Goli Ameri (in Persian:گلی عامری nee Goli Yazdi, born September 26, 1956) is the nominee for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. She is also a former Congressional candidate and delegate to the United Nations. She was born in Tehran, Iran. Farsi redirects here. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... For other uses, see Tehran (disambiguation). ...

Life

She first came to the United States when she was 17 in 1974 to get an education at Stanford University. There, she received her B.A. in Communications and French Literature and, later, her M.A. in Communications. She also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. At Stanford, she met and later married Jim Ameri, a real-estate investor. She became a United States citizen in 1989. Stanford redirects here. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Inscription over the entrance to the Sorbonne The front of the Sorbonne Building The name Sorbonne (La Sorbonne) is commonly used to refer to the historic University of Paris in Paris, France or one of its successor institutions (see below), but this is a recent usage, and Sorbonne has actually... This article is about the capital of France. ... // Possession of Citizenship U.S. citizens have the right to participate in the political system of the United States (with reservations for prisoners, ex-prisoners, and naturalized persons), are represented and protected abroad by the United States (through U.S. embassies and consulates), and are allowed to reside in the...

Prior to her public service, she was president of eTinium, Inc., a telecommunications consulting firm in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of over fifty market studies and wrote a bi-monthly industry analysis column for Telephony magazine. She has been quoted in such publications as The National Business Journals, The Oregonian, The Seattle Times, The San Jose Mercury News, and Internet Week and has been invited a speaker and moderator to industry conferences worldwide. Prior to founding eTinium, Ameri was a director at U.S. Leasing, a former division of Ford Motor Credit and Fleet Bank, in San Francisco. Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - Total 376. ... October 2, 2004 edition. ... The Seattle Times is the leading daily newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... The Mercs sections vary by day of the week, but Business, Sports, and The Valley are standard daily fare. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

She currently serves on the steering committee of the Babson in Oregon MBA program and is also a member of the Oregon Steering Committee on the Campaign for Undergraduate Education for Stanford University. She was a trustee and the Vice Chair for Development for the Catlin Gabel School, overseeing fundraising activities for the scholarship fund and teacher education. Ameri has also taught Junior Achievement classes in Oregon. She is fluent in English, French and Persian (Farsi), with a working knowledge in Spanish. She has two sons.

In the summer of 2007, Ameri was named as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the Northwest by the NW Women's Journal for her UN service and her position on the Advisory Board of the National Education for Women’s Leadership at the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University.[1]

Prior Diplomatic service

In 2004, Ameri was appointed by George W. Bush as one of three public members of the United States' delegation to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which meets annually in Geneva, Switzerland. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... United Nations Commission on Human Rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...

In the summer of 2005, President Bush appointed Ameri as the head of the United States' delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, which is headquartered in New York City. There, she worked on UN Management Reform, the creation of the Human Rights Council and, due to her extensive background in the field of high-technology, on the Internet Governance portfolio. She was sworn-in by U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton in September 2005 and served until the end of the session in December. She was confirmed by the United States Senate for this position on May 26, 2006. [2] The United Nations General Assembly (GA, UNGA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948), is an jewish American diplomat in several Republican administrations, who served as the Permanent US Representative to the UN from August 2005 until December 2006, on a recess appointment. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...

Ameri has also been invited to speak at events on Middle East issues, democracy promotion and UN reform nationwide, including a testimony before the United States Helsinki Commission's Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing, "The Iran Crisis: A Transatlantic Response."[3], as well as at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, the World Affairs Council of Oregon, and the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado, Boulder. 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. ...

In cooperation with the World Affairs Council of Oregon, Ameri organized and hosted a visit by eight East Asian United Nations Ambassadors as part of a public diplomacy trip to Portland in the spring of 2007.

2004 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives

In 2004, she handily defeated moderate, small businessman Tim Phillips and conservative Jason Meshell by a 2-1 margin each to become the official nominee of the Republican Party for Oregon's 1st district seat in the House of Representatives and challenge three-term incumbent Democrat David Wu. Ths article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Congressman David Wu David Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú Zhènwěi; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the states 1st Congressional District (map). ...

Ameri's campaign gained a great deal of attention from political insiders in Washington, D.C. because of her fast-paced fundraising skills. She was dubbed one of the National Republican Congressional Committee's "Super Six" candidates. She was also ranked by the Federal Elections Commission as the number-one Congressional challenger candidate in the country in total dollars raised for the 2004 primary and general elections cycles. [4] For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is the Republican Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Republicans to that body. ... The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an agency created to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1975 (FECA), the statute that regulates the financing of federal elections in the United States. ...

The contest between her and Wu also received some national attention when, late in the campaign, Wu admitted that he had been disciplined for attempted sexual assault of a female classmate while he was a student at Stanford in 1976. Ameri, though reluctant initially to focus on the issue, heavily pushed it in the closing days of her campaign. The issue apparently had little impact on the result, as Wu garnered 58% of the vote, compared to Ameri's 38% (and 4% for Dean Wolf, the Constitution Party Candidate). [5] Sexual assault is any physical contact of a sexual nature without voluntary consent. ... The Constitution Party is a conservative United States political party. ...

See also

• Iranian women
• List of Iranian women

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External links

• White House press release on her nomination
• eTinium, Inc., her former telecommunications consulting company
• An All-American Race in Oregon-From NPR
• Official Election Results (PDF Format - Adobe Acrobat needed)
• Speech on Women's Rights Before UN Human Rights Commission (PDF)
• "Ameri pummels Wu over incident" Portland Tribune October 22, 2004, retrieved December 10, 2005
• FEC Fundraising Rankings for 2004 Congressional Challengers (PDF), slightly out-of-date, as it lists Ameri as #2, FEC filings from the campaign show almost $2.2 million raised overall, making her #1

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