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	'''Rita Eleanor Hauser''' (born 12 July 1934) is an international lawyer known for persuading ] and the ] to renounce violence.

			'''Rita Eleanor Hauser''' (born July 12, 1934) is an international lawyer known for persuading ] and the ] to renounce violence in 1988.<ref name="jwa-enc"/> She also served as ] from 1969 to 1972.<ref name="jwa-enc">{{cite web \| url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/hauser-rita-eleanor \| title=Rita Eleanor Hauser \| author=Gursky, Ruth \| publisher=] \| access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref> ] appointed her to the ] in 2001,<ref name="jwa-enc"/> serving through 2004,<ref name="wh-rh"/> and she was appointed again by ] in 2009.<ref name="wh-rh">{{cite press release \| url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-members-presidents-intelligence-advisory-board \| title=President Obama Announces Members of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board \| date=December 23, 2009 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216173412/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-members-presidents-intelligence-advisory-board \| via=] \| work=] \| archive-date=February 16, 2017 }}</ref>
	Born in ] to Nathan and Frieda Abrams, Rita Eleanor Abrams was the elder of two daughters. She received her B.A. from ] in 1954. After college, she won a ] for graduate work in ]. She attended the ] and was awarded a doctorate in political economy. At a time when women represented only one percent of those graduating from law school, she attended ] from 1955–1956, eventually received her LL.B. from ] in 1959, and became one of the few Americans to obtain a ''license en droit'' (a French law degree) from the ], which she did in 1958.

			==Biography==
	Following her university years, Hauser served as counsel in the ]’s Appellate Tax Division. While in Washington, she was invited to join ]’s ], as a speechwriter and campaign strategist. After Nixon's loss to ], she took a position at a New York law firm. She became active again in politics during ], after which she was appointed ], a position in which she served from 1969 to 1972. She subsequently joined the Wall Street firm ] as its first female partner.
			Born of Jewish parents, Hauser was the elder of two daughters of Nathan and Frieda (Litt) Abrams, Rita Eleanor (Abrams).

			In 1954 she received a ] from ] in New York, after which she was awarded a ] for graduate work in France, which eventually resulted in receiving a ] in ] from the ].<ref name="jwa-enc"/> She attended ] for a while, then received a ] from the ] (a rarity for an American) in 1958, then later received an ] in 1959 from the ].<ref name="jwa-enc"/>
	In her capacity as head of the American branch of the ], from 1984 to 1991, she participated in secret diplomatic negotiations, coordinated by the Swedish foreign minister, which culminated in Yasir Arafat’s 1988 public recognition of the ] and the Palestine Liberation Organization’s renunciation of terrorism. As chair of the ], Hauser was invited by the head of the ] to be an official observer of the ].

			Hauser served as co-chair of "New Yorkers for Nixon" during ]’s successful 1968 presidential campaign. She then became the United States representative to the ] (1969–1972). She also served as a member of the United States delegation to the twenty-fourth UN General Assembly.
	In 1988 Rita Hauser and her husband, Gustave M. Hauser, created the Hauser Foundation, a private philanthropic organization, to “meet the challenge of bringing about the peaceful resolution of conflict and promoting democracy”.

			During her time at the UN that she met many key players in Middle East politics and became committed to her pursuit of conflict resolution in the Middle East, human rights and humanitarian law. During her term at the UN, she helped Jewish immigrants leave Russia and visited Palestinian refugee camps throughout the Middle East.
	She currently serves on the ].

			During this period she also met ] who soon became her mentor and role model. Meir inspired Hauser’s involvement in Middle East politics and encouraged her, a secular Jew, to learn more about Jewish history and her own Jewishness. In 1979, Hauser resigned from ] campaign committee after Connally demanded a ] that would've required Israel to withdraw from all territories occupied during the ] in exchange for American support.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-12-22 \|title=2 Jewish Campaigners Quit Connally Bid \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/10/19/2-jewish-campaigners-quit-connally-bid/82909dc9-00ca-4600-8391-fee47352736a/ \|access-date=2024-09-29 \|work=Washington Post \|language=en-US \|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
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			For more than twenty years, Hauser was a senior partner at ] in New York.<ref name="wh-rh"/>

			Hauser formerly chaired the ] and was chair of the advisory board of the ], was elected in 2007 to the board of the ] in ], ], formerly chaired the ], has served as a director of the ], the ], the ] and the ].<ref name="wh-rh" /> She also served as an Advisory Board member for the ].

