Sue McCourt Cobb, O.J. (born August 18, 1937 in

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) served as

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from 2005 to 2007 and held the position of

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from 2001 to 2005. She was the first woman to be appointed to that position. She has served as Managing Director and General Counsel for Cobb Partners Inc., a private investment, venture capital, real estate and resort development company in

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. Cobb previously served on the Board of Directors of BankUnited. Cobb received her undergraduate degree from

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in 1959. After moving to

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in 1972, she received her law degree from the

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. She entered public service in 1999 as Secretary of the Florida Lottery. From September 2001 to 2005, Cobb served as the United States Ambassador to Jamaica. She was Secretary of State of Florida from December 2005 to January 2007. Throughout 2002–2008, she was engaged at the

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's Leadership and Management School as co-chair of periodic mandatory seminars for newly designated U.S. ambassadors. The U.S. State Department Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service is awarded annually at the Department Award Ceremony to the individual selected from worldwide nominations as the most outstanding non-career United States Ambassador. In addition to BankUnited, Cobb sits on the board of directors of the

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and The Council of American Ambassadors. She is an active member of the

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Council on Foreign Relations. and the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the

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. She has authored a book entitled ''The Edge of Everest'', an account of her travels through

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and

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and her attempt to be the first woman from the United States to reach the summit of

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. She is married to Charles E. Cobb. They reside in Coral Gables, Florida.

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