Carol Bellamy

Carol Bellamy
Speaking in 2008
Executive Director of UNICEF
In office
May 1, 1995 – May 1, 2005
Secretary GeneralBoutros Boutros-Ghali
Kofi Annan
Preceded byRichard Jolly (Acting)
Succeeded byAnn Veneman
13th Director of the Peace Corps
In office
October 7, 1993 – May 1, 1995
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byElaine Chao
Succeeded byMark Gearan
President of the New York City Council
In office
January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1985
Preceded byPaul O'Dwyer
Succeeded byAndrew Stein
Member of the New York State Senate
In office
January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1977
Preceded byJohn J. Marchi
Succeeded byMartin Connor
Constituency23rd district (1973–1974)
25th district (1975–1977)
Personal details
Born (1942-01-14) January 14, 1942 (age 82)
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1985)
EducationGettysburg College (BA)
New York University (JD)

Carol Bellamy (born January 14, 1942) is an American nonprofit executive and former politician. She is chair of the board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). Previously, she was director of the Peace Corps, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and president and CEO of World Learning. She is also the chair of children's rights advocacy organization ECPAT International, working to end the sexual exploitation of children. After three terms in the New York State Senate, she was the first woman to be elected to any citywide office in NYC as President of the New York City Council, a position she held until her unsuccessful bid for Mayor of New York in 1985; she was the second to last person to hold this position.