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military contingents in the case of unaddressed or repeated abuse. She was the administration's chief spokesperson on these issues, testifying several times before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Additionally, she fought to end the unfair exclusion of Israel within the UN system, including by successfully negotiating a milestone agreement to recognize Yom Kippur as an official UN holiday. During the fall of 2016 and early 2017, Coleman represented the United States in the UN Security Council, with responsibility for Africa, Asia and peacekeeping issues. In that capacity, she negotiated Security Council resolutions on South Sudan, Darfur, The Gambia, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and North Korea. She was also the lead negotiator of UN Security Council Resolution 2320 for stronger cooperation between the UN and the African Union.
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Coleman was also a leader on the U.S. efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers, helping to secure watershed resolutions that increased transparency through the naming of those countries with troops accused of abuses, and increased penalties through the repatriation of entire
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in New York in 1992 and was elected partner in the firm's financial institutions group in 1998. At McKinsey, she worked primarily with global financial service firms, including insurance, reinsurance and credit card companies, and global wholesale and retail banks. She also worked with the McKinsey
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While at CFR, Coleman also published on a broad range of economic and political issues, including the challenge of post-revolution transition in Middle East countries such as Egypt and Tunisia, youth unemployment in the Middle East, and the region's need for fuel subsidy reform. She is the author,
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Coleman led U.S. efforts to reform the $ 40 billion UN system by imposing fiscal discipline, increasing transparency and accountability, and driving structural changes. During her tenure, the U.S. secured more than $ 500 million in annual peacekeeping budget reductions through the right-sizing of
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for a confirmation hearing on December 2, 2014. In her statement before the Committee, Coleman noted the significant gap between the promise of the UN and the reality of its shortcomings, and vowed to ensure that the "UN is deploying its resources in the most efficient and effective way." She was
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for UN Management and Reform with the rank of ambassador. During that time, she represented the United States in the UN General Assembly on budgetary matters and in the UN Security Council on Africa and peacekeeping issues. From 2018 to 2020, Dr. Coleman was the COO of
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missions; the elimination of hundreds of UN back-office positions through automation; the first revision to the compensation package for UN staff, resulting in annual savings of more than $ 100 million; and significant efficiencies in the use of UN real estate.
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Most recently, Ambassador Coleman served on the Biden Transition Team, leading the review of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. During the second term of the Obama administration, she served as the U.S. representative to the
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In 2007, she was named the Isabel Benham Award winner by the Women's Bond Club (WBC) of New York. This award includes the privilege of directing a $ 25,000 donation from the WBC to a charity of the winner's choice. In 2011,
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is an American diplomat, author, entrepreneur, and former management consultant. In November 2021, Coleman was sworn in as Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming at the
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During the Biden Administration, she was appointed and currently serves as the Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programs at the U.S. Agency of International Development.
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named Coleman one of the "150 Women Who Shake the World." In 2013, she was the recipient of the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award from Tufts University.
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Coleman is well known for her writing on women and economic development, including her groundbreaking article, "The Payoff From Women’s Rights" (
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in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In 2013, she delivered a talk at TedxMidAtlantic on how women are transforming the Middle East.
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nominated Coleman to be U.S. representative to the United Nations for management and reform. She appeared before the
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Lawrence Chickering, A.; Autores, Vários; Coleman, Isobel; Edward Haley, P.; Vargas-Baron, Emily (2006).
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Pathways to Freedom: Political and Economic Lessons From Democratic Transitions
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How women are transforming the Middle East: Isobel Coleman at TEDxMidAtlantic
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The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global Fight for Women's Rights
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The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global Fight for Women’s Rights
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Returning to international affairs, Coleman became a senior fellow at the
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US Mission to the United Nations biography of Ambassador Isobel Coleman
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co-author and editor of, and contributor to, numerous books, including
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Strategic Foreign Assistance: Civil Society in International Security
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Strategic Foreign Assistance: Civil Society in International Security
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Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East
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Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President
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People of the United States Agency for International Development
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Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the
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Women and Girls Rising: Progress and Resistance Around the World
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She is married to Struan Coleman, an orthopedic surgeon at the
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Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni
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as "nuanced." In 2012, she was the commencement speaker at
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Coleman started her career as a management consultant with
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Global Institute and in a pro-bono capacity with the
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In November 2020, Coleman was named a member of the
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United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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United States Agency for International Development
Joe Biden
Bonnie Glick
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Barack Obama
Joe Torsella
Cherith Norman Chalet
Princeton University
BA
University of Oxford
MPhil
DPhil
United States Agency for International Development
United Nations
GiveDirectly
Council on Foreign Relations
McKinsey & Company
Mamaroneck High School
Mamaroneck, New York
Princeton University
Marshall Scholar
University of Oxford
McKinsey & Company
New York City Board of Education
Gannett
Council on Foreign Relations
Foreign Affairs
Random House
Los Angeles Times

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