Event
July 28, 2017 Throw Me Your Toughest Questions: Communicating the Conservative Approach to Life and Marriage
Kay Coles James addresses the Conservative Women's Network
Friday, Jul 28, 2017
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC
20002
Host
Description
Kay Coles James
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Mrs. James has far-reaching experience and respect in the public sector. Under President George H. W. Bush, she served as Associate Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Following her time in the Bush administration, Mrs. James was appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Resources under former Virginia Governor George Allen. In this role Mrs. James designed and implemented Virginia's landmark welfare reform initiative, affecting fourteen state agencies and over 19,000 employees.
In 2001, Mrs. James was appointed as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) by President George W. Bush and led a department of 3,600 employees.
Mrs. James has also served as a Senior Fellow and Director of The Citizenship Project at The Heritage Foundation and currently serves on The Heritage Foundation Board ofTrustees.
A graduate of Hampton University, Mrs. James is the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Laws from Pepperdine University, the University of Virginia's Publius Award for Public Service, and the Spirit of Democracy Award for Public Policy Leadership from the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. As a commentator and lecturer, Mrs. James has appeared on network morning shows and several national news and talk programs. She is the author of three books: her award-winning autobiography Never Forget (1993); Transforming America from the Inside Out (1995); and What I Wish I'd Known Before I Got Married (2001).
Mrs. James has been and continues to be very engaged politically. She has campaigned for Republican candidates in every presidential election and was on the 2016/17 Republican Presidential Transition Team for President Trump.
Today, Mrs. James is the founder and President of The Gloucester Institute, an organization which trains and nurtures leaders in the African American community. The Gloucester Institute is committed to providing an intellectually safe environment where ideas can be discussed and transformed into practical solutions that produce results.
Most importantly, Kay Coles James is the wife of Charles James, Sr. and the proud mother of three grown children and five grandchildren.
