Amy L. Bondurant

Amy Laura Bondurant is an American attorney who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from 1997 to 2001. Bondurant was the first woman to represent the United States at the OECD and was also the first woman to serve on the board of Rolls-Royce.

Early life and education

Born in Union City, Tennessee, Bondurant grew up in Hickman, Kentucky. Her father was Judge John C. Bondurant and her mother was Doris Bondurant. Bondurant attended the University of Kentucky, where she received her bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1973 In 1978, Bondurant received her Juris Doctor degree from Washington College of Law of the American University.

Bondurant began her career as a legislative assistant for Senator Wendell Ford. As the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Ford pushed for the nomination of Bondurant to serve on the Federal Trade Commission in 1982, though this position went to George W. Douglas instead.
Bondurant later became a partner and board member of the law firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. Bondurant was the first female member of the firm's board of directors and executive committee.

In 2007, Bondurant endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, alongside over a hundred Clinton Administration alumni. Bondurant remained active in the foreign policy sphere, joining the Council on Foreign Relations and speaking out in support of Clinton's plan to defeat ISIS during the 2016 campaign.

Bondurant is married to David E. Dunn III, an attorney with the Washington, D.C.–based firm Squire Patton Boggs LLP. They have one son.