Amy Gutmann: Difference between revisions

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| education = [[RadcliffeHarvard CollegeUniversity]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])<br />[[London School of Economics]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[PhD]])

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'''Amy Gutmann''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ʌ|t|m|ən}}; born November 19, 1949) is an American academic and diplomat who has served as the [[United States Ambassador to Germany]] sincefrom 2022 to 2024. She was previously the [[List of presidents of the University of Pennsylvania|president of the University of Pennsylvania]] from 2004 to 2022, the longest-serving president in the history of the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. She currently serves as the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asc.upenn.edu/people/faculty/amy-gutmann-phd |title=Amy Gutmann, Ph.D. &#124; Annenberg }}</ref>

In 2021, according IRS Form 990 filed by the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Gutmann's W-2 reportable compensation was $22,821,735, “the vast majority of it — more than $20 million — was accrued over Gutmann’s nearly two-decade-long tenure as the Ivy League university’s leader and paid out as agreed when it vested, just months before she departed,” according to Sue Snyder of the Philadelphia Inquirer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/amy-gutmann-university-of-pennsylvania-president-salary-20230617.html | title=Former Penn president Amy Gutmann earned nearly $23 million in 2021, but most of it was accrued over her 18 years as president | date=June 17, 2023 }}</ref> SheGutmann was also the recipient of a $3.7 million dollar loan from the University of Pennsylvania that remained 100% outstanding as of the end of 2021.<ref>guidestar.com 2022 Form 990, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania</ref>

President Biden renominated Gutmann the next day. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on January 12, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=PN1577 - Nomination of Amy Gutmann for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1577?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22gutmann%22%2C%22gutmann%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=2 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=July 22, 2022 |date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> On February 8, 2022, the [[United States Senate]] confirmed her nomination by a 54-42 vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Amy Gutmann, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany) |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00040.htm |website=US Senate |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> She presented her credentials on February 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2022 |title=2022-2-17 Statement From Ambassador Amy Gutmann |url=https://de.usembassy.gov/2022-2-17-statement-from-ambassador-amy-gutmann/ |access-date=February 23, 2022 |website=U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Germany |language=en-US}}</ref> Originating in Feuchtwangen, Gutmann's father, Kurt Gutmann, fled Nazi Germany in 1934 making her mission deeply personal, as well as professional.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/world/europe/germany-ambassador-amy-gutmann.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare | title=Her Father Fled the Nazis. She's the New U.S. Ambassador to Germany | work=The New York Times | date=June 24, 2022 | last1=Bennhold | first1=Katrin }}</ref> Among her many priorities and accomplishments as U.S. Ambassador includes her "Stand Up and Speak Out" campaign across Germany to combat intolerance and bias among transatlantic youth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://de.usembassy.gov/standupspeakout/ | title=SUSO | date=February 5, 2024 }}</ref>

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