Ms. Harrison was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs by former Secretary of State Colin Powell on October 2, 2001. As an entrepreneur, author and political leader, Ms. Harrison has over 20
years of experience in communication strategy, coalition, and constituency building. She is the author of "A Seat at the Table: An Insider's Guide for America's New Women Leaders" and "America's New Women Entrepreneurs." As founder
and President of the National Women's Economic Alliance, she worked to identify women and minorities for leadership roles in business and politics. Through The Decade for Democracy, a mentoring exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration, Ms. Harrison worked with women entrepreneurs in emerging democracies, to help them achieve within their new free enterprise systems. Please see her complete bio at http://exchanges.state.gov/education/harrisonbio.htm.
In celebrating Women's History Month, Assistant Secretary Harrison will take questions on all aspects of women's issues. If the time of this Q&A Live event is not convenient for you, you can submit your question now and check back later to read the transcript. Please keep in mind that she may not be able to answer all questions. You can submit a question by logging into the site, visiting https://alumni.state.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod_dis> and following the link there that says "Celebrate Women's History Month."
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