Ann Stock
Ann Stock | |
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| 13th Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs | |
| In office June 23, 2010 – August 16, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Goli Ameri |
| Succeeded by | Evan Ryan |
| 22nd White House Social Secretary | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Laurie Firestone |
| Succeeded by | Capricia Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) Indiana, U.S. |
| Spouse | Stuart Stock |
| Alma mater | Purdue University (BA) |
Judith Ann Stewart Stock is an American government employee who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, from June 23, 2010, until August 16, 2013.[1][2]
Early life and education
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Stock, an Indiana native, graduated from Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1964 and received her B.A. in elementary education from Purdue University.[3]
Career
[edit]After college, she worked as an elementary school teacher[3] and as a Pan Am flight attendant based in Washington, D.C.[3]
During the 1980 U.S. presidential election, Stock was deputy press secretary for Vice President of the United States Walter Mondale.[4] She then became Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Relations for Bloomingdale's.[5]
In 1993, President of the United States Bill Clinton named Stock White House Social Secretary,[5] a post she held until 1997. From September 1997 to June 2010, she was Vice President of Institutional Affairs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[4]
In 2010, President Barack Obama named Stock Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs and after Senate confirmation, she was sworn in on June 23, 2010.[6] She was succeeded by Evan Ryan in 2013.[7]
Stock serves on the board of Americans for the Arts and the Americans for the Arts Action Fund.[8][4]
She is married and has one son.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "PN1251 - Nomination of Judith Ann Stewart Stock for Department of State, 111th Congress (2009-2010)". www.congress.gov. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Judith Ann Stewart-Stock - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ a b c "Ann Stock: The Former Elementary Teacher Who Became the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs". chalkboardchampions.org. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ a b c "Ann Stock". artsactionfund.org. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ a b Pener, Degen. "Social Juggling in Washington," New York Times. March 7, 1993.
- ^ "PN1251 - Nomination of Judith Ann Stewart Stock for Department of State, 111th Congress (2009-2010)". www.congress.gov. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ "Judith Ann Stewart-Stock - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ "Ann Stock". americansforthearts.org. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ "Ann Stock Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs". 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
Assistant Secretary Stock, a native of Indiana, holds a B.A. from Purdue University. She is married and has one son.
External links
[edit]- State Department Biography of Ann Stock
- "Stock, Judith Ann". archives.lib.purdue.edu. Purdue University.
- "Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: Who Is Ann Stock?". AllGov.com. 19 July 2010.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
