1. Colleen Bell is an American television producer known for her work on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and for her involvement in various social issues.
22 Facts About Colleen Bell
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Colleen Bell was appointed Director of the California Film Commission by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23,2019, to manage the state's tax credit program, increase the representation of women and minorities, and promote California as a production locale.
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Colleen Bell was appointed United States Ambassador to Hungary by United States President Barack Obama and took office on January 21,2015.
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Colleen Bell studied economics and political science at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia, and graduated in 1989 with a bachelor's degree.
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Colleen Bell studied her junior year at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
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Colleen Bell served in various roles for the show, including script supervisor and director of special projects.
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In 2010, Colleen Bell was named to President Barack Obama's Advisory Committee on the Arts, and in 2011 she was elected chairperson.
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Additionally, Colleen Bell has served as a trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Music Center, and as vice chairperson of the Children's Institute Inc.
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Colleen Bell is active in the Democratic Party, and served as an at-large delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Colleen Bell sits on the Board of Directors at the Atlantic Council, the Pacific Council on International Policy, and the Board of Advisors of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.
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On November 6,2013, President Obama nominated Colleen Bell to succeed Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis as ambassador to Hungary.
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Colleen Bell was one of three ambassadorial nominees who, according to The Washington Post, came to "symbolize the problems with giving plum overseas diplomatic assignments to big political donors".
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Senator Barbara Boxer supported Colleen Bell, noting her intelligence and ability to "make friends".
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On January 19,2015, Colleen Bell arrived in Budapest, ending the 18-month absence of an American ambassador which had existed since Kounalakis departed in July 2013.
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Colleen Bell presented her credentials to President Janos Ader of Hungary on January 21,2015.
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In February 2015, Colleen Bell signed an agreement that, pending ratification by both countries' legislatures, would end dual taxation of US and Hungarian citizens.
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Colleen Bell was critical of Hungarian media's "anti-immigration rhetoric", stating that it "doesn't represent the Hungarian people".
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In October 2015, Colleen Bell spoke at Corvinus University of Budapest and praised Hungary's efforts to support Ukraine during its conflict with Russia.
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Colleen Bell expressed concern over recent, potentially unfavorable developments in Hungary, including government corruption, a decline in press freedoms, and negative stereotypes with regard to refugees from Syria.
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Colleen Bell was awarded the Middle Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit for her work in strengthening the bilateral relationship between Hungary and the United States.
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Ambassador Colleen Bell served until January 20,2017, as the United States Ambassador to Hungary.
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On October 4,1991, Bell married Bradley Phillip Bell, the son of Lee Phillip Bell and William J Bell, at St Athanasius Roman Catholic Church in Evanston, Illinois.