Karen Parfitt Hughes (born December 27, 1956 in Paris, France) is a Republican U.S. political professional from the state of Texas. She serves as the undersecretary of state for public diplomacy in the George W. Bush administration, with the rank of ambassador. Karen Hughes, from http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... ... ... Jump to: navigation, search George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ...

Hughes received her bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University in 1977. She worked as a television news reporter from 1977 to 1984. As a reporter, Hughes followed the presidential campaign in 1980. In 1984, she switched from covering politics to practicing politics, going to work as the Texas press coordinator for the Reagan-Bush campaign. Jump to: navigation, search Southern Methodist University (also known as SMU) is a private, coeducational Methodist-affiliated university in University Park, Texas, (an enclave of Dallas). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since the 1990s, Hughes has worked with George W. Bush: first as director of communications while he was governor of Texas, from 1995 to 2000, and then as counselor to the president from 2001 to 2002, while he was president of the United States. She left the Bush administration in July 2002 to return to Texas, but remained in daily contact with the Bush reelection campaign by telephone and e-mail, and spoke personally with Bush several times a week. In 2002, Hughes was a member of the White House Iraq Group. In August 2004, Hughes returned to full-time service with the Bush campaign, setting up office on Air Force One, from where she planned the 2004 Republican National Convention and the late stages of the 2004 election. She has been described by The Dallas Morning News as "the most powerful woman ever to serve in the White House", and by ABC News as Bush's "most essential advisor," and remains one of the major voices of the Bush campaign. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2002. ... Jump to: navigation, search A telephone handset A touch-tone telephone dial Telephone Complex relay used in a telephone switching system. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search The White House Iraq Group (aka, White House Information Group or WHIG) was the marketing arm of the White House whose purpose was to sell the 2003 invasion of Iraq (ie. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: August 2004 in sports Deaths in August 2004 • 30 Fred Whipple • 26 Laura Branigan • 24 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 18 Elmer Bernstein • 15 Amarsinh Chaudhary • 14 CzesÅ‚aw MiÅ‚osz • 13 Julia Child • 8 Robert... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the presidential campaign of George W. Bush, the incumbent President of the United States and victor of the 2004 Presidential Election. ... Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Presidential election results map. ... The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area. ... Jump to: navigation, search The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ... ABC News Logo World News Tonight Logo in 2005 ABC News is a division of the American Broadcasting Company television and radio network (ABC). ...

Karen Hughes at White House luncheon.

Karen Hughes with First Lady Laura Bush

In March 2004, Hughes published Ten Minutes from Normal, an upbeat account of her work in the Bush administration. While promoting her book, she appeared on CNN on April 25, 2004 - the same day as the March for Women's Lives - and said "I think after September 11, the American people are valuing life more … and I think those are the kind of policies the American people can support, particularly at a time when we're facing an enemy, and really, the fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life." Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Karen_Hughes. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Karen_Hughes. ... Karen Hughes and Laura Bush discuss publication layouts on June 28, 2002. ... Karen Hughes and Laura Bush discuss publication layouts on June 28, 2002. ... Jump to: navigation, search First Lady Laura Bush Laura Lane Bush (née Welch) (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is the First Lady of the United States. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths • 08 Abu Abbas • 20 Queen Juliana • 28 Peter Ustinov • 30 Alistair Cooke More March 2004 deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Israeli-Palestinian conflict Occupation of Iraq Same-sex marriage in... Cable News Network (CNN) is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1] [2] (although the latter is not currently recognized in CNNs official history). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marchers on the National Mall The March for Womens Lives, held April 25, 2004, was perhaps the largest protest ever held on the Mall in Washington, D.C.. The March was in favor of abortion, homosexual rights, and comprehensive sex education in public schools, and against George W. Bush...

On March 14, 2005, the president announced his intention to nominate Hughes for the undersecretary of state for public diplomacy with the rank of ambassador — a job focused on changing foreigners' perceptions about America. The Senate confirmed her nomination in July of 2005. She was officially sworn in on September 9, 2005. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... In international relations, the term public diplomacy is a term coined in the 1960s to describe aspects of international diplomacy other than the interactions between national governments. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

Starting with a September 26, 2005 stop in Egypt, Hughes went on a tour of the Middle East to speak with leaders and people from the region. Hughes states that in response to a question from an unnamed Egyptian opposition political leader about why President Bush mentions God, she responded "that our Constitution references 'One nation under God.'"¹ Hughes also pointed out that most U.S. Presidents have mentioned God in their public speeches. However, the phrase "under God" does not appear in the US Constution. The phrase does appear in the current version of the Pledge of Allegiance, to which the words 'under God' were added in 1954. 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Dorothea Lange photograph of Japanese-American students reciting the Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance is a promise or oath of allegiance to the United States, and to its national flag. ...

On her September 27 stop in Jidda, Saudi Arabia during a talk with female students, she expressed her wish that women could "fully participate in society" as they do in the United States. In response one of the women said "The general image of the Arab woman is that she isn't happy [...] Well, we're all pretty happy."². Her talk underlined the differences between the view the U.S. has for Arab women and the views of women in traditional societies about their position. Jeddah (also Jedda, Jiddah, or Juddah) is a city in in western Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea. ...

References

1. State department transcript. Briefing En Route Ankara, Turkey. September 26, 2005
2. Steven R. Weisman. Saudi Women Have Message for U.S. Envoy. September 28, 2005

External links

• Special Report on Karen Hughes' nomination to Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy

• Public Diplomacy Wiki profile on Hughes and her new position

• Testimony at confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC (July 22, 2005)

• Marketing America (March 16, 2005) PBS Online NewsHour featuring Karen Hughes.

• SourceWatch