Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced her new legislation with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) – the Women's Global Empowerment, Development and Prosperity Act – that would permanently establish what is currently known as the Office of Global Women's Issues at the State Department.
This office, which is led by an Ambassador-at-Large, leads United States efforts to advance the rights of women and girls around the world. Under the Shaheen-Graham bill, the Ambassador-at-Large would report to the Secretary of State and oversee all gender equality initiatives, including the White House's Global Women's Development and Prosperity Initiative. Representatives Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) will introduce companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
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