Melanne Verveer [SEP] educated at
Melanne Verveer
Melanne Verveer is the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security at Georgetown University, a founding partner of Seneca Point Global, a global women strategy firm, and a co-founder of Seneca Women. She is also the co-author with Kim Azzarelli of the book "Fast Forward: How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose".
Most recently, she served as the first United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, nominated by President Barack Obama in
's first overtly political song, "Come Back Home." The song was directed at the 10% of the population, about a half million people, who left Myanmar due to repression and poverty.
"Come Back Home" was first performed in May 2012 at a private lunch with former United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues from the Office of Global Women's Issues, Melanne Verveer, upon her visit to Myanmar. In her speech, Former Ambassador Verveer remarked, "I thought that