Ambassador Carrin F. Patman

May 15, 2025 
Iceland:  Enduring Ally in the High North

Carrin graduated from Duke University (B.A. 1978, with honors) and The University of Texas School of Law (J.D. 1982), where she was a member of the Texas Law Review. For three decades, she litigated high-stakes litigation at Bracewell, LLP, and was the first woman elected to Bracewell’s management committee. In 2014, she completed a year-long Advanced Leadership Fellowship at Harvard University.  In 2016, appointed by Mayor Turner and approved by City Council, Carrin became the first woman board chair of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, a role she held for six years. in that capacity, Carrin had the honor of previously speaking to this Rotary Club!  In 2022, President Biden nominated Carrin to be the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland.  Upon confirmation by the U.S. Senate without opposition, she was blessed to serve in our wonderful ally Iceland from 2022 until early 2025.

In recognition of her professional achievements combined with community service, Carrin has received the Woman on the Move Award, The Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region’s Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award, and The University of Texas School of Law Distinguished Alumna for Community Service Award, and has been inducted into the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame.