Gillian Sorensen

Gillian Sorensen is a former United Nations assistant secretary-general for external relations who works with groups and organizations committed to peace, justice, development, refugees, and human rights. In 2018 she addressed the National Model United Nations (NMUN), attended by students from over 130 countries.^[1]

Sorensen serves as a member of the board of the International Rescue Committee^[2] and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life and education[edit]

Sorensen grew up in Michigan, the daughter of parents who were active in politics and civic affairs.^[6]

She is a graduate of Smith College and studied at the Sorbonne.^[7] She has twice been an Institute of Politics Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.^[8]

Personal life[edit]

Gillian Sorensen is the widow of Theodore C. Sorensen, who served as President John F. Kennedy's speechwriter and Special Counsel to the President in the White House. They are the parents of a daughter, Juliet Sorensen.^[9]

Notes[edit]

^ "National Model United Nations".
^ "IRC Board and Overseers". 14 June 2016.
^ Pacque, Peter (April 5, 2004). "Public forum to address U.N.-U.S. relationship". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
^ Jonathan Soffer, ““Mayor Edward I. Koch and New York’s Municipal Foreign Policy, 1977‒1990,” in Another Global City: Historical Explorations into the Transnational Municipal Moment, 1850‒2000, edited by Pierre-Yves Saunier and Shane Ewen (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008), pp. 127-128.
^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (September 20, 2011). "Dushku honored at Global Generation Awards". The Boston Globe.
^ Mouat, Lucia (December 19, 1989). "Diplomats' den mother: She's '911' for New York City's UN community". Chicago Tribune. p. C1.
^ "Happenings". The Gazette. March 25, 2004. p. 1D.
^ "United Nations Foundation Senior Adviser to Speak on 'Controversy and Opportunity'". Kansas City infoZine. November 9, 2005. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "Weddings; Juliet Sorensen, Benjamin Jones". The New York Times. August 20, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2010.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

[1] "National Model United Nations".

[2] "IRC Board and Overseers". 14 June 2016.

[3] Pacque, Peter (April 5, 2004). "Public forum to address U.N.-U.S. relationship". Richmond Times-Dispatch.

[4] Jonathan Soffer, ““Mayor Edward I. Koch and New York’s Municipal Foreign Policy, 1977‒1990,” in Another Global City: Historical Explorations into the Transnational Municipal Moment, 1850‒2000, edited by Pierre-Yves Saunier and Shane Ewen (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008), pp. 127-128.

[5] Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (September 20, 2011). "Dushku honored at Global Generation Awards". The Boston Globe.

[6] Mouat, Lucia (December 19, 1989). "Diplomats' den mother: She's '911' for New York City's UN community". Chicago Tribune. p. C1.

[7] "Happenings". The Gazette. March 25, 2004. p. 1D.

[infoZine-8] "United Nations Foundation Senior Adviser to Speak on 'Controversy and Opportunity'". Kansas City infoZine. November 9, 2005. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[9] "Weddings; Juliet Sorensen, Benjamin Jones". The New York Times. August 20, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2010.

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