Class of 2008 Commencement Exercises

Commencement Speaker: Ann Veneman, Executive Director of the United Nation's Childrens Fund (UNICEF)

A native of Modesto, California, Ann received her Bachelor's degree from UC Davis and her Master of Public Policy degree from GSPP. She also holds a juris doctorate degree from UC Hastings College of Law.

Prior to joining UNICEF, she was US Secretary of Agriculture from 2001-2005, the only GSPP graduate to date to hold a Cabinet position.

From 1995 to 1999 she was Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.