Anne-Marie Slaughter

Anne-Marie Slaughter
Name	Anne-Marie Slaughter
Birth date	27 September 1958
Birth place	Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Education	Princeton University (BA), University of Oxford (BCL, MA), Harvard University (JD, PhD)
Occupation	Legal scholar, foreign policy analyst, public commentator
Spouse	Andrew Moravcsik
Known for	International law and relations scholarship, Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. Department of State, advocacy for work-life balance

Anne-Marie Slaughter is an American international lawyer, foreign policy analyst, and public intellectual. She served as the Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from 2009 to 2011. A prominent scholar of international law and international relations, she has held prestigious academic positions and is a leading voice on issues of global governance, U.S. foreign policy, and gender equality.

Early life and education

Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, she is the daughter of a political science professor at the University of Virginia. She completed her undergraduate studies at Princeton University, graduating with high honors. She then attended Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, and later earned a doctorate in international relations from Harvard University. As a Rhodes Scholar, she also studied at Oxford University, obtaining a degree in law.

Academic career

Slaughter began her academic career as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. She later joined the faculty of Harvard Law School, where she became the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law. In 2002, she became the dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, a position she held until 2009. Her scholarly work has focused on global legal networks, the role of non-governmental organizations, and theories of liberal internationalism.

Government service

From 2009 to 2011, she took a leave from Princeton University to serve as the Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. Department of State, reporting directly to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In this role, she was a principal advisor on long-term strategic thinking and helped shape major policy initiatives, including the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. Her tenure coincided with significant events in American foreign policy, including the Arab Spring and the pivot to Asia.

Public policy and advocacy

Following her government service, Slaughter became a prominent public commentator and advocate. She served as the president and CEO of the think tank New America from 2013 to 2017. She is a co-founder of the legal advocacy organization The Justice Collaborative. A central theme of her advocacy is the need for societal structures that support caregiving and professional achievement, famously articulated in her 2012 essay "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" published in The Atlantic. She frequently writes and speaks on issues of work–life balance, gender equality, and the future of American foreign policy.

Publications and media

Slaughter is the author of several influential books, including *A New World Order* and *The Idea That Is America*. Her 2017 book, *Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family*, expands on her arguments about caregiving and equality. She is a regular contributor to major publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Project Syndicate, and she provides commentary for networks like CNN and BBC. She also hosts the podcast *The Good Fight*.

Awards and recognition

Her work has been recognized with numerous honors, including a fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has been named to lists such as Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers. She holds honorary degrees from several institutions, including the University of Edinburgh and Dartmouth College. In 2021, she was appointed to the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism.

Category:American legal scholars Category:American political scientists Category:American women in law Category:Foreign policy analysts Category:Princeton University faculty Category:Harvard Law School faculty Category:Rhodes Scholars Category:1958 births Category:Living people