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In [[1999]] she co-founded the [[International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children]] (ICMEC),<ref>[http://www.icmec.org/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_X1&PageId=1236 "Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cherie Booth Join Foces to Support the Launch of a Worldwide Project Against International Child Abduction"] April 23, 1999.</ref> the international arm of the [[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]] (NCMEC), subsequently becoming CEO of ICMEC/Europe.<ref>[http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=418 "International Children's Organization Names Respected Leaders to Spearhead its Global Agenda"] May 1, 2000.</ref> In [[2000]], she created her own charity, PACT5, affiliated to ICMEC.<ref>[http://www.pact-online.org "PACT"]</ref>
In [[1999]] she co-founded the [[International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children]] (ICMEC),<ref>[http://www.icmec.org/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_X1&PageId=1236 "Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cherie Booth Join Foces to Support the Launch of a Worldwide Project Against International Child Abduction"] April 23, 1999.</ref> the international arm of the [[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]] (NCMEC), subsequently becoming CEO of ICMEC/Europe.<ref>[http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=418 "International Children's Organization Names Respected Leaders to Spearhead its Global Agenda"] May 1, 2000.</ref> In [[2000]], she created her own charity, PACT5, affiliated to ICMEC.<ref>[http://www.pact-online.org "PACT"]</ref>


During her time in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], Lady Meyer gave evidence to committees of the [[United States Congress|US Congress]] and the [[United States Senate|US Senate]],<ref>[http://www.findthekids.com/testimonies.html"Missing Children: Testimonies"] October 1, 1998 and October 14, 1999.</ref> which led to several con-current resolutions urging better compliance by certain signatory states, including [[Germany]], with the [[Hague Convention]];<ref>[http://www.pact-online.org/html/parliament___congress.html "March 2001: US Con. Res. 69," "May 2000: US Con. Res. 293," "March 2000:
During her time in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], Lady Meyer gave evidence to committees of the [[United States Congress|US Congress]] and the [[United States Senate|US Senate]],<ref>[http://www.findthekids.com/testimonies.html"Missing Children: Testimonies"] October 1, 1998 and October 14, 1999.</ref> which led to several con-current resolutions urging better compliance by certain signatory states, including [[Germany]], with the [[Hague Convention]];<ref>[http://www.pact-online.org/html/parliament___congress.html "March 2001:US Con. Res. 69," "May 2000: US Con. Res. 293," "March 2000:
US Con. Res. 98"]</ref> and persuaded both [[Bill Clinton|Presidents Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush|Bush]] to raise with the German Chancellor cases of parental child abduction to Germany, including her own.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/clinton-to-tackle-berlin-over-the-stolen-children-716067.html "The Independent"] May 31, 2000. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.</ref>
US Con. Res. 98"]</ref> and persuaded both [[Bill Clinton|Presidents Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush|Bush]] to raise with the German Chancellor cases of parental child abduction to Germany, including her own.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/clinton-to-tackle-berlin-over-the-stolen-children-716067.html "The Independent"] May 31, 2000. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.</ref>


