Background
Orr, Bobette Kay was born on October 28, 1941 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Robert Jay and Neta (Hoobler) Pottle.
Orr, Bobette Kay was born on October 28, 1941 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Robert Jay and Neta (Hoobler) Pottle.
Bachelor in International Economics, Connecticut College for Women, 1963; student auditor International Economics, London School of Economics, 1964; postgraduate studies in Economics, George Washington University, 1964-1965.
Research assistant, Chamber of Commerce United States of America, Washington, 1965-1966;
country desk officer for Scandanavia, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1966-1969;
country desk officer for France, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1970-1972, 79-81;
country desk officer for Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1974-1977;
country desk officer for Japan, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1981-1982;
market research officer, United States Trade Center, Stockholm, 1973;
trade promotion officer, United States Trade Center, London, 1977-1978;
assistant commercial attache, American Embassy, Paris, 1982-1987;
commercial attache, American Consulate General, Auckland, New Zealand, 1988-1992;
consul general, American Consulate General, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1992-1995;
commercial counselor, American Embassy, London, since 1995. Member board directors unites states department Commerce Federal Credit Union, Washington, District of Columbia, 1972-1977, president, 1976-1977, member supervisory committee, 1979-1981. Equal employment opportunity counselor for Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, 1972-1975.
Mission director for USDOC's Concrete Construction Techniques Seminar Mission to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, 1980. Detailed to Office of Director Foreign Commercial Svc. as evaluator of candidates for Foreign Commercial Svc.,1981.
Member American Women's Club of Edinburgh, (honorary president), The English Speaking Union.
Married William Rucker Orr, October 11, 1974. Step children: Bridgette, Brietta, Alyson, William Junior.
