Gail Brown Archives

Pacific Women Leaders: Lina Chang

By Gail Brown. For the next blog post in the Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Lina Chang. Lina Chang has earned the title of “Mamma” after helping more than 500 children throughout Samoa. In 2005, Chang opened the Samoa Victim Support Group (SVSG) which remains Samoa’s only support organization for children who are abused, abandoned, or ... Read More»

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 16 October, 2019 | Categories: News, Pacific Women | Tags: #PacificWomen, Gail Brown, Lina Chang, Pacific Women Leaders, PWL, Samoa Victim Support Group, SVSG, UNICEF

Women of Courage by Gail Huff Brown

At the U.S. Embassy, New Zealand we are reflecting and celebrating International Women’s Day with #womenofcourage. Over the past 18 months, Mrs. Gail Huff Brown, wife to Ambassador Scott Brown and previously a professional TV news reporter, has been interviewing outstanding women and publishing the “Pacific Women Leaders” blog. This blog, published on the U.S. Embassy ... Read More»

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 8 March, 2019 | Categories: Former Ambassadors, News, Pacific Women | Tags: Ana File-Heather, Ema Piutau, Fealefani Brunn, Fiafia Rex, Gail Brown, International Women’s Day, IWD2019, Jacqui Evans, Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Nicole Rex, Niki Rattle, Nora Swan, Pacific Women Leaders, Sera Tapu-Ta-ala, Suisala Mele Maualaivao, Vanessa Masoa, Vania Wolfgramme, Verona Parker

Pacific Women Leaders: Vania Wolfgramm

By Gail Brown. For the next blog post in the Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Vania Wolfgramm. Vania is a former rugby player for the famous Black Ferns. She loves the sport. Now, as the Women’s Rugby Development Manager at New Zealand Rugby (NZR), her job is to share her passion for rugby with other young ... Read More»

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 31 January, 2019 | Categories: Former Ambassadors, News, Pacific Women, Sports Diplomacy | Tags: Black Ferns, Gail Brown, New Zealand Rugby, Pacific Women Leaders, PWL, Rugby, Vania Wolfgramm

Pacific Women Leaders: highlighting Pacific women’s contributions to humanity

By Gail Brown, wife of US Ambassador Scott Brown. New Zealand and Samoa, known for their natural beauty, vibrant cultures, and thriving societies, was top of my husband’s list to serve our country as United States Ambassador abroad. New Zealand is home to some of the largest Pacific people’s diasporas, and a gate-way to South ... Read More»

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 15 September, 2017 | Categories: News, U.S. & Samoa | Tags: #PacificWomen, Gail Brown, Pacific Women

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