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Jeane Kirkpatrick

American diplomat and Presidential advisor (1926-2006) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 80

Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick was an American diplomat and political scientist who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. An ardent anti-Communist, she was a longtime Democrat who became a neoconservative and switched to the Republican Party in 1985.

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2006Died7 December 20062000Library of Congress Living LegendAward1998Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st classAward1985Francis Boyer AwardAwardPresidential Medal of FreedomAward1984Oklahoma Women's Hall of FameAward1926Born19 November 1926

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Awards

Library of Congress Living Legend2000
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class1998
Presidential Medal of Freedom1985
Francis Boyer Award1985
Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame1984
Defense Superior Service Medal
Honorary Doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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After serving as Ronald Reagan's foreign policy adviser in his 1980 presidential campaign, she became the first woman to serve as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2006 · aged 80

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