Sally Jewell
| Sally Jewell | |
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| 51st United States Secretary of the Interior | |
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In office April 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Michael Connor |
| Preceded by | Ken Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Zinke |
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Sarah Margaret Roffey February 21, 1956 London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Warren Jewell |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
University of Washington, Seattle (BS) |
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Roffey Jewell (born February 21, 1956) was the 51st United States Secretary of the Interior, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was the second woman to hold the position, after Gale Norton (under the administration of George W. Bush). Jewell was sworn in on April 12, 2013. As Secretary, she was the steward of twenty percent of U.S. land. Jewell began her career as an engineer working in the oil industry before transitioning into banking. In 1996, she started working for REI, a Seattle-based retailer of outdoor gear, eventually becoming the company's Chief operating officer, then CEO.
Jewell was born in London, United Kingdom, and moved to the United States at age three. She is a lifelong camping and hiking enthusiast, and has supported conservation and environmental protection efforts. She married fellow engineer Warren Jewell, with whom she has two adult children.
Sarah Margaret Roffey was born in London, England, the daughter of Anne (née Murphy) and Peter Roffey. She moved to the United States at age three in 1959, when her father, an anesthesiologist, took up a fellowship at the University of Washington. Her mother was a nurse practitioner whose specialty was women's health. The Roffey family, including Sally and her three siblings, enjoyed the outdoors, and Sally went sailing and hiking from a young age. A two-week camping trip to teach children ecology inspired her love of the outdoors when she was nine years old. She graduated in 1973 from Renton High School.
Roffey attended the University of Washington, first planning to become a dental hygienist, then switching to pre-dental at the encouragement of a roommate. After Roffey started dating an engineering student, Warren Jewell, she discovered an aptitude for engineering and switched her major. As an engineering student she worked for General Electric on components for the Alaska Pipeline. In 1978, she received her degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington. Soon after graduation, Roffey married Jewell, and the couple moved to Oklahoma, both having accepted engineering jobs with Mobil.
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