Ellen Tauscher
| Ellen Tauscher | |
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| Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs | |
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In office June 26, 2009 – February 7, 2012 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Rood |
| Succeeded by | Rose Gottemoeller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – June 26, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Baker |
| Succeeded by | John Garamendi |
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Ellen O'Kane November 15, 1951 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | William Tauscher (Divorced 1999) Jim Cieslak (2009–2011) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Seton Hall University (BS) |
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (born November 15, 1951) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who was the U.S. Representative for California's 10th congressional district from 1997 until her resignation in 2009 upon joining the State Department, where she served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs until February 2012. She then served as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the State Department until August 31, 2012.
A Blue Dog Democrat, Tauscher is a centrist on many issues and is notably a war hawk. Since leaving the State Department, Tauscher has assumed a number of publicly held corporate and non-profit board positions, including serving on the boards of Southern California Edison, Invacare, The Commonwealth Club of California, and the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council. Tauscher also serves on the board of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and as Chair of the NCCN Foundation.
Ellen Tauscher was born in Newark, New Jersey. Her mother was a secretary, and her father was a shop steward for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. She graduated in 1974 from Seton Hall University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education.
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