What is Melanne Verveer?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Melanne Verveer |image = Melanne Verveer at the India Economic Summit 2009.jpg |office = [[United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues]] |president = [[Barack Obama]] |term_start = April 6, 2009 |term_end = May 8, 2013 |predecessor = Position established |successor = [[Catherine M. Russell|Catherine Russell]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|6|24}} |birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]}} |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |alma_mater = [[Georgetown University]] }} '''Melanne Verveer''' is the [[Chief executive officer|Executive Director]] of the [[Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security]]. She served as the U.S. Representative to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. She also served as the first U.S. Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/melanne-verveer|title=Melanne Verveer - The Huffington Post|publisher=}}</ref> She co-wrote the book ''Fast Forward: How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose''. She has received many awards, including the U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Distinguished Service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://giwps.georgetown.edu/about/staff|title=Meet the Team|publisher=}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Verveer, Melanne}} [[Category:1994 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States]] [[Category:Writers from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Politicians from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{us-bio-stub}}