Jane Dorothy Hartley (born April 18, 1950) is an American businesswoman and diplomat who served as the

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under the

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. She had previously served as the

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and

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from 2014 to 2017 during the

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. Born in

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, Hartley graduated from

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in 1972. She has held executive roles at Group W Cable,

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, and MCA Broadcasting, and later became CEO of the G7 Group and the Observatory Group. Hartley is also a member of the

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and has been active in political fundraising and community initiatives.

Early life and education

Hartley was born April 18, 1950, in

, to Dorothy Hartley (

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Maloney; 1910–1999), a real estate broker, and James E. Hartley, who operated a construction company. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from

(now part of

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) in 1972.

Career

Hartley began working as the executive director for the Democratic Mayors' Conference for the

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from 1974 until 1977. She then worked as director of congressional relations in the

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from 1977 to 1978. She worked as an associate assistant to the president in the Office of Public Liaison during the administration of President

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, from 1978 until 1981. From 1981 until 1983, Hartley worked as a vice president for Group W Cable and later as vice president of corporate communications at

from 1983 until 1985. She was a vice president of marketing for MCA Broadcasting from 1985 until 1987. From 1987 until 1989, Hartley was station manager of

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. From 1994 until 2007, Hartley worked for the G7 Group, serving as CEO from 1995 until 2007. Beginning in 2007, she became the chief executive officer of the Observatory Group, which is an economic and political consulting advisory firm with offices around the world. On January 26, 2011, President Obama nominated Hartley to serve on the board of the

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. The U.S. Senate confirmed her by unanimous consent on April 26, 2012.

Ambassador to France

On June 6, 2014, President Obama nominated Hartley to be the U.S. Ambassador to France on June 9, 2014. Hearings on her nomination were held before the

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on July 15, 2014. The committee reported her nomination favorably on July 29, 2014. On September 16, 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmed Hartley by

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to be the U.S. ambassador to both France and Monaco. She took her oath of office on October 15, 2014, from Vice President

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. On January 11, 2015, Hartley represented the United States at a unity march in Paris following the

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. Later that same year, she proposed that

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create an artwork to be offered to the City of Paris in homage to the victims of the 2015 terrorist attacks. The resultant 35-ton work, sited in a very wealthy area near the Champs-Élysées and not the poorer 11th arrondissement around the Bataclan theater murders, '' Bouquet of Tulips'', has raised objections in the French art world that it is inappropriate, as has the singlehanded nature of Koons' selection.

Ambassador to the United Kingdom

In July 2021, it was reported that Hartley was selected by President

as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He officially announced her nomination on January 19, 2022. Hearings on her nomination were held before the

on May 4, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on May 18, 2022. The

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confirmed her to the post by

on May 25, 2022. She was sworn in as the ambassador on May 27, 2022. She presented her credentials to Queen Elizabeth II on July 19, 2022 via video link. Hartley accompanied Joe and

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as they visited

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on September 18, 2022, to pay their respects to the late Elizabeth II as her coffin lay in state. She was also photographed with Obama when he visited

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in March 2024.

Personal life

Hartley is married to investment banker and former

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CEO Ralph Schlosstein. They have two children. She has been a member of the

for more than 10 years.http://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/JHartley_Testimony.pdf

References

External links

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