Lucy W. Benson

Lucy Wilson Benson (born August 25, 1927)^[1] was United States Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs from 1977 to 1980. When Benson was named to this post, it was the highest position ever held by a woman in the United States Department of State.^[2]

Prior to joining the State Department, Benson served as President of the National League of Women Voters (1968 to 1974) and Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services (1975 to 1977).^[3]

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2. ↑ "Washington Talk: Women in Government; The Pioneers", New York Times, Nov. 13, 1986
3. ↑ "Lucy Wilson Benson (1943), H1974". Amherst College. Amherst College. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs of the United States of America Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs 1972-1993 Tarr Donaldson Maw Benson Nimetz Buckley Schneider Derwinski Bartholomew Wisner Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs 1993-Pres. Davis Holum Bolton Joseph Rood (acting) Tauscher

First Cabinet of Governor Michael Dukakis (1975–1979) Lieutenant Governor Thomas P. O'Neill III (1975-1979) Secretary of Administration and Finance John R. Buckley (1975-1979) Secretary of Environmental Affairs Evelyn Murphy (1975-1979) Secretary of Public Safety Charles V. Barry (1975–1979) Secretary of Human Services Lucy W. Benson (1975-1975) Jerald Stevens (1975-1979) Secretary of Transportation Frederick P. Salvucci (1975–1979) Secretary of Elder Affairs Rose Caffey (1975-1977) James H. Callahan (1977-1979) Secretary of Communities and Development William G. Flynn (1975-1979) Secretary of Consumer Affairs Lola Dickerman (1975-1976) Christine Sullivan (1976-1979) Secretary of Economic Affairs Howard N. Smith (1977-1979) Secretary of Energy Henry Lee (1975-1979) Secretary of Education Paul Parks (1975-1979)