Bachelor of Science, 1975, master of arts and Doctor of Law from the Arizona State University; honorary doctorates from ASU, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Thunderbird and the University of South Carolina; until January 2009 U.S. Ambassador to Finland; Hobbies: Experienced professional-level pilot. She was on a cycling tour through Finland (covered nearly 1000 km by bicycle). In August 2007 she climbed the mountain Kilimanjaro (Tanzania); backup for Soyuz TMA-16; on May 21, 2019, President Trump announced he would nominate Barrett as Secretary of the Air Force.