Background
Votava, Cari Lynn was born on December 26, 1957 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Leonard Miles and Antoinette Marie (Smira) Votava.
Votava, Cari Lynn was born on December 26, 1957 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Leonard Miles and Antoinette Marie (Smira) Votava.
Bachelor, Western Illinois University, 1979. Juris Doctor, Notre Dame University, 1985. Master of Laws in International Law, London School of Economics, 1986.
Producer, director, Station WHME-television Channel 46, South Bend, Indiana, 1979-1982; attorney, Federal Communication Commission, Washington, 1987; attorney-adviser, Office General Counsel, United States Treasury, Office Banking and Finance, Washington, 1987-1989; attorney, Weadon, Rehm, Thomsen & Scott, Washington, 1989-1990; lawyer, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1990-1992; legal advisor, Finance Ministry of Czech Republican, Prague, 1992-1995; legal advisor, Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation, 1992-1995; senior counsel, Citibank a.s., Prague, since 1995. Freelance journalist, since 1992.
Gymnastics coach B-CC Gymnastics Club, Bethesda, Maryland., 1987-1990. Member American Bar Association, American Czechoslovak Society (corporation secretary, editor-in-chief 1989-1992), American Society International Law, Society for International Development, Federal Bar Association (board directors democracy development initiative), International Development Conference, American Chamber of Commerce in Prague (chair legal committee since 1994).