Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld (born 7 September 1943) is a

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and the former Press Secretary to First Lady

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and Special Assistant to President Gerald Ford. She is the author of the ''"First Lady's Lady,"'' a book about her experiences in the Ford White House.

Professional career

Weidenfeld started her career as a Production Assistant at WNEW-TV in New York City and was eventually promoted to Associate Producer. Weidenfeld later worked as a producer for the

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Channel 5 television afternoon talk show ''"Panorama,"''. She later produced

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Channel 4's morning talk show ''"Take it From Here."'' Weidenfeld was the executive producer and hostess of the television show ''"Your Personal Decorator"'' for the

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. She has worked on television programming for

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, Fox, and

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. Weidenfeld has also served on several advisory boards. She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 to be a founding member of the

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Council, and was appointed by Secretary of State

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to the Advisory Committee for the Foreign Service Institute. She served on boards for the Women's Campaign Fund and the Wolftrap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Weidenfeld also served as Chairman of the C&O Canal National Historical Park Commission. Weidenfeld serves as a Director on the Board for the

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, and is an honorary General Consul for the Republic of

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, which knighted her. Weidenfeld graduated high school from the

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in New York City in 1961 and

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with a Bachelor of Arts in 1965.

Personal life

Weidenfeld is married to

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, founder of the Weidenfeld Law Firm, P.C., and resides in Washington DC. She has two sons, Nicholas and Daniel. Nicholas is the head of

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studios for Fox. Daniel is a show runner and executive producer of ''"China, IL"'' along with other programs on ''"Adult Swim."'' Weidenfeld is the daughter of Maxwell Rabb, the former Secretary to the Cabinet for President

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and Ambassador to

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Additional Information

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References

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