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Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) was an American politician, diplomat, and legal scholar. She served as the 6th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 1977 to 1979 and as the 13th United States secretary of health and human services [a] from 1979 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter.
Learn about the life and achievements of Patricia Roberts Harris, a trailblazing leader in politics, civil rights, and diplomacy. She was the first African American woman to serve as a U.S. ambassador, a HUD secretary, and a HEW secretary under President Carter.
27. Mai 2024 · Patricia Roberts Harris (born May 31, 1924, Mattoon, Ill., U.S.—died March 23, 1985, Washington, D.C.) was an American public official, the first African American woman named to a U.S. ambassadorship and the first as well to serve in a presidential cabinet. Harris grew up in Mattoon and in Chicago.
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2. März 2021 · In 1965, following Lyndon B. Johnson’s victory in the 1964 Presidential Election, Patricia Roberts Harris was appointed as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg — becoming the first Black woman to hold the position of ambassador.
Patricia Roberts Harris (Geburtsname: Roberts) (* 31. Mai 1924 in Mattoon, Illinois; † 23. März 1985 in Washington, D.C.) war eine US-amerikanische Diplomatin und Politikerin der Demokratischen Partei .
29. März 2017 · Patricia Roberts Harris graduated first in her class from the George Washington University Law School in 1960. She went on to make history with a series of other firsts, as the first black female dean of Howard University’s School of Law, the first black woman named an American ambassador and—after her confirmation as Secretary ...
29. Mai 2018 · In the late 1970s Patricia Roberts Harris made history when she became the first black woman ever to serve as a U.S. Cabinet secretary.
