Martha S. Pope
Martha S. Pope | |
|---|---|
| Senior Advisor for the Northern Ireland Peace Negotiations | |
| In office January 4, 1995 – July 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| 26th Secretary of the United States Senate | |
| In office April 15, 1994 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Walter J. Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Sheila P. Burke |
| 31st Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – April 14, 1994 | |
| Leader | George J. Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Henry K. Giugni |
| Succeeded by | Robert Laurent Benoit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 or 1946 (age 79–80) New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut (BA) Southern Connecticut State University (MA) |
Martha S. Pope is an American public servant who participated in peace initiatives in Northern Ireland that led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. She also served as the sergeant at arms of the United States Senate from 1991 to 1994, the first woman to hold the role. She briefly served as Secretary of the United States Senate for a few months in 1994 before she was asked to assist in the Northern Ireland peace process. Pope is the only person in the history of the U.S. Senate to hold both the important Secretary and Sergeant at Arms positions. She was also Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell. She is also a pastel artist.