Kathryn Walt Hall (born 1947) is an American attorney, businesswoman and former diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Austria from 1997 to 2001.[1]

Kathryn Walt Hall
United States Ambassador to Austria
In office
December 11, 1997 – July 10, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded bySwanee Hunt
Succeeded byLyons Brown Jr.
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (AB)
University of California, Hastings College of Law (JD)
University of California, BerkeleyColumbia University (MBA)

Hall was born in 1947.[2] She earned an A.B. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. She also has a joint MBA from UC California, Berkeley, and Columbia University.[3] Hall began her public career as an Assistant City Attorney in Berkeley, California. She went on to work in the private sector including at Safeway Inc. and was the President of Kathryn Hall Vineyards, Inc., and of Walt Management, Inc., an inner-city housing and development company. Before becoming Ambassador, Hall was Managing Director and Partner of the investment firm Hall Financial Group, Inc.[1] She returned to winemaking in 2001.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kathryn Walt Hall". US State Department Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Kathryn Walt Hall (1947–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "History and Founders". Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "20 Minutes With: Former Ambassador, and Current Vintner, Kathryn Hall". Barrons. Retrieved 19 January 2020.