Lucy W. Benson

Lucy Wilson Benson (born August 25, 1927)[1] is an American retired government official who served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs from 1977 to 1980. When Benson was named to this post, it was the highest position ever held by a woman in the United States Department of State.[2]

Lucy Benson
Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs
In office March 28, 1977 – January 5, 1980
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Carlyle E. Maw
Succeeded by	Matthew Nimetz
Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services
In office 1975–1977
Governor	Michael Dukakis
Preceded by	Peter C. Goldmark, Jr.
Succeeded by	Jerald Stevens
Personal details
Born	Lucy Wilson Benson August 25, 1927

Prior to joining the State Department, Benson served as President of the League of Women Voters (1968 to 1974) and Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services from 1975 to 1977.[3] She has also been a member of the Lafayette College Board of Trustees since 1985.[4]

References

1. "Presidency". google.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
2. "Washington Talk: Women in Government; The Pioneers", New York Times, Nov. 13, 1986
3. "Lucy Wilson Benson (1943), H1974". Amherst College. Amherst College. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
4. Gendebien, Albert W. (1986). The Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927 - 1978. Easton, PA: Lafayette College.