Anne Newman Foreman (born October 16, 1947, in

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, and businesswoman, who was

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from 1987 to 1989 and

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from May 1, 1989, to January 20, 1993.

Biography

Anne N. Foreman was educated at Newbury College, receiving a

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and

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, and an

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from the

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. After completing her education, Foreman joined the

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, serving in

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and

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and as a delegate to the 31st Session

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In the later 1970s, Foreman practiced law at the

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and then, from 1979 to 1985, at Boodle Hatfield in

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. In 1985, Foreman took a job at the

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as associate director of Presidential Personnel for National Security, a job she held until 1987. She was

from 1987 to 1989. From September 1987 to January 1993, she was

. Foreman has worked in the private sector since leaving government service in 1993, including as a Director of

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, the National Gypsum Company Bodily Injury Trust, and director and treasurer of a second claims management company, the Asbestos Claims Management Corporation. She joined the Board of the

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in 2002.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foreman, Anne N. 1947 births Living people Newbury College (United States) alumni General Counsels of the United States Air Force George H. W. Bush administration personnel Washington College of Law alumni Women in the United States Air Force