by Phyllis Meras

Anita Botti of West Tisbury was honored last month by the Washington, D.C., chapter of the National Organization of Italian American Women as one of that organization's three Women of the Year. Ms. Botti recently retired from being chief of staff and principal deputy in former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's Office of Global Women's Issues.

During those four years, she worked with Secretary Clinton promoting the rights of women globally and recently completed the transition work for the Women's Issues office for Secretary of State John Kerry. This is Ms. Botti's third retirement from government service.

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