[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S10797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Leahy):
  S.J. Res. 26. Providing for the appointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer 
as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, today I am submitting a Senate Joint 
Resolution appointing a citizen regent to the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution. I am pleased that my fellow Smithsonian 
Institution Regents, Senators Frist and Leahy are cosponsors.
  The Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents recently recommended the 
following distinguished individual for appointment to a six year term 
effective December 8, 2001: Patricia Q. Stonsifer of Washington.
  I ask unanimous consent that a copy of her biography be included in 
the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

   Patty Stonesifer, Co-Chair and President, Bill and Melinda Gates 
                               Foundation

       Patty Stonesifer leads the foundation's mission to improve 
     access to advances in global health and learning for all 
     people as we move into the 21st century.
       She serves on the Board of the Vaccine Fund, launched in 
     1999 to address the need for vaccines among the world's 
     poorest countries, as well as on the Board of the African 
     Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership, a multi-sectoral approach 
     to slowing the spread of AIDS in Botswana. Stonesifer served 
     as an official member of the U.S. delegation to the United 
     Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS.
       In addition to her responsibilities with the foundation, 
     Stonesifer is an active community volunteer, donating both 
     time and resources to a number of regional nonprofit 
     organizations, and serves on the board of directors of the 
     YWCA of King County and the Seattle Foundation. She is also 
     on the board of directors of Amazon.com and Viacom Inc.
       Prior to being asked by Bill and Melinda Gates to launch 
     the work of the Gates Learning Foundation in 1997, Stonesifer 
     held a senior vice president position at Microsoft and ran 
     her own management consulting firm, working with such 
     corporations as Dream Works SKG.

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