Mary Martin Ourisman
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Hon Mary Martin Ourisman |
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| United States Ambassador to Barbados | |
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In office September 15, 2006 – 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Brent Hardt (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
| United States Ambassador to Dominica | |
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In office September 15, 2006 – 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Brent Hardt (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
| United States Ambassador to Saint Lucia | |
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In office September 15, 2006 – 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Brent Hardt (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
| United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda | |
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In office September 15, 2006 – 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Brent Hardt (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
| United States Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
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In office September 15, 2006 – 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Brent Hardt (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
| United States Ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
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In office September 15, 2006 – 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Brent Hardt (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
| Personal details | |
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Mary Martin 1946 (age 70–71) Texas |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mandell "Mandy" Ourisman |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin, BS; Academy of Arts College in San Francisco and the New York School of Interior Design |
| Religion | Methodist |
Mary Martin Ourisman (born 1946) is an American political consultant who served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, comprising the countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Ourisman was born to Dr. Herbert and Aleen Martin in Texas, 1946. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She also attended the Academy of Arts College in San Francisco and the New York School of Interior Design. She is divorced from her first husband, with whom she has one son.
On June 12, 1993, she married Mandell "Mandy" Ourisman, chairman of Ourisman Automotive Enterprises. She is a supporter of the arts, having organized fund raisers and served on numerous boards of directors for arts groups and museums. She was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Kennedy Center by President Bush, and she sat on the Board of Trustees for the Washington National Opera. Ourisman was also on the Board of Directors for the Blair House, serving on the "decorating committee," for the President's guest house for visiting foreign Heads of State. She served on the Smithsonian National Board in 1999. She has also served on the World Wildlife Fund National Council, McCain 2000, the Elizabeth Dole Committee, and George W. Bush for President (2004). The Ourismans have donated $443,620 to GOP candidates and committees since 1999.
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