Carol Bellamy

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Carol Bellamy, (born January 14, 1942), is the President and CEO of World Learning, and President of its School for International Training. World Learning, based in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, is a global organization with operations in more than 75 countries that fosters global citizenship through experiential education and community-driven development programs.

Prior to her tenure at World Learning, Bellamy completed a 10-year tenure as Executive Director of UNICEF. She was originally appointed in that position by then-UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali in 1995. Bellamy was granted a second five-year term in 2000 by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Under UN policy, agency heads may serve no more than two five-year terms. Ms. Bellamy’s successor as UNICEF Executive Director is Ann M. Veneman, who prior to joining UNICEF was the United States Secretary of Agriculture. Ms. Bellamy leaves behind a fiscally sound organization with strong internal controls. During her tenure, she doubled UNICEF's resources from roughly $800 million in 1994 to more than $1.8 billion in 2004.

Prior to leading UNICEF, Ms. Bellamy was the director of the Peace Corps from 1993 to 1995. She was the first person to has been both a volunteer for the organization and its director. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala from 1963 to 1965.

She was highly successful in business and politics. She was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. from 1990 to 1993, a Principal at Morgan Stanley from 1986 to 1990, and an associate in the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore from 1968 to 1971. In 1978 Ms. Bellamy was elected the first woman president of the New York City Council, a position she held until 1985, when unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of New York. She had earlier served five years in the New York State Senate. In 1982, she considered a bid for Governor of New York. In 1990 she was an unsuccessful candidate for New York State Comptroller. In 2005 she was appointed to the New York State Board of Regents, which oversees all state education activities and the state Department of Education.

Kami from Takalani Sesame poses with Carol Bellamy after Kami is named UNICEF's Champion for Children in November 2003
Kami from Takalani Sesame poses with Carol Bellamy after Kami is named UNICEF's Champion for Children in November 2003

Ms. Bellamy graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963 and earned her law degree from New York University in 1968. She is a former Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and an honorary member of Phi Alpha Alpha, the U.S. National Honor Society for Accomplishment and Scholarship in Public Affairs and Administration. Bellamy received a L.H.D. from Bates College in 2003. She returned to her alma mater, New York University School of Law to deliver a commencement day speech in May 2006.

She was born and raised in the New York City environs, and is a Mets fan.

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"In a global economy worth over $30 trillion, it is clear that the necessary resources and know-how to reach every child are well within our grasp", Bellamy told a gathering in Stockholm in 2002.

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Preceded by
Paul O'Dwyer		 President of the New York City Council
1978 – 1986		 Succeeded by
Andrew Stein
Preceded by
Herman Badillo		 Democratic Nominee for New York State Comptroller
1990		 Succeeded by
Carl McCall
Preceded by
Elaine Chao		 Director of the Peace Corps
1993 – 1995		 Succeeded by
Mark Gearan
Preceded by
James Grant		 Executive Director of UNICEF
1995 – 2005		 Succeeded by
Ann M. Veneman
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