Robin Carnahan

Robin Carnahan is an American politician and the current Secretary of State of Missouri. She is a member of the Democratic Party

Early Life and Career

Carnahan grew up in Rolla, Missouri. After graduating from Rolla High School, she enrolled at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, earning a bachelor's degree, with honors, in Economics. Carnahan continued her education at the University of Virginia School of Law where she served as Executive Editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law before receiving her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in 1986. She returned to Missouri and began practicing law with the St. Louis law firm of Thompson & Mitchell, focusing on business and corporate law.

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Rolla, Missouri - William Jewell College - Liberty, Missouri - Economics - University of Virginia - Juris Doctor - (J.D.) - 1986 - Missouri - St. Louis

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In 1990 Carnahan went to work to help rebuild the democracies and economies of the nations of the former Soviet Union and other formerly Communist regimes. As part of a team from the National Democratic Institute, she helped draft voting laws, train new political leaders and monitor elections in Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Since then, she has worked in six countries to promote democracy and free elections. Carnahan also served as an executive at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. At the bank, Carnahan worked to help American companies increase the sale of their goods and services to buyers around the world.

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1990 - Communist - Hungary - Czechoslovakia - Export-Import Bank of the United States

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