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Kay Coles James
Kay Coles James | |
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| Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| In office January 15, 2022 – August 29, 2023 Acting: January 15, 2022 – March 2, 2022 | |
| Governor | Glenn Youngkin |
| Preceded by | Kelly Thomasson |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Gee (acting) |
| President of The Heritage Foundation | |
| In office January 1, 2018 – December 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Feulner |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Roberts |
| Director of the Office of Personnel Management | |
| In office July 11, 2001 – January 31, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Dan Blair |
| Preceded by | Janice Lachance |
| Succeeded by | Linda M. Springer |
| 6th Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources | |
| In office January 15, 1994 – March 12, 1996 | |
| Governor | George Allen |
| Preceded by | Howard Cullum |
| Succeeded by | Robert Metcalf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Madeline Kay Coles June 1, 1949 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Charles E. James Sr. |
| Education | Hampton University (BS) |
Kay Coles James (born June 1, 1949) is an American public official who served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from January 2022 to August 2023, and as the director for the United States Office of Personnel Management under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005.[1] Previous to the OPM appointment, she served as Virginia secretary of health and human resources under then-Governor George Allen and was the dean of Regent University's government school. She is the president and founder of the Gloucester Institute, a leadership training center for young African Americans.
On December 19, 2017, she was named president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.[2] She is the first African-American and the first woman to hold that position.[3] On March 22, 2021, she announced she was resigning from the foundation.[4]
- ^ "Kay Coles James". nndb.com.
- ^ McCaskill, Nolan (December 19, 2017). "Heritage Foundation taps Kay Coles James to be next president". Politico. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Scott, Eugene. "Powerful pro-Trump think tank names first black female president". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Kay James, prominent Black conservative voice, resigns from Heritage Foundation". reuters.com. Reuters. March 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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