Nancy Brinker
Nancy Brinker | |
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Brinker in 2017 | |
| WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control | |
| In office May 26, 2009 – May 30, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Margaret Chan |
| 29th Chief of Protocol of the United States | |
| In office September 14, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Donald Ensenat |
| Succeeded by | Capricia Marshall |
| 23rd United States Ambassador to Hungary | |
| In office September 26, 2001 – June 19, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Peter Tufo |
| Succeeded by | George Herbert Walker III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nancy Goodman December 6, 1946 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Norman E. Brinker |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA) |
Nancy Goodman Brinker (born December 6, 1946) is an American philanthropist, author, and former diplomat, best known for her contributions to breast cancer awareness and research. She founded the Promise Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Brinker was also United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003 and Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2007 to the end of the George W. Bush administration. In 2011, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control by the World Health Organization.