sentences:  Sorensen served in the United Nations as Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations, from 1997–2003, on appointment by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.She was responsible for outreach to non-governmental organizations and was the contact point for the Secretary-General with parliamentarians, the academic world, religious leaders and other groups committed to peace, justice, development and human rights.From 1993–1996, Sorensen served as Special Adviser for Public Policy on appointment by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali; her duties included directing the UN’s global 50th Anniversary observances in 1995.