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Timothy E. Wirth

President, United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund

Description

From the website: Timothy E. Wirth is the President of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund. These organizations were founded in 1998 through a major financial commitment from R.E. Turner to support and strengthen the work of the United Nations. Wirth began his political career as a White House Fellow under President Lyndon Johnson and was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education in the Nixon Administration. Wirth then returned to his home state and successfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District from 1975-1987. In the House, he concentrated his efforts in the areas of communications technology and budget policy. In 1986, Wirth was elected to the U.S. Senate where he focused on environmental issues, especially global climate change and population stabilization. Wirth chose not to run for re-election. Wirth co-sponsored the Children’s Television Education Act in 1983, which after seven years and many revisions was signed into law in 1990 as the Children’s Television Act.  This Act reinstated commercial time limits during children’s programs, prohibited the practice of host-selling, mandated that stations air educational/informational programs for children, and established the National Endowment for Children’s Television. As President of the UN Foundation since its inception in early 1998, Wirth has led the Foundation’s efforts to build and implement public-private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems. The UN Foundation also broadens support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach.

Topic(s): Advertising/Marketing, Cognitive Development & Learning, Legislation/Public Policy

User Type(s): Academic, Advocate, Journalist, Policymaker

Address

United Nations Foundation
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 400
Washington, District Of Columbia 20036

Contact Information

Phone(s): 202-887-9040
URL(s): http://www.unfoundation.org

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