Patricia M. Derian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Patricia M. Derian

American activist

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1929

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 20-May-2016

Profession: nurse, human rights activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Patricia Murphy ("Patt") Derian (August 12, 1929 – May 20, 2016) was an American civil rights and human rights activist, who fought racism in Mississippi and went on to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from 1977 to 1981.
She was, remembered The Times of London, "a courageous champion of civil rights who took on some of the world's most brutal dictators in her role as a senior American diplomat."