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Dr. Schoettler served as Colorado's Lt. Governor from 1995 to 1999. In 1997, she co-chaired the successful G-8 Summit of world leaders held in Denver, Colorado. She negotiated solutions to some of Colorado's toughest environmental problems and led a highly successful educational reform. From 1987 to 1995, Dr. Schoettler served two terms as Colorado State Treasurer and as a trustee of the Public Employees Retirement Association, the state's $24 billion pension fund. She was elected to two terms on the Douglas County Board of Education, serving four years as president, and was a trustee of the University of Northern Colorado. Currently, she sits on four non-profit boards, the Center for Women's Health Research at the University of Colorado, ProgressNow, Colorado Conservation Trust, and Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy. Dr. Schoettler received her BA degree with honors in economics from Stanford University and her MA and PhD degrees in history from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She has founded two banks and continues to help run the California cattle ranch where she was raised and to manage several real estate partnerships. Among her many awards is the French Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian award, presented to her by French President Jacques Chirac. Ambassador Schoettler is married to Dr. Donald Stevens, Managing Director of the Institute for International Business at the University of Colorado at Denver. Together they have five children and live in Parker, Colorado. She recently conquered her great fear of heights and finished climbing all 56 of Colorado's 14,000 foot high peaks.