Anne Slaughter Andrew (born 1955)[1] is an American environmental attorney and was the United States Ambassador to Costa Rica from 2010 to 2013 after being appointed by President Barack Obama.[2]
Anne Slaughter Andrew | |
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| United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
| In office January 12, 2010 – June 13, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Peter Cianchette |
| Succeeded by | S. Fitzgerald Haney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Joe Andrew |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) Indiana University School of Law (JD) |
| Profession | Environmental Attorney |
Early life and education
editBorn in Evansville, Indiana, Andrew graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts. She received her Juris Doctor in 1983 from Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Indiana Law Review.
Andrew is married to former Chair of the Democratic National Committee Joe Andrew and they have two children.
Career
editAndrew served as Co-Chair of the Environment/Energy Team at the law firm of Baker & Daniels from 1986 to 2000, and later became a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Patton Boggs, where she practiced from 2001–2003. In 2004, she co-founded a medical bio-tech consulting company, Anson Group LLC, of which she was a co-owner and director from 2004–2007. In 2007, Andrew was a founder of New Energy Nexus, LLC a consulting firm advising companies and investors on strategies related to clean energy technology.[3]
From 1997 to 1999, Andrew was adjunct professor of law at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis.
Andrew was actively engaged in conservation and environmental protection throughout her career working with organizations like The Clean Economy Network, the Sierra Club, and The Nature Conservancy.
Ambassador to Costa Rica
editAndrew was confirmed unanimously to be Ambassador to Costa Rica by the United States Senate on December 24, 2009 and is the first woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica.
She presented her credentials on January 12, 2010 and served until June 13, 2013.[1]
Honors and awards
editIn 2015, she was awarded the McKinney School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award and in 2020, she was awarded the Bicentennial Medal from Indiana University.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Anne Slaughter Andrews (1955–)
- ^ Washington Diplomat, January 2010 Archived September 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "US Embassy in Costa Rica website". Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Anne Slaughter Andrew: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University". honorsandawards.iu.edu. Indiana University. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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