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against women and representing the Women's Washington, DC. She has
minorities in the workforce. Bureau and the US always been active in
Delores Crockett was on the Department of Labor church, community and civic
frontline. including: Oslo, Norway organizations, serving on the
She has a lifelong career France; Costa Rica; Board of Trustees,
serving the employment Northern Ireland. Leadership Atlanta (1980's);
needs of women including: She delivered a keynote YWCA Academy of Women
Director, Atlanta Office of address for then First Lady Achievers (1982);
Minority Women's Hillary Rodham Clinton Commission on Higher
Employment Program before a convention of the Education for the Episcopal
(1970's); Regional Director NAACP; established a Diocese of Atlanta (2008-
of the Women's Bureau, division of the Women's 10); Immediate Past Chair,
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau in San Jose, Costa Board of Governor's of
Atlanta; Deputy Director, Rica; delivered a speech Eagle's Landing Country
Women's Bureau, US before the governing body of Club Community (2016-
Department of Labor, the United Nations in 2018) (First woman and
Washington, DC (1979- Geneva Switzerland; and person of color ever
2006). As the highest- served as US representative selected by ClubCorp
ranking civil servant in the in OECD committee Corporation).
agency, served as Acting meetings in Paris, France.
Director numerous years
under the Clinton, and Bush Delores was honored by the
Administrations. she presence of two former
traveled throughout the Secretaries of Labor at her
United States and worldwide retirement ceremony in
