Carol Bellamy

Carol Bellamy (born January 14, 1942) is the chair of the Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). She was Director of the Peace Corps, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and President and CEO of World Learning.

Carol Bellamy
Executive Director of UNICEF
In office May 1, 1995 – May 1, 2005
Secretary General	Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan
Preceded by	Richard Jolly (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ann Veneman
13th Director of the Peace Corps
In office October 7, 1993 – May 1, 1995
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Elaine Chao
Succeeded by	Mark Gearan
President of the New York City Council
In office January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1985
Preceded by	Paul O'Dwyer
Succeeded by	Andrew Stein
Member of the New York Senate from the 25th district
In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1977
Preceded by	Paul P. E. Bookson
Succeeded by	Martin Connor
Member of the New York Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1974
Preceded by	John J. Marchi
Succeeded by	Vander L. Beatty
Personal details
Born	(1942-01-14) January 14, 1942 (age 83) Scotch Plains, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Gettysburg College (BA) New York University (JD)

After three terms in the New York State Senate, she was the first woman to be elected as President of the New York City Council, a position she held until her unsuccessful bid for Mayor of New York in 1985. She was the second to last person to hold this position.^[1]

In Japan, she was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 2006.^[2]