Harriet C. Babbitt

Harriet C. Babbitt
United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
In office 1993–1997
Preceded by	Luigi R. Einaudi
Succeeded by	Luis J. Lauredo
First Lady of Arizona
In office March 4, 1978 – January 6, 1987
Preceded by	Maureen Bolin
Succeeded by	Florence Lambert Mecham
Personal details
Born	(1947-11-13)November 13, 1947 Charleston, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bruce Babbitt
Children	Christopher T.J.
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	Arizona State University
Profession	attorney, diplomat

Harriet "Hattie" Coons Babbitt (born November 13, 1947), is an attorney and former U.S. government official, who served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States from 1993 to 1997, and as Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from 1997 to 2001 during the Clinton Administration. In addition to her government service, she has also practiced as an attorney in both Arizona and Washington, D.C, most recently working at the law office of Jennings Strouss since July, 2006. She is also Vice Chair of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and previously served on the organization's Board of Directors from 1988 to 1993.

Harriet Coons was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and subsequently moved to Brownsville, Texas where she graduated from Brownsville High School in 1965. She graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in Spanish in 1969, and a J.D. in 1972.

While a student at ASU in 1968, she married Bruce Babbitt, who served as Governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987, and as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1993 to 2001. They have two sons, Christopher and T.J.

External links

• Harriet C. Babbitt-NNDB Profile,