Helene A. von Damm

Helene von Damm ( born as Helene A. Winter, born May 4, 1938 in Ulmerfeld, Austria ) is an American politician of the Republican and former Ambassador of the United States in Austria.

Curriculum vitae

Helene von Damm emigrated in 1959 to the United States. She was both during the election campaign for the governorship of California in 1966, as well as two terms as personal secretary to Ronald Reagan, and subsequently assistant and a financial manager during his presidential election campaign in 1980. When Reagan was elected president of the United States, and received from dam in 1981 transferred the responsibility for the human Resources department of the President and led this activity also to its use as U.S. Ambassador to Austria in 1983.

Within two years, was the third divorce and then the fourth marriage, with the Sacher hotel owners Peter Gürtler, completed, which almost created a scandal in the Austrian gossip columns.

Due to the discrepancy between their professional and private life shared by Damm President Reagan in a personal letter in June 1985 that her resignation was inevitable. The location in the U.S. Embassy in Vienna was re- occupied in December with Ronald Lauder.

List of positions

• Ambassador of the United States in Austria ( 1983-85 )
• White House Staff Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel ( 1982-83 )
• White House Staff Director of Presidential Personnel ( 1981-82 )
• United Service Organization World Board of Governors (past )
• Coro Foundation Public Affairs Leadership Training
• American Medical Association Secretary, AMA PAC (1965 )
• Forbes 2000
• Receipt of U.S. Citizenship (1959 )

Publications

• Helene von Damm: Throw away the fear, Helene. Paul Neff Verlag, Wien, 1987, ISBN 3-7014-0241-8.