Ann M. Veneman
| Ann Veneman | |
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| 5th Executive Director of UNICEF | |
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In office May 1, 2005 – April 30, 2010 |
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| Secretary General |
Kofi Annan Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Carol Bellamy |
| Succeeded by | Tony Lake |
| 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Dan Glickman |
| Succeeded by | Mike Johanns |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | |
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In office 1991–1993 |
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| President | George H.W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jack Parnell |
| Succeeded by | Richard Rominger |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ann Margaret Veneman June 29, 1949 Modesto, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
University of California, Davis (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MPP) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, 1949) was the Executive Director of UNICEF from 2005 to 2010. Her appointment was announced on January 18, 2005 by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Previously, Veneman was the United States Secretary of Agriculture, the first and only woman to hold that position. Veneman served as USDA Secretary from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2005, leaving to become the fifth executive director of UNICEF. She served in this position from May 1, 2005. A lawyer, Veneman has practiced law in Washington, DC and California, including being a deputy public defender. She has also served in other high level positions in U.S. federal and state government, including being appointed California's Secretary of Food and Agriculture, serving from 1995 to 1999.
Veneman serves as a co-leader of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Veneman was raised on a peach farm in Modesto, California. Her father, John Veneman, was former undersecretary of Health, Education and Welfare and member of the California State Assembly. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Davis, a Master of Public Policy from the Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She has also been awarded honorary doctoral degrees from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (2001); Lincoln University (Missouri) (2003); Delaware State University (2004) and Middlebury College (2006).
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