Anna Escobedo Cabral

Anna Escobedo Cabral

Anna Escobedo Cabral (born October 12, 1959 in San Bernardino , California ) is the Unit Chief for Strategic Communications in the External Relations Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Before that, she held the post of 42nd Treasurer of the United States from January 19, 2005 to January 20, 2009 . After Rosario Marin resigned , she became the senior Hispanic in George W. Bush's administration .

Career

Early years

Anna Escobedo Cabral, second generation Mexican American , is the daughter of Teresa Beltran and Francisco Escobedo. Her father's and maternal grandmother's families immigrated from Mexico to the United States in the early 20th century . Alfred Escobedo, her paternal grandfather, participated in the Bracero Program . Her maternal grandfather was a Native American born and raised on a reservation in Southern California .

As the oldest of five children, Cabral managed to attend Burbank Elementary School in the 1960s, despite her family's hectic schedule : Her father was a picker in the fields in the Santa Clara Valley , and both parents had various jobs at the San throughout Bernardino County and Riverside County after. Over time, Cabral also attended high school. By then the family had moved 20 times.

In their youth, Cabral and her siblings had to collect scrap metal and, with their father, cannibalized old engine parts, which they later sold. Her father suffered from the consequences of a severe back injury, which significantly impaired his ability to work. As a result, her mother had several jobs. As the oldest child, Cabral often had additional responsibilities for her siblings.

At the age of 16, Cabral had graduated from high school and planned to find a full-time job so that she could help her parents financially. Her math teacher, Philip Lamm, convinced her to consider a university education instead. In a late interview, Cabral said:

"Lamb hand wrote the application. He told me that this was a better plan and found scholarship money for me to go to college. "

Lamm also helped her overcome her family's initial concerns.

Cabral first attended the University of California at Santa Cruz , where her major was political science . In her sophomore year she met Victor G. Cabral, a law student at the University of California at Davis . Not long after that, she moved to Davis. The couple got married. Cabral suspended her studies for a few years to start a family. During this time she ran her husband's law office.

Cabral eventually returned to the university, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. After examining several graduate schools , she chose a double degree program from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley . She moved to Massachusetts with her family . When she was halfway through the program, Cabral decided to take a break from studying to take care of her family. In 1990 she received her Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University and in 2008 her Juris Doctor from the George Mason University School of Law .

Public service

Her husband got a job with the US Department of Justice in 1990 , so the family moved to Washington, DC The following year she became Executive Staff Director of the Task Force on Hispanic Affairs at the Senate Republican Conference . In her role, she led a parliamentary group of 25 senators who worked on issues related to the Hispanic community. With her work she drew the attention of Senator Orrin Hatch , who chaired the task force and the Senate Judiciary Committee . In addition to her work with the Republican Conference, she assumed the post of Deputy Staff Director in 1993 for the committee that oversees nominations for federal judges and various judiciary-related pieces of legislation.

After a few years, Cabral left the civil service but continued to work in the public sector. In 1999 she was appointed President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR). HACR is a Washington, DC-based, nonprofit coalition of 16 of the largest Hispanic organizations in the United States that works with Fortune 500 companies to grow Hispanic shares in employment, procurement, philanthropy, and government. Under the leadership of Cabral, the HACR published a number of best practices and partnered with Harvard Business School to create school executive training programs in corporate governance best practices for community officials. During this time, Cabral also sat on a number of advisory boards . In 2002 US President George W. Bush appointed them to his Council on the 21st Century Workplace , which issues recommendations for action on work-related issues to the White House and the US Department of Labor . That same year, she was appointed to a two-year term on the Diversity Council of the Premier Automotive Group , a far-reaching endeavor for Ford Motor Company . She also sat on the boards of Sewall-Belmont House and Museum , a historic center that commemorates women's suffrage , and Martha's Table , a non-profit organization that helps those less fortunate to improve their lives through volunteer work.

In 2003, Cabral was named director of the Center for Latino Initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution . During her time there, she conducted an institutional effort to increase Hispanic presence in exhibits and public programs amid 19 museums, five research centers, and the National Zoo .

On July 22, 2004, President George W. Bush nominated Cabral as Treasurer of the United States. It was ratified by the Senate on November 20.

Treasurer of the United States

Cabral signing the new dollar banknotes (April 2005)

Cabral's signature on the dollar banknotes

On January 19, 2005, she took her oath of office, ending a 17-month vacancy caused by the resignation of Rosario Marin . Secretary of the Treasury , John W. Snow , presided over the ceremony, which was attended by Alberto R. Gonzales , White House Legal Counsel who was just nominated as the first Hispanic United States Attorney General . The first dollars - banknotes bearing the signature of Cabral were printed in April of 2005.

As treasurer, she later oversaw the introduction of redesigned banknotes to combat counterfeiting . During her tenure, Hurricane Katrina struck the south coast of the United States. As a result of the disaster, she devoted much of her time to developing methods to help the affected people rebuild and manage their financial affairs. She also provided advice and assistance to the US Treasury Department in its efforts to provide economic aid to the devastated areas.

