Carol Moseley Braun

Overview

Carol Moseley Braun born Chicago, IL August 16, 1947. First African-American woman US Senator 1993-99; Ambassador to New Zealand, 1999; ran for President 2004 opposing Iraq War.

Quotations

"The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a war against Arizona. . . This was an exercise that could have been handled better with diplomacy." (NPR, May 6, 2003; photo Wikipedia)