Faith Whittlesey

Faith Whittlesey
United States Ambassador to Switzerland
In office May 31, 1985 – June 14, 1988
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	John Davis Lodge
Succeeded by	Philip D. Winn
In office October 23, 1981 – February 28, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Richard D. Vine
Succeeded by	John Davis Lodge
Director of the Office of Public Liaison
In office March 3, 1983 – March 19, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Liddy Dole
Succeeded by	Linda Chavez
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 166th district
In office 1973–1976
Preceded by	George Johnson
Succeeded by	Stephen Freind
Personal details
Born	Faith Amy Ryan (1939-02-21)February 21, 1939 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 21, 2018(2018-05-21) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic (before 1964) Republican (from 1964)
Spouse	Roger Whittlesey (1967–1974)
Children	3
Education	Wells College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (LLB)

Faith Amy Whittlesey (née Ryan; February 21, 1939 – May 21, 2018) was an American Republican politician, White House Senior Staff member, and author. She was noted for her efforts to communicate Ronald Reagan's entire policy agenda to U.S. opinion leaders and for bringing together for the first time in the Reagan White House evangelical, Catholic, and other conservative religious groups who opposed legalized abortion and were concerned about moral and cultural decline and the break-up of the family. These groups became a significant component of the Reagan coalition as they grew more politically self-conscious in the 1980s.^[1]

She organized the White House Central American Outreach Group at the direction of Chief of Staff James Baker to provide information about Reagan's anti-communist policies in the region and was an active supporter of Reagan's defense buildup and the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).

Whittlesey served twice for a total of nearly 5 years as U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and also served for 2 years on the Reagan White House Senior Staff as Assistant to the President for Public Liaison.