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Lady Meyer has published two books: ''Two Children behind A Wall''<ref>Meyer, C.[http://books.google.com/books?id=Oz3bAAAACAAJ&dq=two+children+behind+a+wall&ei=tyRWS8aGFI6GNtKv5fsM&cd=1 ''Two Children Behind a Wall'']. Random House, 1997. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.</ref> and ''They Are My Children Too''.<ref>Meyer, C.[http://books.google.com/books?id=ADEOAAAACAAJ&dq=they+are+my+children+too&ei=aSRWS6elKIy4NvWN9e8M&cd=1 ''They Are My Children Too''] Public Affairs, 1999. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.</ref> There is also an account of her struggle to see her children in ''DC Confidential'', the memoirs of her husband, Sir Christopher Meyer.<ref>Meyer, Christopher [http://books.google.com/books?id=awVWIoCcYXIC&q=DC+Confidential&dq=DC+Confidential&ei=-yRWS4_JBZPyNLWSrewM&cd=1 ''DC Confidential'']. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2005. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.</ref> From [[2003]] to [[2007]] she was a non-executive director of the [[London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange]].
Lady Meyer has published two books: ''Two Children behind A Wall''<ref>Meyer, C.[http://books.google.com/books?id=Oz3bAAAACAAJ&dq=two+children+behind+a+wall&ei=tyRWS8aGFI6GNtKv5fsM&cd=1 ''Two Children Behind a Wall'']. Random House, 1997. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.</ref> and ''They Are My Children Too''.<ref>Meyer, C.[http://books.google.com/books?id=ADEOAAAACAAJ&dq=they+are+my+children+too&ei=aSRWS6elKIy4NvWN9e8M&cd=1 ''They Are My Children Too''] Public Affairs, 1999. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.</ref> There is also an account of her struggle to see her children in ''DC Confidential'', the memoirs of her husband, Sir Christopher Meyer.<ref>Meyer, Christopher [http://books.google.com/books?id=awVWIoCcYXIC&q=DC+Confidential&dq=DC+Confidential&ei=-yRWS4_JBZPyNLWSrewM&cd=1 ''DC Confidential'']. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2005. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.</ref> From [[2003]] to [[2007]] she was a non-executive director of the [[London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange]].
In [[1999]] she received the Adam Walsh Rainbow Award for outstanding contribution to children¹s causes<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=biSHltUF7AAC&pg=PA330&lpg=PA330&dq=adam+walsh+award+and+catherine+meyer&source=bl&ots=l5Ylh89Oew&sig=iTeZC6Enn9RkaAJhjK_pCmPOcjc&hl=en&ei=F5s0S9exCoyh4Qbz_biqCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=adam%20walsh%20award%20and%20catherine%20meyer&f=false "Create Child Advocacy: Global Perspectives"] Kumari and Brooks, 2004. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 19, 2010.</ref>
In [[1999]] she received the Adam Walsh Rainbow Award for outstanding contribution to children's causes.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=biSHltUF7AAC&pg=PA330&lpg=PA330&dq=adam+walsh+award+and+catherine+meyer&source=bl&ots=l5Ylh89Oew&sig=iTeZC6Enn9RkaAJhjK_pCmPOcjc&hl=en&ei=F5s0S9exCoyh4Qbz_biqCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=adam%20walsh%20award%20and%20catherine%20meyer&f=false "Create Child Advocacy: Global Perspectives"] Kumari and Brooks, 2004. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 19, 2010.</ref>


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Revision as of 15:53, 20 January 2010

Lady (Catherine) Meyer is the wife of Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British Ambassador to the United States.

Background

In 1999 she co-founded the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC),[1] the international arm of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), subsequently becoming CEO of ICMEC/Europe.[2] In 2000, she created her own charity, PACT5, affiliated to ICMEC.[3]

During her time in Washington, Lady Meyer gave evidence to committees of the US Congress and the US Senate,[4] which led to several con-current resolutions urging better compliance by certain signatory states, including Germany, with the Hague Convention;[5] and persuaded both Presidents Clinton and Bush to raise with the German Chancellor cases of parental child abduction to Germany, including her own.[6]

She has also taken her campaign against international parental child abduction to Europe, giving evidence to the Belgian Senate.[7]

Career

Lady Meyer has published two books: Two Children behind A Wall[8] and They Are My Children Too.[9] There is also an account of her struggle to see her children in DC Confidential, the memoirs of her husband, Sir Christopher Meyer.[10] From 2003 to 2007 she was a non-executive director of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange. In 1999 she received the Adam Walsh Rainbow Award for outstanding contribution to children's causes.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cherie Booth Join Foces to Support the Launch of a Worldwide Project Against International Child Abduction" April 23, 1999.
  2. ^ "International Children's Organization Names Respected Leaders to Spearhead its Global Agenda" May 1, 2000.
  3. ^ "PACT"
  4. ^ "Missing Children: Testimonies" October 1, 1998 and October 14, 1999.
  5. ^ [http://www.pact-online.org/html/parliament___congress.html "March 2001:US Con. Res. 69," "May 2000: US Con. Res. 293," "March 2000: US Con. Res. 98"]
  6. ^ "The Independent" May 31, 2000. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.
  7. ^ "Seminar on the Application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction" March 29, 2000. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.
  8. ^ Meyer, C.Two Children Behind a Wall. Random House, 1997. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  9. ^ Meyer, C.They Are My Children Too Public Affairs, 1999. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.
  10. ^ Meyer, Christopher DC Confidential. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2005. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 15, 2010.
  11. ^ "Create Child Advocacy: Global Perspectives" Kumari and Brooks, 2004. Google Book Search. Retrieved on January 19, 2010.
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