Ann Stock
American government employee
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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]
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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 79–80) Indiana, U.S. |
| Spouse | Stuart Stock |
| Alma mater | Purdue University (BA) |
Early life and education
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
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]
