Ann Margaret Veneman is an American attorney who served as the fifth executive director of UNICEF from 2005 to 2010. She previously served as the 27th United States secretary of agriculture from 2001 to 2005. Veneman served for the first term of President George W. Bush, and she left to take the UNICEF position. Appointed by the U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on January 18, 2005, she took over the post on May 1, 2005, serving until 2010. Previously, she also served as secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, serving from 1995 to 1999, as well as United States deputy secretary of agriculture, serving from 1991 to 1993. Veneman was the first woman to serve as Secretary of Agriculture and the second woman to lead UNICEF, following her predecessor, Carol Bellamy.
Ann Veneman, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture
On June 29, in the year 1949, Ann Veneman, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of June 29, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on June 29, 1949 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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