Anne Slaughter Andrew
| Anne Slaughter Andrew | |
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| United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
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Assumed office December 24, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Peter Cianchette |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Evansville, Indiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Andrew |
| Profession | Environmental Attorney |
Anne Slaughter Andrew is an American environmental attorney and was appointed the current United States Ambassador to Costa Rica by President Barack Obama in 2009.[1]
Early life and education
Born 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
Andrew 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.[2]
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.
Appointment as ambassador
Andrew 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.
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| Preceded by Peter Cianchette |
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica 2009 – 2013 |
Succeeded by S. Fitzgerald Haney |
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