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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Nicole A. Avant |
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Los Angeles, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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March 06, 1968 |
| Died |
Still Living
(56 years) |
| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Mar 17, 2024 01:54am |
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| Info | Nicole Avant (born March 6, 1968) is an American music executive, political activist, philanthropist, actress and the daughter of music executive Clarence Avant, a former chairman of Motown Records. On June 16, 2009, she was appointed by President Obama to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas.
Avant is the eldest child of Clarence Avant and his wife, Jacqueline, and the sister of Alexander Avant. Clarence is a music industry executive who served as chairman of Motown Records and as a board member with PolyGram.
Avant has acted in a small number of television shows, including the FOX series JAG, however she is best known for her political support for the Democratic Party, an interest she shares with her father. During the campaign for the Democratic Party nomination and subsequent 2008 Presidental election, Avant was the Southern California Finance Co-Chair of the Barack Obama presidential campaign.
In addition to her work for Barack Obama's campaign, Avant has been involved with fundraising for Al Gore and serves as a board member with The Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program.
Avant is currently Vice President of the family owned companies Interior Music and Avant Garde Music.
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