Ellen Sauerbrey
Ellen Sauerbrey | |
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| 11th Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration | |
| In office January 4, 2006 – December 31, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Gene Dewey |
| Succeeded by | Eric P. Schwartz |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 10th district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 11, 1995 | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 5B district | |
| In office January 10, 1979 – January 12, 1983 Serving with Richard Matthews | |
| Preceded by | George Price |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence LaMotte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ellen Richmond September 9, 1937 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Wil Sauerbrey (m. 1959) |
| Education | McDaniel College (BA) |
| Website | Official blog |
Ellen Richmond Sauerbrey (born September 9, 1937) is an American politician from Maryland and the former head of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. She was nominated to the Bureau in September 2005 by President George W. Bush. On January 4, 2006, Bush placed her in office by way of a recess appointment, bypassing the need for Senate confirmation. Her confirmation was unlikely, given strong objections by some senators. Sauerbrey's recess appointment caused some controversy; however, her experience as minority leader in the Maryland House of Delegates and managing a complex U.S. Census project helped rally others to her cause. After her tenure in the house of delegates, she ran for governor of Maryland in 1994 and 1998 as the Republican nominee, losing both elections to Democrat Parris Glendening.