Connie Morella
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| United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
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In office August 1, 2003 – August 6, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jeanne Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Egan |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Chris Van Hollen |
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February 12, 1931 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Morella |
| Alma mater |
Boston University American University |
Constance Albanese "Connie" Morella (born February 12, 1931) is a Republican who represented Maryland's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She also served as Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2003 to 2007. She currently serves on American University's faculty as an Ambassador in Residence for the Women & Politics Institute. She was appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) by President Barack Obama in 2010.
She was born Constance Albanese in Somerville, Massachusetts. After graduating from Somerville High School in 1948 she earned an Associate of Arts from Boston University in 1950 and an Bachelor of Arts from the same institution in 1954. Although raised in a family of blue-collar Democrats, she became a Republican after meeting Anthony C. Morella, who had worked for liberal Republicans John Lindsay, Nelson Rockefeller, Charles Mathias, and others. After they wed, the couple moved to Bethesda, Maryland. After Connie Morella's sister died of cancer, Tony and Connie Morella adopted her six children to join their own three children.
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