Laurie S. Fulton
| Laurie S. Fulton | |
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| Ambassador of the United States to Denmark | |
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In office July 15, 2009 – February 15, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James P. Cain |
| Succeeded by | Rufus Gifford |
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Laurie Susan Fulton July 2, 1949 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
Laurie Susan Fulton (born July 2, 1949) is an American attorney, diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to Denmark. She was sworn in on July 15, 2009, and presented her credentials to the Queen of Denmark on August 3, 2009. She resigned effective February 15th, 2013.
Fulton was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Prior to entering the field of law, Fulton worked in various positions on Capitol Hill. In 1982–1985, she was Executive Director of Peace Links, an organization dedicated to involving mainstream women to end the threat of nuclear war, engage in peace-building and promote alternative means of resolving international conflicts. Fulton served on the Peace Links Board of Directors from 1989 to 2000. Her work was honored with the Pioneering Peace Builder Award by the National Peace Foundation in 2002.
Fulton earned a B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law School, both .
Prior to becoming Ambassador and again after resigning as Ambassador, Fulton was a Partner at the law firm of Williams & Connolly, where her law practice included complex civil litigation, government investigations, and white-collar criminal defense. In 2004, she was named as one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine. She is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia and Virginia, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits and various United States District Courts. Her knowledge of and experience in the legal profession is extensive as she has handled many complicated matters involving civil, criminal and parallel proceedings in the state, federal courts and agencies, as well as in foreign venues. Fulton was an active member of the American Bar Association, and the Litigation, Criminal Justice and International Law Sections. She served as co-chair of the Criminal Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section.
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