Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected State Treasurer of Texas in 1990, where she served until her election in 1993 to the United States Senate. During her 20 years of Senate service (until 2013),  she was elected, by her peers, to chair the Republican Policy Committee, making her part of the five member leadership team. Kay also served two terms as Chairman of the Board of Visitors at The U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In 2017, she was called back into public service, as U.S. Ambassador to NATO until 2021. Currently, she is on the Board of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Energy Advisory Council, the Board of the Atlantic Council, and the Dallas Mayor’s International Advisory Council. She is the author of three books, including the bestseller, American Heroines, (William Morrow, 2004). In 2013, the Dallas City Council named the City’s Convention Center in her honor. Her alma mater named its Energy Center, The Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Kay is the recipient of The University of Texas Presidential Citation Award and has been named Distinguished Alumnus of UT Austin and Outstanding Alumnus of the UT Law School.