Laurie Susan Fulton (née Klinkel; born July 2, 1949) is an American attorney, diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to Denmark.

from the Georgetown University Law Center from 1986 to 1989, both magna cum laude..[5][6] From 1982 to 1985, she was executive director of Peace Links, an organization dedicated to involving mainstream women to end the threat of nuclear war, engage in peace-building and promote alternative means of resolving international conflicts.

[5] Prior to becoming ambassador and again after resigning as ambassador, Fulton was a partner at the law firm of Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., where her law practice included complex civil litigation, government investigations, and white-collar criminal defense.

Fulton was an active member of the American Bar Association, and the Litigation, Criminal Justice and International Law Sections.

[6] Fulton was married to future-U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, with whom she had three children, Kelly, Nathan, and Lindsay, before divorcing in 1983.