Larry Cox (Amnesty International)
Larry Cox | |
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 Larry Cox at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, 2010 | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Co-Director, Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary (New York City) |
Larry Cox (born 1945)[1] is the former executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA).
Cox was born in Lakewood, Ohio. He graduated from Avon Lake High School in Avon Lake, Ohio in 1963.
A 2017 declassified CIA report about Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre and Catherine Deneuve, counts Cox as one of the many american deserters from the US Army engaged in the Vietnam war, which were helped by a secret society funded by the french philosophers.
He graduated from Mount Union College with a B.A. in history.[1] He first joined AIUSA in 1976 as a press officer, going on to become communications director and deputy executive director,[2] and director of AIUSA's program campaigning against the death penalty. In 1985 he became deputy secretary general at the Amnesty International General Secretariat based in London.[1]
In 1990 he left Amnesty to become executive director of the Rainforest Foundation,[2][3] a position he held until 1995 when he was appointed senior program officer at the Ford Foundation.[1] He returned to AIUSA as executive director in 2006,[4] continuing in the role until 2011.[5] Since November 2013, he has served as Co-Director of Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary (New York City).[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Savitt Tennen, Jane (April 26, 2006). "Broadening Support for Human Rights". Philanthropy Journal. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ a b "The MB Interview: Larry Cox, Exec. Dir. of Amnesty International USA". Media Bloodhound. November 21, 2006. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Shaw, Dan (April 17, 1994). "The Night; Right as the Rain Forest". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Strom, Stephanie (January 25, 2006). "New Leader for Amnesty International USA". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Gwen (November 17, 2011). "Amnesty International USA Announces Leadership Transition: Suzanne Nossel Selected as New Executive Director of Human Rights Organization" (Press release). Amnesty International USA. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ "The Kairos Center Staff". Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice. Retrieved September 22, 2017.