Anne Slaughter Andrew (born 1955)Anne Slaughter Andrews (1955–)
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Early life and education

Born in Evansville, Indiana, Andrew graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts. She received her Juris Doctor in 1983 from Indiana University School of Law at

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, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the ''Indiana Law Review''. Andrew is married to former Chair of the

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Joe Andrew and they have two children.

Career

Andrew served as Co-Chair of the Environment/Energy Team at the law firm of

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from 1986 to 2000, and later became a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Patton Boggs, where she practiced from 2001–2003. In 2004, she co-founded a medical bio-tech consulting company, Anson Group LLC, of which she was a co-owner and director from 2004–2007. In 2007, Andrew was a founder of New Energy Nexus, LLC a consulting firm advising companies and investors on strategies related to clean energy technology. From 1997 to 1999, Andrew was adjunct professor of law at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. Andrew was actively engaged in conservation and environmental protection throughout her career working with organizations like The Clean Economy Network, the

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, and The Nature Conservancy.

Ambassador to Costa Rica

Andrew was confirmed unanimously to be Ambassador to Costa Rica by the United States Senate on December 24, 2009 and is the first woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica. She presented her credentials on January 12, 2010 and served until June 13, 2013.

Honors and awards

In 2015, she was awarded the McKinney School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award and in 2020, she was awarded the Bicentennial Medal from Indiana University.

References

External links

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