Timothy Wirth
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| Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs | |
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In office May 12, 1994 – December 23, 1997 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Frank E. Loy |
| Counselor of the Department of State | |
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In office April 23, 1993 – April 30, 1994 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Robert Zoellick |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Sherman (1997) |
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United States Senator from Colorado |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Hart |
| Succeeded by | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Donald G. Brotzman |
| Succeeded by | David Skaggs |
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Timothy Endicott Wirth September 22, 1939 Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Wren Winslow |
| Children | 2 |
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Harvard University (BA, MA) Stanford University (PhD) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1961–1967 |
| Unit | United States Army Reserve |
Timothy Endicott Wirth (born September 22, 1939) is a former United States Senator from Colorado. Wirth, a Democrat, was a member of the House from 1975-87 and was elected to the Senate in 1986, serving one term there before stepping down. Additionally, he served both as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education for part of the Nixon Administration and later for the Clinton Administration as the first Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for the U.S. State Department. In the State Department, he worked with Vice President Al Gore on global environmental and population issues, supporting the administration's views on global warming. A supporter of the proposed , Wirth announced the U.S.'s commitment to legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions. From 1998 to 2013, he served as the president of the United Nations Foundation, and currently sits on the Foundation's board.
Wirth is a graduate of Graland Country Day School (1954) in Denver, CO, and Phillips Exeter Academy. He received his B.A. and graduate degree from Harvard University and was awarded a PhD from Stanford University in 1973. He served as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers.
Wirth is married to Wren Winslow Wirth, the President of the Winslow Foundation; together they have two children, Chris and Kelsey Wirth. Their daughter, Kelsey Wirth, is the co-founder of the orthodontic production company Align Technology, makers of Invisalign and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Grist Magazine, The Environmental Working Group and the Winslow Foundation. Their son, Chris Wirth, is founder of Liberty Puzzles, the largest American laser-cut jigsaw puzzle company, based in Boulder, Colorado. His nephew, Peter Wirth, was elected in 2004 to the New Mexico State Legislature. His brother, the late John Wirth, was the Gildred Professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University.
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