Steven E. Carr is an American attorney, entrepreneur, and social activist. He is notable for being the only American elected to the Standing Commission of the

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

. The Standing Commission is the highest governing body of the entire worldwide movement, which has a multibillion-dollar budget and nearly 100 million volunteers. As of 2011, Carr is the Commission's vice chair.

Biography

Steve Carr was born in

Idaho Falls Idaho Falls (Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: Dembimbosaage) is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is the state's largest city outside the Boise metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Un ...

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, in 1957. He has a degree in political science from

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and a J.D. degree from

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

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. In 2007, Carr became the only American elected by Red Cross/Red Crescent societies and the states' signatories to the

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to the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross Movement, based in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. He was re-elected in November 2011 and named the Commission's vice chair. Carr served on the Board of Governors of the

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from 2002 to 2008 and chaired the International Services Committee. He has also served on the board of

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and several organizations in Idaho. In addition to his other social and entrepreneurial activities, Carr also writes columns for the ''

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'' and other regional publications. Carr is the brother of entrepreneur and philanthropist

Gregory C. Carr Gregory C. Carr (born 1959) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. His main philanthropic venture is the restoration of Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, which has been ravaged by civil war and environmental destruction. He has pled ...

References

External links

Red Cross bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Steven E. American human rights activists Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law alumni Utah State University alumni People from Idaho Falls, Idaho 1957 births Living people Activists from Idaho