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Madeleine Kunin speaking 11 October 2004

Madeleine May Kunin (born September 28, 1933) is a Swiss-American diplomat and politician. She was born in Zurich to a Jewish family, and moved to the United States as a child. She was the governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the United States Democratic Party. She was a member of the administration of President Bill Clinton, serving as deputy secretary of education of the United States from 1993 until 1997, when she became the ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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