Patricia Derian
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Patricia Murphy Derian (née Murphy; August 12, 1929 – May 20, 2016) was an American civil rights and human rights activist who fought racism in Mississippi and went on to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from 1977 to 1981.[1] She was, remembered The Times of London, "a courageous champion of civil rights who took on some of the world's most brutal dictators in her role as a senior American diplomat".[2]
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Patricia Derian | |
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Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs | |
In office August 17, 1977 – January 19, 1981 | |
Preceded by | James M. Wilson, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Elliott Abrams |
Personal details | |
Born | Patricia Murphy (1929-08-12)August 12, 1929 New York City, U.S. |
Died | (2016-05-20)May 20, 2016 (aged 86) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Paul Derian Hodding Carter III |
Education | University of Virginia School of Nursing |
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