Teresa Heinz

Teresa Heinz
Teresa Heinz
	Heinz in 2013
Born	Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira; October 5, 1938; Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa; (today Maputo, Mozambique)
Nationality	American; Portuguese
Other names	Teresa Heinz Kerry
Education	University of the Witwatersrand (BA); University of Geneva, School of Translation and Interpretation (MA);
Occupation(s)	Businesswoman, philanthropist
Political party	Democratic (2003–present); Republican (before 2003)
Spouses	; John Heinz (m. 1966; died 1991) John Kerry (m. 1995)
Children	3, including André and Christopher

Teresa Heinz (born Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira; October 5, 1938), also known as Teresa Heinz Kerry, is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. Heinz is the widow of former U.S. Senator John Heinz and the current wife of United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, longtime U.S. Senator, and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. Heinz is Chair of the Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies.

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