The Foreign Service Journal, October 2005

O C T O B E R 2 0 0 5 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 59 CHART 5 FEMALE UNDER SECRETARIES OF STATE, 1933 – 2004 Since 1933, when a woman was first appointed to a senior position in the State Department, through 2004, 105 persons have served as deputy secretary or under secretary of State. Eight of these individuals (8 percent) have been women. All were non-career, political appointees. Under Secretary for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology 1977, Lucy Wilson Peters Benson Under Secretary for Global Affairs 2001, Paula J. Dobriansky Under Secretary for Management 1997, Bonnie R. Cohen Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs 1993, Joan Edelman Spero Under Secretary for International Security Affairs 1993, Lynn Etheridge Davis Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 1999, Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman 2001, Charlotte L. Beers 2003, Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler CHART 6 FEMALE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF GEOGRAPHIC BUREAUS, 1933 – 2004 Since 1933, when a woman was first appointed to a senior position in the State Department, to the end of 2004, 115 per- sons have served as assistant secretaries of geographic bureaus. Six of these individuals (5 percent) were women. Three of the six geographic bureaus have not had female assis- tant secretaries. No woman has served as assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, Near Eastern affairs or East Asian and Pacific affairs. Assistant Secretary for European and Central Asian Affairs 1985, Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (FSO) 2001, A. Elizabeth Jones (FSO) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs 1997, Susan Rice 2004, Constance B. Newman Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs 1993, Robin Lynn Raphel (FSO) 2001, Christina B. Rocca Interim Accommodations for Corporate and Government Markets Apartments, Townhouses & Single Family Homes “FOR THE EXECUTIVE ON THE MOVE” h finder5@IX.netcom.com Locations throughout Northern Virginia and D.C. Units fully furnished, equipped and accessorized Many “Walk to Metro” locations Pet Friendly 5105-L Backlick Road, Annandale, Virginia Tel: (703) 354-4070 Fax: (703) 642-3619 Executive Lodging Alternatives