			She and her husband established the ] at ], and she is Co-Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board at ], and the Hausers also were the principal benefactors of the Hauser Global Law School Program at ].<ref name="wh-rh"/>

			A self-described ],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=A Chat with Rita Hauser \|work=NYU Law Magazine\|url=https://blogs.law.nyu.edu/magazine/2007/a-chat-with-rita-hauser/\|access-date=2020-07-20\|language=en}}</ref> Hauser ] ] in the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=August 13, 2008\|title=Obama's Republicans\|url=https://www.nysun.com/editorials/obamas-republicans/83788/\|access-date=2020-07-20\|website=The New York Sun}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 10:43, 7 November 2024

American lawyer

Rita Hauser

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council
In office February 1969 – March 1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Morris B. Abram
Succeeded by	Philip Hoffman

Personal details
Born	(1934-07-12) July 12, 1934 (age 90) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Hunter College University of Strasbourg Harvard University University of Paris New York University

Rita Eleanor Hauser (born July 12, 1934) is an international lawyer known for persuading Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization to renounce violence in 1988. She also served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1969 to 1972. George W. Bush appointed her to the President's Intelligence Advisory Board in 2001, serving through 2004, and she was appointed again by Barack Obama in 2009.

Biography

Born of Jewish parents, Hauser was the elder of two daughters of Nathan and Frieda (Litt) Abrams, Rita Eleanor (Abrams).

In 1954 she received a B.A. from Hunter College in New York, after which she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship for graduate work in France, which eventually resulted in receiving a doctorate in political economy from the University of Strasbourg. She attended Harvard Law School for a while, then received a license en droit from the University of Paris (a rarity for an American) in 1958, then later received an LL.B. in 1959 from the New York University School of Law.

Hauser served as co-chair of "New Yorkers for Nixon" during Richard Nixon’s successful 1968 presidential campaign. She then became the United States representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1969–1972). She also served as a member of the United States delegation to the twenty-fourth UN General Assembly.

During her time at the UN that she met many key players in Middle East politics and became committed to her pursuit of conflict resolution in the Middle East, human rights and humanitarian law. During her term at the UN, she helped Jewish immigrants leave Russia and visited Palestinian refugee camps throughout the Middle East.

During this period she also met Golda Meir who soon became her mentor and role model. Meir inspired Hauser’s involvement in Middle East politics and encouraged her, a secular Jew, to learn more about Jewish history and her own Jewishness. In 1979, Hauser resigned from John Connally's campaign committee after Connally demanded a two-state solution that would've required Israel to withdraw from all territories occupied during the Six-Day War in exchange for American support.

For more than twenty years, Hauser was a senior partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in New York.

Hauser formerly chaired the International Peace Institute and was chair of the advisory board of the International Crisis Group, was elected in 2007 to the board of the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, formerly chaired the American Ditchley Foundation, has served as a director of the RAND Corporation, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the New York Philharmonic Society. She also served as an Advisory Board member for the Partnership for a Secure America.

She and her husband established the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and she is Co-Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board at Harvard Law School, and the Hausers also were the principal benefactors of the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University School of Law.

A self-described Rockefeller Republican, Hauser supported Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election.

References

^ Gursky, Ruth. "Rita Eleanor Hauser". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
^ "President Obama Announces Members of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board". whitehouse.gov (Press release). December 23, 2009. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017 – via National Archives.
"2 Jewish Campaigners Quit Connally Bid". Washington Post. 2023-12-22. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
"A Chat with Rita Hauser". NYU Law Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
"Obama's Republicans". The New York Sun. August 13, 2008. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded byMorris B. Abram	United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council 1969–1972	Succeeded byPhilip Hoffman

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