Ann Wagner, US Ambassador to Luxembourg, August 2005

Ann Wagner is the United States Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. She was also Chair of the Missouri Republican Party for six years, from 1999 until 2005, and Co-chair of the Republican National Committee for four years. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1139x1715, 238 KB) Summary Ann Wagner, United States Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; commissioned and sworn 1 August 2005; image from website of US Embassy in Luxembourg - http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1139x1715, 238 KB) Summary Ann Wagner, United States Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; commissioned and sworn 1 August 2005; image from website of US Embassy in Luxembourg - http://www. ... This is a list of ambassadors from the United States. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bush/Cheney, 2004 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman is the current Chairman of the RNC. The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. ...

Wagner was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is married to Ray Wagner, a former Missouri director of revenue, and has three children: Raymond III, Stephen and Mary Ruth. Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... Official language(s) none, English most common Capital Largest city Jefferson City Kansas City Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 21st 69,709 sq mi  180,693 km² 240 miles  385 km 300 miles  480 km 1. ... The University of Missouri–Columbia, (abbreviated MU and nicknamed Mizzou) is an institution of higher learning located in Columbia, Missouri, USA. Columbia is the flagship campus in the University of Missouri System with approximately 27,000 students. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wagner entered Republican politics in 1990 and immediately set to work, heading the GOP's efforts during the decennial redistricting of Missouri. In 1992 she was state director of the campaign for the re-election of President George H.W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle. This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... This article is about the year. ... An anniversary is a day that commemorates an event that occurred on the same day of the year some time in the past. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

She was elected to her first term of office as Chair of the Missouri party in 1999, becoming the first woman to occupy the position. Her most significant achievement in that role came during her second two-year term when she oversaw the party's taking of majority control of both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly, winning the Senate in the 2001 special election and the House in the 2002 general election, the first time this had been seen for over 40 years. During her third term, the party held its majorities in both chambers and also took the Governor's seat for the first time in 12 years with the election of Matt Blunt on 2 November 2004. This was a three-win combination which had not been seen in the state since 1922. In the elections of 2 November the party also secured the majority of Missouri's Congressional representation and that state's Presidential electors. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of Missouri. ... The Missouri State Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Missouri State House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... Matthew Roy Blunt (born November 20, 1970) was elected Governor of Missouri on November 2, 2004. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The United States Electoral College is the electoral college that chooses the President and Vice President of the United States at the conclusion of each Presidential election. ...

In 2001 she took up office as a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, and took part in presiding over the 2004 Republican National Convention. In this role she showed a great interest in the potential of grassroots campaigning, and took a strong role in directing the development of the Winning Women initiative, whose aim was to improve the image of the GOP towards women and demonstrate the relevance of its platform to them. Her work with the Committee took her to 48 states. On the first day of the 2004 Convention, she gave a speech during which she told the story of Rita Arnaout, a 19-year-old cancer sufferer and road traffic accident survivor who, on being warned of the danger of over-exertion in her condition, told her doctor that the re-election of President George W. Bush was of greater importance to her and so required her efforts in the Bush/Cheney campaign. Wagner added that Republican activists had much to learn from this story. In January 2005, she left her role as co-chair after one term. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Bush/Cheney, 2004 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman is the current Chairman of the RNC. The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. ... 2004 Republican National Convention Logo President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney accepted their partys nomination to run for second terms. ... For other meanings, see Grass roots (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 20 February 2005, Wagner was elected to a fourth term as Chair of the state GOP. However, her tenure was not to last long as on 16 May she was nominated by President Bush to the position of US Ambassador to Luxembourg. She had no previous diplomatic experience. On 16 July she was confirmed in post by a voice vote in the United States Senate, after which Senator Jim Talent (R-Mo) said that she was "a considerate woman, whose character and abilities uniquely qualify her to represent our nation." February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... James Matthes Jim Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician, the junior Senator from Missouri. ...

She resigned as state chair on 16 July and was replaced by Doug Russell by acclamation of the state committee. On 1 August she was sworn in as Ambassador by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the Harry S. Truman Building of the US Department of State in Washington D.C.. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ... Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th and current United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush. ... Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Greuze 1777 Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most prominent of the Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. ... Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-fourth Vice President (1945) and the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953), succeeding to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Wagner has also been involved with a number of charities in her hometown of St. Louis, including the Foster Care Coalition, the American Red Cross and several others. Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ...

External links

• US Embassy in Luxembourg