Rita Hauser
Rita Eleanor Hauser (born July 12, 1934 in New York) is an international lawyer known for persuading Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization to renounce violence in 1988. She also served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1969 to 1972. George W. Bush appointed her to the President's Intelligence Advisory Board in 2001, serving through 2004, and she was appointed again by Barack Obama in 2009.
Rita Hauser | |
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| United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council | |
| In office February 1969 – March 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Morris B. Abram |
| Succeeded by | Philip Hoffman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1934 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Hunter College University of Strasbourg Harvard University University of Paris New York University |
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