American journalist and author): Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
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Influence of Female Diplomats on Diplomacy
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Influence of Female Diplomats on Diplomacy
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