Gillian Sorensen

Gillian Sorensen is a former United Nations assistant secretary-general for external relations who works with groups and organizations committed to peace, justice, development, refugees, and human rights.

[3][4][5] Sorensen grew up in Michigan, the daughter of parents who were active in politics and civic affairs.

[6] She is a graduate of Smith College and studied at the Sorbonne.

[7] She has twice been an Institute of Politics Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

[8] Gillian Sorensen is the widow of Theodore C. Sorensen, who served as President John F. Kennedy's speechwriter and Special Counsel to the President in the White House.