Catherine Todd Bailey

Catherine Todd Bailey (1951–) was a political appointee who served as the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Latvia (Appointed, 29 November 2004 Left post on 4 February 2008).[1][2] Bailey was awarded the Honor of the Order of the Three Stars by the president of Latvia, the highest honor given to an individual for outstanding public service.[3]

Catherine Todd Bailey
American Ambassador to Latvia
Personal details
Born1951
Indiana, United States of America

Bailey is the Chair of the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking for the United States Chamber of Commerce. [3][4] She was a Republican National Committee member from Kentucky between 2000 and 2004.[5]

In a speech Bailey gave in 16 October 2007 at The University of Latvia, Bailey said "We have seen a pattern of events that appear to be inconsistent with some of our shared values.” It is believed she was alluding to several issues including Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis stand off with Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga over the powers of the security services, phone recordings between some judges and lawyers, and Kalvītis‘ removal of the anti-corruption bureau. Her comments received mixed reactions but were mostly positive.[6][7]

References
  1. Hawkins, Carol Hooks (23 March 2009). American Women Leaders: 1,560 Current Biographies. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5275-0.
  2. "Catherine Todd Bailey (1951–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "Ambassador Catherine Todd Bailey". US Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. Druga, Melina (15 October 2018). "Fifteen members appointed to Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking". Transportation Today News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. "Ambassador Catherine Todd Bailey". Securing America’s Future Energy. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. "US Ambassador to Latvia Catherine Todd Bailey's criticism of Baltic state's democratic values has been received with a mainly positive reaction". Reuters. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ""Let's talk about corruption" says U.S. ambassador". Latvian Public Broadcasting. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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