Timothy Wirth
President
United Nations Foundation; Washington, DC
(202) 887-9040
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Timothy E. Wirth is President of the United Nations Foundation. The United Nations Foundation was founded in early 1998 by R.E. "Ted" Turner through a major financial commitment to support United Nations causes.
As President of the UN Foundation and its related institutions, Wirth is responsible for leading the Foundation's central mission in support of UN causes, with special focus on population stabilization, women's empowerment and the education of girls; protection against environmental destruction and climate change; and advancement of children's health. Wirth is also in charge of strengthening UN institutions, including support of the Secretary General's reform efforts and initiatives to improve UN capability related to human rights, the environment, land mine removal and other major priorities.
Wirth's additional responsibilities include public education, such as demonstrating the importance and capacities of the UN around the world, and translating these to the American public; and raising new and additional resources, including efforts to broaden private engagement with, and support for, the United Nations and UN causes from within the United States and around the world.
From 1993 to 1997, Wirth was Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, responsible for coordinating US foreign policy in the areas of refugees, population, environment, science, human rights, narcotics and crime.
Wirth represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1987 to 1993; he chose not to run for re-election. He served in the United State House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, representing Colorado's 2nd Congressional District.
Wirth was a White House Fellow under President Lyndon Johnson, and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education in the Nixon Administration. He is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a Ph.D. in education form Stanford. The recipient of a number of honorary degrees, Wirth also serves as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers. |
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