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Anne-Marie SlaughterAmerican international lawyer, foreign policy analyst, political scientist and public commentator
Date of Birth: 27.09.1958
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Early Life, Family, and Education
- Career and Accomplishments
- Distinguished Honor Award, U.S. Secretary of State, 2011
- Authorship and Publications
- "The New World Order" (2004)
- "Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family" (2015)
- "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" and Its Impact
- New America and Leadership
Anne-Marie Slaughter: An Accomplished International Lawyer and Policy Analyst
Early Life, Family, and Education
Anne-Marie Slaughter was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Belgian mother Anna Marie Denise Limbosch and American father Edward Ratliffe Slaughter Jr., an attorney. Her paternal grandfather was Edward Slaughter, a football player, athletic coach, and physical education professor.
Slaughter graduated from St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville in 1976. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1980, where she also received a certificate in European Cultural Studies. Under the mentorship of Richard H. Ullman, she won the Daniel M. Sachs Memorial Scholarship, which allowed her two years of study at Worcester College, Oxford. After completing her master's degree in philosophy, she earned her Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations from Oxford in 1982.
Slaughter attended Harvard Law School and graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor in 1985. She continued at Harvard as a researcher for her academic mentor, international lawyer Abram Chayes. In 1992, she received a second Master of Philosophy degree in International Relations from Oxford.
Career and Accomplishments
Slaughter has served as Dean of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Bert G. Kerstetter '66 Professor of Politics and International Affairs. She was the first woman to hold the position of Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department, under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from January 2009 to February 2011.
In addition to her government roles, Slaughter has been President and CEO of New America (formerly New America Foundation), and President of the American Society of International Law. She has received numerous awards for her work, including:
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs R. W. van de Velde Award, 1979
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Law, University of Virginia and Thomas Jefferson Foundation, 2007
Distinguished Honor Award, U.S. Secretary of State, 2011
Louis B. Sohn Prize in International Public Law, American Bar Association, 2012
Authorship and Publications
As an author and editor, Slaughter has contributed to eight books, including:
"The New World Order" (2004)
"The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World" (2007)
"Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family" (2015)
"The Chessboard and the Web: Strategy and the Politics of American Foreign Policy" (2017)
She has also published numerous scholarly articles, including the widely discussed piece "Why Women Still Can't Have It All."
"Why Women Still Can't Have It All" and Its Impact
Slaughter's 2012 article in The Atlantic, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," became an instant sensation, garnering millions of views and sparking a global debate on gender and work-life balance. In her article, Slaughter argues that the demands of high-powered careers often make it difficult for women to have both a successful professional life and a fulfilling personal life.
The article prompted Slaughter to expand on her ideas and publish the book "Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family" in 2015. In the book, she explores the challenges faced by all working parents, not just women.
New America and Leadership
Since 2013, Slaughter has led New America as its President and CEO. The organization is a nonpartisan think tank that conducts research on a wide range of public policy issues. Under Slaughter's leadership, New America has become a leading forum for debate and policy analysis.
In 2017, Slaughter faced criticism for allegedly closing down an Open Markets research group at New America due to pressure from Google, a major donor to the think tank. Slaughter denied the allegations and stated that the group was closed due to internal issues.
