Fulton, Laurie Susan, 1949-

Laurie S. Fulton was U.S. Ambassador to Denmark from July 2009 through February 2013. As Ambassador, she managed U.S. relations with Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands in areas related to national security, counter-terrorism, arctic policy, piracy, and international law enforcement, among others. She co-founded Green Partners for Growth, a bi-lateral, public-private initiative to develop business opportunities for U.S. and Danish companies in sustainable energy and green technologies. Ambassador Fulton organized and co-hosted the 2010 Conference on the Role of Women in Global Security for the U.S. and Nordic-Baltic countries, identifying best practices to assist women in becoming productive participants in business and government in countries emerging from con flit, specifically Afghanistan, Liberia and Uganda. She was recognized for leadership and advocacy for inclusion, diversity and tolerance, and was honored to receive a Dialog Prize. Ambassador Fulton was awarded the Grand Cross of the Danish Royal Order of Dannebrog by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II.

After her tenure as Ambassador, Ms. Fulton returned to her previous law firm as a Partner at Williams & Connolly LLP, where her law practice included complex civil litigation, government investigations, and white-collar criminal defense. In 2004 she was named as one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine. Ms. Fulton was an active member of the Litigation, Criminal Justice and International Law Sections of the American Bar Association, and served as Co-Chair of the Criminal Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section. On July 31, 2014, she retired from the firm.

...