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First Lady, Mrs. de Jongh promotes
several causes, including one that has
touched her own family.
She has established two local chapters of Children and Adults Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) to help raise awareness about the disorder.
Mrs. de Jongh is working to help improve the Virgin Islands' literacy rate, serves as the spokesperson for the territory's Big Read initiative, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.
She is an outspoken advocate for homeownership and is a founding member and honorary board member of Habitat for Humanity International of the Virgin Islands.
She has established two local chapters of Children and Adults Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) to help raise awareness about the disorder.
Mrs. de Jongh is working to help improve the Virgin Islands' literacy rate, serves as the spokesperson for the territory's Big Read initiative, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.
She is an outspoken advocate for homeownership and is a founding member and honorary board member of Habitat for Humanity International of the Virgin Islands.
First Lady of the United States, an
international fashion icon, whose
careful choice of style has contributed
over $2.7 billion to the economy.
A product of Chicago public schools, Mrs. Obama studied sociology and African-American studies at Princeton University.
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1988, she joined the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she later met the man who became the love of her life, President Barack Obama.
First Lady, Mrs. Obama recently launched the Let's Move! campaign to bring together community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide effort to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.
A product of Chicago public schools, Mrs. Obama studied sociology and African-American studies at Princeton University.
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1988, she joined the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she later met the man who became the love of her life, President Barack Obama.
First Lady, Mrs. Obama recently launched the Let's Move! campaign to bring together community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide effort to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.
Michaëlle Jean was a refugee from Haiti-
coming to Canada in 1968 and was
raised in the town of Thetford Mines,
Quebec. After receiving a number of
university degrees, Jean worked as a
journalist and broadcaster for Canadian
Radio, as well as undertaking charity
work, assisting victims of domestic
violence. In 2005, she was appointed
Governor General by Elizabeth II,
Queen of Canada.
Cabinet announced that the Michaëlle Jean Foundation would be established by the federal Crown-in-Council to focus on promoting education, culture, and creativity among youth from rural, northern, and/or poor communities in Canada. It was also reported that the Secretary-General of the United Nations would be appointing Jean to act as special envoy to Haiti for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with an aim to fight poverty and illiteracy and raise international funds.
Cabinet announced that the Michaëlle Jean Foundation would be established by the federal Crown-in-Council to focus on promoting education, culture, and creativity among youth from rural, northern, and/or poor communities in Canada. It was also reported that the Secretary-General of the United Nations would be appointing Jean to act as special envoy to Haiti for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with an aim to fight poverty and illiteracy and raise international funds.