Carol Boyd Hallett | |
Office1: | 14th Commissioner of the United States Customs Service |
President1: | George H. W. Bush |
Term Start1: | November 3, 1989 |
Term End1: | January 18, 1993 |
Predecessor1: | William Von Raab |
Successor1: | George J. Weise |
Office2: | 6th United States Ambassador to the Bahamas |
President2: | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
Term Start2: | November 17, 1986 |
Term End2: | May 10, 1989 |
Predecessor2: | Lev Dobriansky |
Successor2: | Chic Hecht |
Office3: | Minority Leader of the California Assembly |
Term3: | 1979–1981 |
Predecessor3: | Paul V. Priolo |
Successor3: | Robert W. Naylor |
State Assembly4: | California |
District4: | 29th |
Term Start4: | December 6, 1976 |
Term End4: | November 30, 1982 |
Predecessor4: | Bob Nimmo |
Successor4: | Eric Seastrand |
Birth Date: | 16 October 1937 |
Birth Place: | Oakland, California |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | James T. Hallett (m. 1958) |
Carol Boyd Hallett (born October 16, 1937) is an American executive, former politician, and government official. A Republican, she served in the California State Assembly from the 29th district from 1976 to 1982 and as the United States Ambassador to the Bahamas from 1986 to 1989. She also served as Commissioner of the United States Customs Service from 1989 to 1993.[1] [2] In 1995 she was named the first female President and CEO of the Air Transport Association, now known as Airlines for America.[3] Om 2003 she became counsel to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[4] Hallett is a pilot herself, with at least 5,000 hours in 2022.[5]
In 2009, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce created the Carol B. Hallett Award to honor those who have has provided significant contributions to the aerospace industry.[6]