GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEUNITED STATES OF AMERICAMEASURESFIRST WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | AMERICAS
First White House Advisor on Violence against Women
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2009
Brief Description

In 2009, the Obama Administration established the first White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. The Administration appointed two women to the U.S. Supreme Court, and created an unprecedented position of Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues to mobilize support for women around the world.

Source of Information

A/HRC/WG.6/9/USA/1 para 37

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