Kathryn Walt Hall (born 1947) is an American attorney, businesswoman and former diplomat who served as the

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from 1997 to 2001. Hall was born in 1947. She earned an A.B. in Economics from the

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, and a J.D. from the

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. She also has a joint MBA from UC California, Berkeley, and Columbia University. Hall began her public career as an Assistant City Attorney in

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. She went on to work in the private sector including at

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and was the President of Kathryn Hall Vineyards, Inc., and of Walt Management, Inc., an inner-city housing and development company. Before becoming Ambassador, Hall was Managing Director and Partner of the investment firm Hall Financial Group, Inc. She returned to winemaking in 2001.

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