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Appointed to the bench in 1994 by President Clinton, Judge Nancy Gertner was awarded the 2008 Thurgood Marshall Award from the American Bar Association, Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, and was the second woman to receive the honor. She has written and spoken widely throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia on many legal issues,…

In-ho Lee is the former Korean Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, and President of the Korea Foundation. In addition to being a renowned academic in the field of Russian history, she also is a public activist and a high-profile opinion leader.

 Her appointment in 1996 as the first female…

A native of Liberia, Dr. Florence Chenoweth holds a Master’s degree in agricultural economics and her PhD in land resources from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In the 1970s, she became Liberia’s Minister of Agriculture.

Hilda L. Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor in 2009 and represented the 32nd Congressional District in California from 2001 – 2009.

Betsy Gotbaum has led a distinguished career in the public and private sectors. She has worked as advisor to three mayors; as a financial executive developing capital for start-up entrepreneurial firms; as the first female commissioner of New York’s Department of Parks & Recreation; and as president of the prestigious New York Historical Society. Since…

Madeleine K. Albright is chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm, and of Albright Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets. Albright was the 64th U.S. Secretary of State.