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'''Clare Selgin Wolfowitz''' is an expert on [[Indonesia]]n [[anthropology]]. She currently works at the [http://www.iris.umd.edu/ IRIS center] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] in the Governance Institutions Group, primarily on its projects in Indonesia and with the Programs and Policy Coordination office of [[USAID]].
{{Short description|American anthropologist}}'''Clare Selgin Wolfowitz''' (born November 1945) is an American anthropologist with a specialism in [[Indonesia]]. She currently works at the IRIS center at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] in the Governance Institutions Group, primarily on its projects in Indonesia and with the Programs and Policy Coordination office of [[USAID]]. She also currently serves as a board member for Health In Harmony, a [[nonprofit organization]] based in [[Portland, Oregon]] that supports environmental conservation and health projects in Indonesia. Her first stay in Indonesia was as an [[AFS Intercultural Programs|American Field Service]] (AFS) exchange student in the summer of 1962.


In 1968 she married [[Paul Wolfowitz]], who became [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]] (2001–2005) and subsequently President of the [[World Bank Group]].<ref name="Indep">{{cite news |last1=Cornwall |first1=Rupert |title=Paul Wolfowitz: A sheep in wolf's clothing? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paul-wolfowitz-a-sheep-in-wolf-s-clothing-529082.html |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=The Independent |date=19 March 2005}}</ref> They had met while they were studying together at [[Cornell University]] in the mid-1960s and co-residing in the [[Telluride House]]. There are conflicting reports of their marital status.<ref name=Dudley>{{cite news|url=http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/Archive/2004Julaug/features/Feature.html|title=Paul's Choice|author=David Dudley|publisher=Cornell Alumni Magazine Online 107.1|date=July–August 2004|accessdate=2007-05-17}}</ref><ref name="Dawn">{{cite news |title=The invisible woman at the helm of Wolfowitz scandal — II |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/246534/the-invisible-woman-at-the-helm-of-wolfowitz-scandal-ii |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Dawn |date=12 May 2007}}</ref> They have been reported as divorcing in 2002.<ref name="Indep"/> They have three children.<ref name="Indep"/>
She married [[World Bank]] President [[Paul Wolfowitz]] in [[1968]]. They met while they were studying together at [[Cornell University]] in the mid-1960s. They [[separation|separated]] in 2001 after allegations of an [[extramarital affair|affair]] with an employee at the School of Advanced International Studies where he was dean for seven years. There are conflicting reports of their marital status.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=342048&in_page_id=1770 "Will a British divorcee cost 'Wolfie' his job?"], Churcher, Sharon and Annette Witheridge, ''[[Daily Mail]]'', [[20 March]] [[2005]]</ref>


She is the half-sister of author, playwright, and illustrator [[Peter Selgin]] and economist [[George Selgin]].
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* ''Language Style and Social Space: Stylistic Choice in Suriname Javanese'' (University of Illinois Press, 1991)

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Latest revision as of 17:22, 29 June 2022

Clare Selgin Wolfowitz (born November 1945) is an American anthropologist with a specialism in Indonesia. She currently works at the IRIS center at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Governance Institutions Group, primarily on its projects in Indonesia and with the Programs and Policy Coordination office of USAID. She also currently serves as a board member for Health In Harmony, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon that supports environmental conservation and health projects in Indonesia. Her first stay in Indonesia was as an American Field Service (AFS) exchange student in the summer of 1962.

In 1968 she married Paul Wolfowitz, who became United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (2001–2005) and subsequently President of the World Bank Group.[1] They had met while they were studying together at Cornell University in the mid-1960s and co-residing in the Telluride House. There are conflicting reports of their marital status.[2][3] They have been reported as divorcing in 2002.[1] They have three children.[1]

She is the half-sister of author, playwright, and illustrator Peter Selgin and economist George Selgin.

Books

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  • Language Style and Social Space: Stylistic Choice in Suriname Javanese (University of Illinois Press, 1991)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cornwall, Rupert (19 March 2005). "Paul Wolfowitz: A sheep in wolf's clothing?". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ David Dudley (July–August 2004). "Paul's Choice". Cornell Alumni Magazine Online 107.1. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  3. ^ "The invisible woman at the helm of Wolfowitz scandal — II". Dawn. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2022.