▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁U . S . ▁eng agement ▁at ▁the ▁U . N . ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Council , ▁including ▁the ▁init iation ▁of ▁ground bre aking ▁human ▁rights ▁resolution s ▁on ▁Iran , ▁Sy ria , ▁Lib ya , ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire , ▁freedom ▁of ▁association , ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁U . N . ▁resolution ▁on ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁les bian , ▁gay , ▁bis ex ual ▁and ▁trans gender ▁persons . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁to ▁the ▁Amb assador ▁for ▁U . N . ▁Management ▁and ▁Reform ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Mission ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁ ▁under ▁Richard ▁C . ▁Hol bro oke , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁U . S . ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁U . N . ▁General ▁Assembly ▁negoti ating ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ar re ars ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁body . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁( CO O ) ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Str ategy ▁and ▁Oper ations ▁for ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 7 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Century ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁American ▁Progress ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁on ▁the ▁U . S .