Eileen Donahoe

Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe is a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, having been appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009.[1][2] (She was the first ambassador following the referent UN body changing from the predecessor United Nations Commission on Human Rights.) After serving her term as ambassador, Donahoe was appointed as Director of Global Affairs for Human Rights Watch.[3] In 2014, she was also appointed to the board of International Service for Human Rights.[4] She is also a former affiliate of Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation.[5]

Eileen Donahoe
19th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council
In office
2010–2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRudy Boschwitz
Succeeded byKeith M. Harper
Personal details
Born
Eileen Chamberlain
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)John Donahoe
ResidencePortola Valley, California
Alma materDartmouth College
Stanford University
Harvard University

Education

Donahoe holds a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Dartmouth College, and she received her JD and master's degree in East Asian Studies from Stanford. She also earned a master's degree in Theological Studies from Harvard University, and a PhD in Ethics and Social Theory from the Graduate Theological Union, an affiliate of University of California, Berkeley.

Other activities

Personal life

She is married to John Donahoe who has been the CEO of tech companies like eBay, PayPal and ServiceNow. He has recently been appointed as the CEO of Nike. They have four children, three sons and a daughter, and live in Portola Valley, California.[9][10]

Boards

Donahoe is a board member of Zev Shapiro's organization TurnUp

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References
  1. "Alum may be tapped for U.N. post", The Dartmouth, 31 July 2009.
  2. "Dartmouth News' announcement of Dr. Donahoe's appointment of U.S. Ambassador to UNHR", The Dartmouth, 13 November 2009.
  3. "Eileen Donahoe, Director of Global Affairs"
  4. "Eileen Donahoe appointed to ISHR Board" (Press release). International Service for Human Rights. 4 May 2014.
  5. "Eileen Donahoe's Profile at CISAC" Stanford University
  6. Transatlantic, bi-partisan Commission launched to prevent election meddling Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity (TCEI), press release of 11 May 2018.
  7. Benetech Introduces Human Rights Advisory Board Benetech, press release of November 22, 2016.
  8. Board of Directors National Endowment for Democracy.
  9. Donahoe, Eileen and John (15 July 2013). "'We Leaned Into Our Marriage'". Lean In.
  10. Sellers, Patricia (26 January 2011). "EBay CEO Donahoe bares his own work-life struggles". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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