Harriet C. Babbitt

Harriet C. Babbitt
13th United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
In office
April 12, 1993 – November 30, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byLuigi R. Einaudi
Succeeded byVictor Marrero
First Lady of Arizona
In role
March 4, 1978 – January 6, 1987
Preceded byMaureen Bolin
Succeeded byFlorence Lambert Mecham
Personal details
Born (1947-11-13) November 13, 1947 (age 77)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBruce Babbitt
ChildrenChristopher
T.J.
Residence(s)Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materArizona State University College of Law (JD)
Professionattorney, diplomat

Harriet "Hattie" Coons Babbitt (born November 13, 1947) is an attorney and former diplomat, who served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 1993 to 1997, and as Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 1997 to 2001.[1] She has practiced law in both Arizona and Washington, D.C. Before commencing the practice of law, she clerked for the then Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, Jack D.H. Hayes in 1972-1973.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR HARRIET C. BABBITT" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 21 November 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Hattie Babbitt Joins Jennings Strouss-News-7/25/06". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  3. ^ Harriet C. Babbitt, Tribute to Jack D.H. Hays, 27 Ariz. St. L.J. 771 (1995)