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|Mission=The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW supports a comprehensive approach to addressing these issues through grants, training, and technical assistance. | |Mission=The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW supports a comprehensive approach to addressing these issues through grants, training, and technical assistance. | ||
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|CreationLegislation=Violence Against Women Act of 1994 | |CreationLegislation=Violence Against Women Act of 1994 | ||
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| {{sortname|Diane|Stuart|nolink=1}} | | {{sortname|Diane|Stuart|nolink=1}} | ||
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| Stuart was appointed by President | | Stuart was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001, and then officially nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate in 2003<ref name="Resignation">"[https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2006/September/06_ag_593.html Statement of Diane Stuart's Resignation"]. ''Office on Violence Against Women ''. United States Department of Justice. September 6, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2013.</ref> (under the new provisions of the Office that mandate a formal nomination). As Director, Stuart increased grant and cooperative agreement awards by fifty percent, implemented the President's Family Justice Center Initiative, and developed the Safety for Indian Women Initiative.<ref name="Resignation"/> Under her supervision, the Office on Violence Against Women also developed and implemented the Judicial Demonstration Oversight Initiative, the "Greenbook" Initiative, and the Supervised Visitation Demonstration Program.<ref name="Resignation"/> | ||
| [[File:Diane M. Stuart.jpg|100px]] | | [[File:Diane M. Stuart.jpg|100px]] | ||
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