Gillian Sorensen is a former United Nations assistant secretary-general for external relations who works with groups and organizations committed to peace, justice, development, refugees, and human rights. In 2018 she addressed the National Model United Nations (NMUN), attended by students from over 130 countries.
Sorensen serves as a member of the board of the International Rescue Committee and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.Jonathan Soffer, ““Mayor Edward I. Koch and New York’s Municipal Foreign Policy, 1977‒1990,” in Another Global City: Historical Explorations into the Transnational Municipal Moment, 1850‒2000, edited by Pierre-Yves Saunier and Shane Ewen (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008), pp. 127-128.
Early life and education Sorensen grew up in Michigan, the daughter of parents who were active in politics and civic affairs.
She is a graduate of Smith College and studied at the Sorbonne. She has twice been an Institute of Politics Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Personal life Gillian Sorensen (ne Martin) is the widow of Theodore C. Sorensen, who served as President John F. Kennedy's speechwriter and Special Counsel to the President in the White House. They are the parents of a daughter, Juliet Sorensen.
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References NAFSA United Nations Foundation Advocate Gillian Sorensen to Headline Third Day of NAFSA Conference "USC" USC Public Diplomacy Fall Speaker Series Public Diplomacy Fall Speaker Series: Gillian Sorensen
External links UN Foundation Bio Gillian Sorensen interviewed on Conversations from Penn State Hear a Speaker-Global Exchange