Despite a tight schedule and numerous lectures, Cabral managed to go back to school and do her Juris Doctor. She was inspired by her mother when she returned to school at the age of 52 to get her diploma. In 2005, Cabral began taking evening classes on the Arlington campus of the George Mason University School of Law . In her sophomore year, their daughter Catalina began studying at the same university.

Cabral's expertise in finance was also brought in by the US Treasury Department. In this context, she was named in 2007 by US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as his representative for the Community Development Advisory Board . The purpose of this body is to advise the US Treasury Department on the use of funds, tax credits, and investment capital in distressed communities across the country. In June of that year, Cabral hosted the Pathways to Hispanic Family Learning Conference with Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings . As a result of this conference, a new program was launched, led by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans . Aid programs are to be developed with the aim of financially promoting literacy and resources are to be made available so that children of Hispanic families can pursue academic careers.

In July 2008, Cabral became Deputy Director in the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. She currently works as a Senior Advisor for the Inter-American Development Bank.

family

Cabral is married to Victor G. Cabral. After serving as a lawyer, Victor was Vice President of Verizon Communications responsible for government-Hispanic relations. Since 2003 he has served as Senior Counsel at NBC Universal / Telemundo in the Government Relations Department .

As mentioned earlier, Cabral started her family while she was in college, which delayed her education for several years. She had her first child, Raquel, when she was 20 years old, and the others came in the next five years. When she started studying again, she took some of her children with her. In connection with this, she said the following about the time: While they lived on Capitol Hill , their children fished for change in the vending machines. So they routinely made $ 20 or 30. Furthermore, her son Victor, then three years old, would keep asking her Harvard professor questions, although she did her best to keep him silent.

The Cabrals have a total of four children: Raquel Cabral, Viana Cabral Greene (married to Joseph Milton Greene III.), Catalina Cabral and Victor Christopher Cabral. They also have four grandchildren: Lilyana Cabral Greene, Joseph Milton Greene IV, Vivienne Greene, and Henry Matthew Sours.

Trivia

When Cabral was named the new Treasurer of the United States, the banknotes were changed from 2003 series to 2003A series to indicate that a new treasurer was appointed but not a new US Treasury Secretary. Your signature appeared on all 2003A series and 2006 series banknotes produced in May 2005. Although her five-year tenure as Treasurer ended on January 20, 2009 with the beginning of the administration of Barack Obama , her signature appeared on the $ 100 banknotes of the 2006A series in June 2011, because there was no agreement about the new color of the 100 dollar banknotes.

Cabral is an accomplished seamstress. When she was younger, she sewed clothes for her siblings to save money. She made the wedding dresses for her two daughters. Prominent Republican adviser Leslie Sanchez made the flower arrangements.

Her three daughters followed her into government service: During the George W. Bush administration, Raquel Cabral worked in 2005 in the White House , the US Department of Energy and the US Department of Justice . Viana Greene was on the Senate Judiciary Committee and Catalina Cabral was on the White House and the US Department of Justice.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Hagenbaugh, Barbara: Treasurer promotes value of education , USA Today, November 14, 2006
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Cadavid, Fresia Rodriguez: An Autograph to Treasure, Latina Style Magazine, January / February 2005
3. ↑ Lemus, Irma: From local fields to DC, The Sun, May 19, 2005
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Christian, Rebecca: US Treasurer credits a teacher for her success ... , Telegraph-Herald, August 26, 2006
5. ↑ ^{a b c} The money maker: Anna Escobedo Cabral, US Treasurer ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Latino Leaders, October 1, 2005
6. ↑ ^{a b} Hooper, Michael: Newly minted treasurer offers recipe for success- American dream found, The Topeka Capital-Journal, September 16, 2005
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} Anna Escobedo Cabral: a presence at the Smithsonian ( memento of the original from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Latino Leaders, October 1, 2004
8. ↑ Anna Escobedo Cabral on the website of the United States Department of the Treasury ( Memento from February 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
9. ^ Anna Escobedo Cabral on the LinkedIn website
10. ↑ ^{a b} Smithsonian Names Anna Escobedo Cabral Director of the Institution's Center for Latino Initiatives ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Hispanic PR Wire, June 9, 2003
11. ^ Cabral Sworn in As Treasurer, APOnline.com, January 19, 2005
12. ^ New US treasurer gets her name on the currency , The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 26, 2005
13. ↑ Lücht, Bill: Treasurer Cabral Appointed As Treasury Designee To Community Development Advisory Board, US Federal News Service March 22, 2007
14. ^ Partnership for Hispanic Family Learning , White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, August 18, 2009
15. ↑ Victor G. Cabral on the Bloomberg Businessweek website
16. ^ Goldman, David: Who is signing your money? , CNN Money.com, July 28, 2009
17. ^ Hocking, Bree: From Republican Insider to Martha Stewart Confidant? , Leslie Sanchez.com, September 13, 2005