Meryl Frank

Meryl Frank is an American politician and diplomat.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Frank helped author status of women legislation for President William Clinton and New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, in 1993 and 1989. She was the mayor of Highland Park, New Jersey from 2000 to 2010. In 2009 President Barack Obama appointed Frank to represent the USA to the Fifth World Conference on Women. In 2010 Obama appointed her Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

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1. ↑ "Our American Board: Warm Heart Worldwide, Inc.". Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-. Prior to being appointed Ambassador by President Obama, Ambassador Frank served as Mayor of Highland Park, NJ for eight years, where she forged what New Jersey’s leading newspaper called "the Highland Park Model" for ethics and good government and set the standard for other municipalities in innovative methods of delivering municipal services.  Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. ↑ Brent Johnson (January 21, 2010). "Former Democrats maintain grasp on Middlesex County". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. 
3. ↑ Susan Josephs. "Building the International Status of Women". Jewish Women International. Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2012-07-25. Officially appointed by President Obama last year, the former mayor of Highland Park, N.J., serves as ambassador and deputy U.S. representative to the Commission on the Status of Women 
4. ↑ "Meryl Frank: Obama names Frank to U.N. post". Politicker NJ. 2010-02-24. Archived from the original on 2013-03-14. “Through her public service, many people in New Jersey and internationally know Meryl Frank to be an effective and tireless advocate for women around the globe. She has been at the forefront of advocacy for many of the issues that women grapple with, particularly in their family live. In her new role at the United Nations, she will help our country lead the world in helping to improve women’s lives. I am proud to have recommended her, and I am proud to be able to call her Ambassador Frank.” 
5. ↑ "New United States delegation appointed to the 2009 UN Commission on the Status of Women". Fifth World Conference on Women. Retrieved 2012-11-. Meryl Frank is the new U.S. Representative to the 2009 CSW.  Check date values in: |access-date= (help)