The United States Fund for UNICEF is the United States

United States

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 non-profit

Non-profit organization

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 non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

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 (NGO) that supports the United Nations Children's Fund

United Nations Children's Fund

United Nations Children's Fund was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II...

 (UNICEF). Founded in 1947 by Helenka Pantaleoni

Helenka Pantaleoni

Helen Tradusa "Helenka" Adamowska-Pantaleoni was an American silent film actress and humanitarian who was the founding director of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, a role that she held for 25 years...

, it is the oldest of the 36 UNICEF National Committees that support UNICEF worldwide through fundraising, advocacy and education.

The members of the National Board of Directors are James A. Block, Nelson Chai

Nelson Chai

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, Gary M. Cohen, Mary Callahan Erdoes

Mary Callahan Erdoes

Mary Callahan Erdoes is Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan's Asset Management division, a global leader in investment management and private banking with more than $1.3 trillion in assets under supervision. In addition to being a member of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Operating and Executive...

, Pamela Fiori, Dolores Rice Gahan, Bruce S. Gordon

Bruce S. Gordon

Bruce Scott Gordon is an African American business executive who spent most of his career with Verizon and currently serves as a corporate director of CBS, Northrop Grumman, and Tyco International. He was selected in June 2005 to head the NAACP, a major American civil rights organization...

, Lance John Hemmer, Albert J. Kaneb, Anthony Lake

Anthony Lake

William Anthony Kirsopp Lake, best known as Tony Lake, is the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund , author, academic, and former American diplomat, Foreign Service Officer, and political advisor. He has been a foreign policy advisor to many Democratic U.S...

, Peter Lamm, Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni , better known by her stage name Téa Leoni, is an American actress. She has starred in a wide range of films including Jurassic Park III, The Family Man, Deep Impact, Fun with Dick and Jane, Spanglish, Bad Boys, and Ghost Town.-Early life:Leoni was born in New York City...

, Tony Pantaleoni, Susan E. Rice

Susan E. Rice

Susan Elizabeth Rice is an American diplomat, former think tank fellow, and civil servant. She is an American foreign policy advisor and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice served on the staff of the National Security Council and as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs...

, Amy Robbins, Henry Schleiff, Kathi Seifert, Jim Walton

Jim Walton

James Carr Walton is the youngest son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and the Chairman of Arvest Bank.With an estimated net worth of around US$21.3 billion, Walton is currently ranked by Forbes as the 20th-richest person in the world....

, and Sherrie Rollins Westin.

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is headquartered

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 in Manhattan

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 in New York City

New York City

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 and maintains regional offices in Atlanta, Boston

Boston

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, Chicago

Chicago

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, Houston, and Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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