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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.
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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 .
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.
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.
1. 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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29. März 2017 · Listen to her own words as she defends her credentials and experience at her confirmation hearing for HUD in 1977. Learn about her achievements as a lawyer, educator, diplomat and civil rights advocate.
19. März 2007 · Harris persuaded her critics and became the first African American woman to direct a Federal department. In 1980, Harris was appointed Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). Two years later, Patricia Roberts Harris was selected as a permanent professor at the George Washington National Law Center. She ...
