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Andrea G. Bottner (born 1971 in
Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
) is an American
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, diplomat, Republican Party politician, political consultant and expert in women's issues, especially
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. She served as the politically appointed Director of the International Women's Issues Office of the
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in the
George W. Bush administration George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009. Bush, a Republican from Texas, took office following his narrow electoral college vict ...
from 2006 to 2009.


Career

Bottner holds a BA degree in political science from the
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and a JD from the
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. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2000, and worked as an attorney representing battered women before serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to the
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Co-Chairman
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; Bottner was responsible for the national women's outreach strategy during the 2004 George W. Bush presidential campaign. She served in the
George W. Bush administration George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009. Bush, a Republican from Texas, took office following his narrow electoral college vict ...
as Principal Deputy Director in the Office on Violence Against Women of the
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, as Acting Director of that office in 2006 and finally as Director of the International Women's Issues Office of the
United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy of the United State ...
. As Director she established the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award. After leaving the State Department, she founded Bottner Strategies, an advocacy firm.


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