Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
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Mailliard with Cyril Magnin, 1985
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Charlotte Smith September 26, 1933 Borger, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | B.A. University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Philanthropist Chief of Protocol for the City and County of San Francisco |
| Known for | Chief of Protocol for the State of California |
| Spouse(s) | John Ward Mailliard III (19??-1986; his death) Melvin Swig (1988-1993; his death) George Shultz (1997-present) |
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, RVO (born Charlotte Smith; September 26, 1933) is an American heiress and socialite. She is the Chief of Protocol for the state of California, and the Chief of Protocol for the City and County of San Francisco. She is married to former United States Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In 2007, she was named Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) by Queen Elizabeth II. Mailliard Shultz was President of the board of the War Memorial Performing Arts Center and a member of the boards of the San Francisco Symphony, Grace Cathedral, the Commonwealth Club of California, and the San Francisco Ballet. A native Texan, Mailliard Shultz has often quipped about San Francisco, "...if I don't pay my dues, they may send me back to Texas!"
Born Charlotte Smith on September 26, 1933 in Borger, Texas, where her father ran the general store, she went on to graduate from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville in fashion design, marketing and merchandising. She moved to San Francisco, where she met her first husband, John Ward Mailliard III, who died of cancer in 1986. In 1988, she married Melvin Swig, owner of the Fairmont Hotel. As a couple, Melvin and Charlotte donated and raised numerous funds for building the new San Francisco Public Library. Melvin Swig died in 1993. In 1997, Mailliard married George Shultz.
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