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Ambassador Anne Slaughter Andrew
On December 24, 2009, the Senate unanimously confirmed Anne Slaughter
Andrew as the United States Ambassador to Costa Rica. Before entering public
service, Ambassador Andrew was the Principal of New Energy Nexus, LLC and
advised companies and entrepreneurs on investments and strategies to
capitalize on the New Energy Economy.
Over the last 25 years, Ambassador Andrew successfully advised companies
in her corporate environmental/energy law practice, serving as Co-Chair of the
Environment/Energy Team at Baker & Daniels (1996-2000), a leading Midwestern
Law Firm, and joining as a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Patton
& Boggs (2001-2003). In addition, Ambassador Andrew co-founded a medical
bio-tech consulting company, Anson Group LLC and, as an owner and Director
from 2004-2007, co-led the organization towards sustained growth and national
recognition.
Anne Slaughter Andrew is actively engaged with conservation and
environmental organizations, at the State and National level, including The
Sierra Club and the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation. Ambassador Andrew
has worked with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) since 1995, serving as an Indiana
Trustee, and a member of the President's National Advisory Council. Ms. Andrew
also served from 2001-2002 as Special Counsel and Director for TNC in
Arlington, Virginia.
Ambassador Andrew graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of
Arts and received her Juris Doctorate from Indiana University School of
Law-Indianapolis, where she served as Editor-In-Chief of the Indiana Law
Review. From 1997 to 1999, Ms. Andrew was Adjunct Professor of Law at Indiana
University School of Law- Indianapolis. She has also been published,
specifically on issues concerning the environment in journals such as the
Indianapolis Business Journal and the American Bar Association.
Ms. Andrew is from Indiana and in recent years has been living in Potomac,
Maryland. She is married to Joe Andrew and they have two children.
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