Gillian Sorensen Explained

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

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

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]

References

• NAFSA United Nations Foundation Advocate Gillian Sorensen to Headline Third Day of NAFSA Conference
• "USC" USC Public Diplomacy Fall Speaker Series Public Diplomacy Fall Speaker Series: Gillian Sorensen

External links

• UN Foundation Bio
• Gillian Sorensen interviewed on Conversations from Penn State
• Hear a Speaker-Global Exchange

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Model United Nations.
2. Web site: IRC Board and Overseers. 14 June 2016.
3. News: Pacque . Peter . Public forum to address U.N.-U.S. relationship . . April 5, 2004.
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. News: Dushku honored at Global Generation Awards . The Boston Globe . Mark . Shanahan . Meredith . Goldstein . September 20, 2011.
6. News: Mouat . Lucia . Diplomats' den mother: She's '911' for New York City's UN community . December 19, 1989 . . C1.
7. News: Happenings . March 25, 2004 . . 1D.
8. News: United Nations Foundation Senior Adviser to Speak on 'Controversy and Opportunity'. November 9, 2005. December 13, 2010. Kansas City infoZine. October 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017051148/http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/11297/. dead.
9. News: Weddings; Juliet Sorensen, Benjamin Jones . August 20, 2000 . December 14, 2010 . The New York Times.