Ellen Sauerbrey

Ellen Sauerbrey was the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration from 2006 - 2008. Previously, President Bush nominated Sauerbrey in 2002 to be U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, with the rank of Ambassador.

President Bush also appointed Sauerbrey to represent the United States at the March/April 2001 session of the UN Commission on Human Rights and to the U.S. delegations to the 2002 and 2003 sessions of the Economic and Social Council and the UN General Assembly. During the 2003 session of the General Assembly, she led the negotiations that culminated in the successful adoption of the U.S.-proposed resolution on Women and Political Participation, with 110 co-sponsors.

From 1990-1991, Sauerbrey was National Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the largest voluntary membership organization of state legislators. As chairman, she launched Project Freedom, to promote ideals of personal and economic freedom in emerging democracies.

Sauerbrey has served as the Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates and was the 1994 and 1998 Republican nominee for Governor of Maryland.

A former teacher, she was elected to represent her northern Maryland district in the Maryland Legislature from 1978-1994, and served as Minority Leader from 1986-1994. An expert in economic, budget, and fiscal issues, she served on the Economic Matters, Ways and Means, and Appropriations Committees, among others.

Sauerbrey was born and raised in Baltimore. She graduated summa cum laude from Western Maryland College.