Ellen Richmond Sauerbrey was born on September 9,1937 and is an American politician from Maryland and the former head of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
13 Facts About Ellen Sauerbrey
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Ellen Sauerbrey was nominated to the Bureau in September 2005 by President George W Bush.
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Ellen Sauerbrey's confirmation was unlikely, given strong objections by some senators.
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Ellen Sauerbrey is a 1955 graduate of Towson High School and a 1959 graduate of Western Maryland College, and was a teacher before entering politics.
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Ellen Sauerbrey, who is credited with having introduced her to conservative politics.
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Ellen Sauerbrey ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maryland twice, in 1994 and 1998.
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Ellen Sauerbrey was defeated by Democrat Parris Glendening both times, the first time by a very narrow margin.
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In 2002, George W Bush nominated Sauerbrey to be Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
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In that post, Ellen Sauerbrey focused mostly on three issues: the need for more education for women, the importance of empowering women economically and politically, and protection of the right to life.
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Ellen Sauerbrey said a UN-predicted wave of refugees did not occur right after the US-led invasion of Iraq and was instead occurring at that present time.
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Ellen Sauerbrey was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2013 and has written opinion articles published by The Washington Times as recently as 2017.
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In November 2020, amid attempts to overturn the US presidential election, Ellen Sauerbrey expressed no regrets about challenging her 1994 election outcome, saying, "I think when you have a pretty good indication that the election is rigged, you should fight".
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Ellen Sauerbrey questioned the transparency, accuracy, and timeliness involved with counting mail-in ballots.