Marguerite H. Sullivan

Marguerite Hoxie Sullivan "is Director of the Center on International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy. She is the author of A Responsible Press Office: An Insider's View published by the U.S. State Department. She served as a former assistant to Vice President Dan Quayle, Chief of Staff to Marilyn Quayle, and head of the federal liaison office of former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman. A former reporter and columnist, Ms. Sullivan was also president of the Washington Press Club. She served on the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C., and is a former director of communications policy at NEH. Ms. Sullivan also served as director of the U.S. UNESCO Affairs Office and executive director of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. Ms. Sullivan received her B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University." 

She is a council member of the National Council on the Humanities.

"Marguerite H. Sullivan is a public affairs and communications specialist. She began her career as a reporter and columnist for Copley News Service, and then served as executive editor of The Washington Woman magazine from 1984 to 1986.

"Ms. Sullivan moved into the political arena in 1986, as director of communications for the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1991, she became part of the White House staff, where she was assistant to Vice President Dan Quayle in the administration of President George Bush (1989-1993) and chief of staff and press secretary to Marilyn Quayle, wife of the vice president. She subsequently worked in state government as a cabinet member and director of federal liaison for then New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman.

"During the 2000 U.S. presidential campaign, Ms. Sullivan was chief of staff and press secretary to Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney. She is currently vice president for communications and external affairs with the International Republican Institute." 


 * Council Member, National Endowment for the Humanities
 * Advisory Board, Iraqi Women's Educational Institute