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ROSALYN CARTER
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About Anita McBride
Anita B. McBride is executive in residence at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American
foreign travel to nearly 70 countries in four years, including historic trips to Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the
McBride’s public service spans two decades and three U.S. presidential administrations, with positions at the White
House, the U.S. Information Agency, and the U.S. Department of State. She currently is a senior advisor to the
McBride also serves on the board of several organizations, including the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the U.S.–Afghan
Women’s Council, and the White House Historical Association.
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-8143
Anita B. McBride, conference chair
mcbride@american.edu | 202-885-6604
american.edu/firstladies
Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
american.edu/spa/ccps
Anita B. McBride is executive in residence at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University’s School of
Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. She directs programming on the legacies of America’s first ladies and their influence on politics, policy,
and global diplomacy. Prior to this appointment, she served as assistant to former president George W. Bush and chief of staff to former first
lady Laura Bush. In the latter role, McBride advised the first lady on a diverse platform of domestic and international initiatives, and she
directed the first lady’s foreign travel to nearly 70 countries in four years, including historic trips to Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the
border of Thailand and Burma.
McBride’s public service spans two decades and three U.S. presidential administrations, with positions at the White House, the U.S.
Information Agency, and the U.S. Department of State. She currently is a senior advisor to the George W. Bush Institute and an advisor
to several global nonprofit organizations. McBride co-founded the RAND African First Ladies Initiative and Fellowship to strengthen the
offices of first ladies across the continent of Africa.
McBride also serves on the board of several organizations, including the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the U.S.–Afghan
Women’s Council, and the White House Historical Association.