Madeleine Kunin
Madeleine Kunin (née May; born September 28, 1933) is a Swiss-born American diplomat, author and politician. She served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin is currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont.
Madeleine Kunin | |
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Official portrait as Deputy Education Sec., 1993 | |
| United States Ambassador to Liechtenstein | |
| In office March 14, 1997 – August 16, 1999 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | M. Larry Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | J. Richard Fredericks |
| United States Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office August 19, 1996 – August 16, 1999 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | M. Larry Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Richard Fredericks |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Education | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | David T. Kearns |
| Succeeded by | Marshall S. Smith |
| 77th Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 10, 1985 – January 10, 1991 | |
| Lieutenant | Peter Plympton Smith Howard Dean |
| Preceded by | Richard Snelling |
| Succeeded by | Richard A. Snelling |
| 75th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 10, 1979 – January 10, 1983 | |
| Governor | Richard A. Snelling |
| Preceded by | T. Garry Buckley |
| Succeeded by | Peter Plympton Smith |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office January 5, 1973 – January 5, 1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Madeleine May September 28, 1933 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst (BA) Columbia University (MA) University of Vermont (MA) |
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