Patricia Diaz Dennis

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Patricia Diaz Dennis
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
In office
August 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRichard Schifter
Succeeded byJohn Shattuck
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
June 25, 1986 - September 29, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byHenry M. Rivera[1]
Succeeded byErvin Duggan[2]
Member of the National Labor Relations Board
In office
1983–1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJohn Van de Water[3]
Succeeded byMary Cracraft[4][5][6]
Personal details
Born
Patricia Diaz[7]

(1946-10-02) October 2, 1946 (age 74)
Santa Rita, New Mexico, U.S.
Spouse(s)Michael Dennis
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (JD)

Patricia Diaz Dennis (born October 2, 1946) is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from 1992 to 1993.

Biography[]

Patricia Diaz Dennis was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico on October 2, 1946,[7] the daughter of Porfirio Madrid Diaz and Mary Romero.[7] She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating with an A.B. in 1970.[7] She then attended Loyola Law School and received a J.D. in 1973.[7]

After law school, she joined Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker as an associate attorney.[7] She practiced there until 1976, when she took an in-house job in the law department of the Pacific Lighting Company.[7] In 1978, she joined the labor law department of the American Broadcasting Company.[7]

In 1983, President of the United States Ronald Reagan appointed Dennis to the National Labor Relations Board.[7] She served there until 1986, when Reagan named her as a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission.[8]

She returned to the private practice of law in 1991, joining Jones Day as a partner.[7] In 1993, she joined Sprint as a vice president.[7]

In 1992, President George H. W. Bush nominated Dennis to be Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs[8] and, after Senate confirmation, Dennis held this position from August 24, 1992 until January 20, 1993.

Upon leaving the United States Department of State, Dennis joined Sullivan & Cromwell as special counsel for telecommunications matters.[9] She joined SBC Communications as a vice president in 1995, and worked there until 2005. In 2015, she was elected to the board of US Steel Corporation.[10]

Long active in the Girl Scouts of the USA, in 2005, Dennis was elected as that organization's chairperson.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ PN951 — Patricia Diaz Dennis — Federal Communications Commission, 99th Congress (1985-1986)
  2. ^ PN937 — Ervin S. Duggan — Federal Communications Commission, 101st Congress (1989-1990)
  3. ^ PN101 — Patricia Diaz Dennis — National Labor Relations Board, 98th Congress (1983-1984)
  4. ^ PN1242-1 — Mary Cracraft — National Labor Relations Board, 99th Congress (1985-1986)
  5. ^ PN1242-2 — Mary Cracraft — National Labor Relations Board, 99th Congress (1985-1986)
  6. ^ Mary Miller Cracraft
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k FCC Bio
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Zarkin, Kimberly; Michael J. Zarkin (2006). The Federal Communications Commission: front line in the culture and regulation wars. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-313-33416-0.
  9. ^ Patricia Diaz Dennis Executive in Residence - Center for Professional Excellence
  10. ^ http://pittsburghurbanmedia.com/Patricia-Diaz-Dennis-and-Robert-J-Stevens-Elected-to-US-Steel-Board-of-Directors/
  11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PyP1iBWcPE
Government offices
Preceded by
Richard Schifter 		Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
1992–1993 		Succeeded by
John Shattuck
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