Debra DeLee was born in Chicago, Illinois and is currently President and CEO of Americans for Peace Now (APN), a national Zionist organization dedicated to enhancing Israel’s security through peace and to supporting the Israeli Peace Now movement. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837  - Mayor... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... // Americans for Peace Now (APN) is the sister organization of the Israeli Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) movement. ... A bilingual poster in Romanian and Hungarian promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s. ... Peace Now (Hebrew: שלום עכשיו - Shalom Achshav) is an extra-parliamental political movement in Israel, with the agenda of swaying popular opinion and convincing the Israeli government of the need and possibility for achieving a just peace and an historic conciliation with the Palestinian people and neighboring Arab countries; this in exchange... Plaque on Bascom Hall, UW-Madison. ...

Career History

Since joining APN in April 1997, she has worked tirelessly to promote American support for peace in the Middle East. DeLee has traveled to the Middle East on numerous occasions on behalf of APN and discussed peace process issues with various Israeli and Arab leaders, including heads of state. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Prior to joining APN, she was selected by President Clinton to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the 1996 Democratic National Convention. In this capacity, she designed, developed, and managed the entire organization required to produce the enormously successful 1996 Democratic Party convention in Chicago, which was attended by 20,000 delegates and guests, as well as 15,000 journalists. DeLee managed a paid staff of 400 people, a volunteer staff of 5000, and an overall budget of $50 million to put on the event. Order: 42nd President Term of Office: January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic Vice... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837  - Mayor...

In 1993, DeLee served as Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and was appointed DNC Chairman by President Bill Clinton in November 1994. As Executive Director, she managed day-to-day operations at the DNC, including its $75 million annual budget and staff of 200 people. Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ...

A teacher by profession in the 1970s, DeLee became a leader in the teachers’ union in Broward County, Florida and later a union official. Working her way through the ranks of the 2.2 million member National Education Association (NEA) throughout the 1980s, DeLee became the NEA’s senior lobbyist in Washington. As NEA Director of Government Relations in the early 1990s, she supervised a staff of 60 people and managed an annual budget of $8 million, and served as the Director of NEA’s $5.5 million political action committee. Broward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States, representing many of the countrys teachers along with other school personnel. ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body, in order to ensure that an individuals or organizations point of view is represented in the government. ...

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