Wendy Chamberlin
{{short description|American diplomat (born 1948)}}
{{Distinguish|text = British Member of Parliament Wendy Chamberlain}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Wendy Chamberlin
|image = Wendy Chamberlin, May 2003 cropped.jpg
|office = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
{{small|Acting}}
|1blankname = {{nowrap|Secretary General}}
|1namedata = Ban Ki-moon
|term_start = February 24, 2005
|term_end = June 2, 2005
|predecessor = Ruud Lubbers
|successor = António Guterres
|office1 = United States Ambassador to Pakistan
|president1 = George W. Bush
|term_start1 = September 13, 2001
|term_end1 = May 29, 2002
|predecessor1 = William Milam
|successor1 = Nancy Jo Powell
|office2 = United States Ambassador to Laos
|president2 = Bill Clinton
|term_start2 = September 5, 1996
|term_end2 = June 14, 1999
|predecessor2 = Victor L. Tomseth
|successor2 = Douglas A. Hartwick
|birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1948|10|12}}}}
|birth_place = Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|spouse =
|children = 2 daughters
|education = Northwestern University {{small|(BS)}}
Boston University {{small|(MS)}}
}}
Wendy Jean Chamberlin (born 12 August 1948) is an American retired diplomat who worked for the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), was the deputy to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) from 2004 to 2007, before presiding over the Middle East Institute from 2007 until 2018. She held two ambassadorial appointments, to Laos (1996–1999) and Pakistan (2001–2002).
Career
= US Department of State =
- 1975 – Foreign Service officer
- Various offices:
- Office of Israel and Arab-Israeli Affairs
- Acting Director of Regional Affairs
- Director of Press and Public Affairs in the Near Eastern Affairs Bureau
- Special Assistant for South Asian Affairs to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- Staff worker for Deputy Secretary of State and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs
- 1993 – 1996 – Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 1996 – 1999 – Ambassador to Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic).
- 1999 – July, 2001 – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the [https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/inl/ Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)]
- July 18, 2001 – June, 2002 – United States Ambassador to Pakistan.
= USAID =
- December 2, 2002 – Appointed Assistant Administrator. Served as head of the USAID Asia and Near East Bureau.[https://web.archive.org/web/20021219015030/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2002/pr021202_1.html Wendy Chamberlin Sworn in as Head of USAID's Asia and Near East Bureau] USAID
- December 22, 2003 – Ends tenure with USAID to move to UNHCR.[https://web.archive.org/web/20031225065930/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2003/pr031222.html USAID Assistant Administrator Appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees] USAID
= UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) =
- December 12, 2003 – Appointed as Deputy High Commissioner on Refugees by High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers.[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/3fda0f584.html Wendy Chamberlin appointed Deputy High Commissioner] UNHCR
- January 19, 2004 – Officially welcomed as Deputy High Commissioner.[http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/news/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&page=home&id=400c22e54 UNHCR welcomes veteran diplomat as new Deputy High Commissioner] UNHCR
- February 24 – June 2, 2005 – Appointed as acting High Commissioner on the retirement of Ruud Lubbers. Served until the appointment of former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres.[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/421dfa414.html High Commissioner Lubbers departs UNHCR] UNHCR[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/429f2a0c2.html New UNHCR chief meets staff in Geneva] UNHCR
- February 25, 2005 – Called for donations and humanitarian aid to prevent suffering in South Sudan.[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/421f66344.html Chamberlin urges quick donor response to avoid further human misery in South Sudan] UNHCR
- April 1–22, 2005 – Toured refugee camps in Sudan and Chad, where women expressed their fears of returning home. She urged Sudan to protect its own citizens.[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/426537124.html We are terrified to go home, Darfur women tell Chamberlin] UNHCR[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4264d5db4.html Sudan must protect own citizens, says Chamberlin after visiting IDP camps] UNHCR[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/42691aec4.html Chamberlin concludes Sudan/Chad trip] UNHCR
- April 25, 2005 – Speaking from Geneva, she emphasized the need for funding and to bring security to the war-torn region of Darfur in Sudan.[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/426df34c2.html Security, funding crucial for Sudan/Chad situation, says Chamberlin] UNHCR
- June 22, 2005 – Presented the Nansen Refugee Award to Marguerite "Maggie" Barankitse, known as the "Angel of Burundi."[http://www.unhcr.org/events/EVENTS/42de15f52.html Statement by Wendy Chamberlin, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, at the 2005 Nansen Refugee Award, Brussels, June 22, 2005] UNHCR
- April 16–21, 2006 – Traveled to Pakistan to view earthquake survivors and Afghan refuge camps.[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/44451dfc4.html Quake survivors share concerns, hopes with UNHCR deputy chief] UNHCR[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/444900a74.html Chamberlin completes Pakistan visit with registration deal for Afghans] UNHCR
- December 18, 2006 – Visits refugee camps in Kenya where Somalis have fled both war and flooding.[http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4586bc6f4.html Deputy High Commissioner Chamberlin visits flood-hit camps in Kenya] UNHCR
= Middle East Institute =
- March 1, 2007 – Assumes presidency of the Middle East Institute.{{cite web |title=Wendy J. Chamberlin President Emeritus |url=https://www.mei.edu/experts/wendy-j-chamberlin |website=Middle East Institute |accessdate=24 December 2019}}[http://www.mideasti.org/press-release/ambassador-wendy-chamberlin-named-new-president-middle-east-institute Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin Named New President of the Middle East Institute] Middle East Institute
References
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External links
- [https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/c/6150.htm Biography – US State Department]
- {{C-SPAN|1005227}}
- [http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home?id=search&results=web&sort=fulldate&query=chamberlin Search Results for "Wendy Chamberlin" at UNHCR, sorted by date]
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chalfant-chamberlin.html The Political Graveyard]
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