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Gillian Sorensen is the former United Nations assistant secretary-general for external relations. Sorensen currently works with groups and organizations committed to peace, justice, development, refugees, and human rights. She recently addressed the National Model United Nations (NMUN) (March 2018), attended by students from over 130 countries.
Sorensen currently serves as a member of the board of the International Rescue Committee and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Gillian Sorensen is the former United Nations assistant secretary-general for external relations. Sorensen currently works with groups and organizations committed to peace, justice, development, refugees, and human rights. She recently addressed the National Model United Nations (NMUN) (March 2018), attended by students from over 130 countries.
Sorensen currently serves as a member of the board of the International Rescue Committee and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Personal life
Sorensen grew up inMichigan
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, the daughter of parents who were active in politics and civic affairs.
She is a graduate of Smith College and studied at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne may refer to:
* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
*the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970)
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. She has twice been an Institute of Politics Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
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at Harvard University
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.
Gillian Sorensen is the widow of Theodore C. Sorensen, who served as President John F. Kennedy's speechwriter and Special Counsel to the President in the White House. They are the parents of a daughter, Juliet Sorensen.
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''NAFSA'' United Nations Foundation Advocate Gillian Sorensen to Headline Third Day of NAFSA Conference
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