Corinne "Lindy" Claiborne Boggs
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See

On September 12, 1997 President Clinton nominated Corinne "Lindy" Boggs to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. The U.S. Senate confirmed Ambassador Boggs on October 17, 1997, succeeding Raymond Flynn.

During her political career, Ambassador Boggs became the first woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana. As a member of Congress, she served on the Appropriations Committee. Her three Subcommittee assignments, Energy and Water Development, V.A./H.U.D. - Independent Agencies, and Legislative Branch, permitted her to take a special interest in scientific research and technology development and housing issues.

She also served on the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families where she chaired the Crisis Intervention Task Force. In 1976 as a Chairperson of the Democratic National Convention, she was the first woman to chair a major political convention.

Ambassador Boggs is a graduate of Newcomb College of Tulane University (New Orleans), where she also holds an honorary degree. In addition she holds honorary degrees from Loyola University (Louisiana), Trinity College (District of Columbia), St. Mary of the Woods College (Indiana), Mount St. Mary's College (Maryland), St. Thomas University (Texas), St. Thomas Aquinas College (New York), University of New Orleans (Louisiana), Wesleyan University (Connecticut), The Catholic University of America Law School (District of Columbia), Xavier University (Louisiana), College of St. Elizabeth (New Jersey), Chestnut Hill College (Pennsylvania), Hood College (Maryland), Centenary College (Louisiana), Baypath College (Massachusetts), Georgetown Law Center (District of Columbia), Notre Dame University (Indiana), Tulane University Law School (Louisiana), Notre Dame Seminary (Louisiana), and Our Lady of Holy Cross College (Louisiana).

Ambassador Boggs was the first woman to receive the Tulane University Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Award in 1985 and was the first to receive the Congressional Award of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in March of 1986. Ambassador Boggs' other honors include the first AMVETS Auxiliary National Humanitarian Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial Award, the National Housing Conference's Housing Person of the Year Award, the National Advertising Council's Distinguished Service Award, the Bess Wallace Truman Award, the Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award, the National Science Foundation Distinguished Public Service Award, the first annual International Women's Forum Award, the Notre Dame University Laetare Medal, the 1994 American Mother of the Year, and the Louisiana library Association's Literary Award for her book Washington Through a Purple Veil.