Eliane Karp and her husband Alejandro Toledo, May 10, 2003

Eliane Karp (born 1955), a French-born anthropologist and economist, is the wife of the former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, with whom she has a daughter, Chantal. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Established in the Constitution of 1993 the President of Peru, officially the President of the Republic ( Presidente de la República) is the Chief of Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (born 28 March 1946 is a Peruvian Politician and Economist.

Early life

Eliane Chantal Karp Fernenbug was born in Paris to Jewish parents; her father was born in Poland and her mother in Belgium. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those As a teen, she was a member of the left-wing Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair, and lived briefly on a kibbutz in Israel. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the A Zionist Youth movement is an organization formed for Jewish children and adolescents for educational social and ideological development Hashomer Hatzair (השומר הצעיר also transliterated Hashomer Hatsair or HaShomer HaTzair, translating as The Youth Guard) is a Socialist A kibbutz ( Hebrew: קיבוץ קִבּוּץ lit "gathering clustering" plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

She studied economics at the Lycee Francais in Brussels, and in 1971 moved to Israel and specialized in Latin American Studies and earned her B.A. in anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Latin American studies ( LAS) is an Academic discipline dealing with the study of Latin America and Latin Americans Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים الجامعة العبرية في القدس abbreviated HUJI) is She subsequently traveled to the United States to do her Master's and Ph.D. in anthropology at Stanford University, with a minor in Finance and "Economy of Development". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in At Stanford, she met Toledo and married him in 1979. Karp first came to Peru in the late 1970s to study Indian (indigenous) communities while working on her Ph. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. D.

She worked at the World Bank in Washington, DC, and in 1988 she returned to Israel, and for six years she worked at Bank Leumi in Tel Aviv, Israel, and was in charge of developing relationships with foreign banks. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Bank Leumi (בנק לאומי lit National Bank) is an Israeli Bank. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel At the World Bank she specialized in loans for economic aid programs for developing countries. In Peru, before becoming first lady, she worked for USAID. The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the United States federal government organization responsible for most non- military [1]

For a number of years, Toledo and Karp lived apart, although without divorcing.

Karp speaks 7 languages: French, Spanish, English, Hebrew, Dutch, Portuguese, and Quechua, a native Peruvian language. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Quechua ( Runa Simi) is a Native American language of South America. Before her husband was elected president, she gave several campaign speeches in Quechua, which helped her husband's election campaign. At one rally in the Andean city of Huaraz, Karp declared that the "apus" (mountain gods of Peru's ancient Indian cultures) had spoken and that Toledo's election would break a "curse of 500 years" of oppression. For the Province of the Ancash Region in Peru, see Huaraz Province Huaraz is a city in Peru. Karp likes to dress in bold-colored suits with earrings and oversized necklaces bearing pre-Columbian motifs. The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences

Karp serves on the board of several organizations. She is the Honorary President and Founder of the Fund for Development of Indigenous Communities of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the Honorary President of the National Commission on Andean, Amazon and Afro-Peruvian Communities (CONAPA) of Peru. She is also the founder and Honorary President of the Pacha Foundation, a philanthropic organization that designs and implements projects aimed at poverty relief of both rural and urban indigenous populations and increasing participation in Peruvian economic and social activities. [2]

She published an extensive list of books, papers and articles.

First Lady

Karp accompanied Toledo into office with ambitious plans to address social inequality and the needs of Peru's poor. When she became Peru's first lady, she promised to shake up the capital's elite and avoid the socialite duties customary to presidential wives. She insulted the Lima elite, calling them "snobs". Toledo later appointed her head of a commission to address multicultural issues, but her work was hampered by the very low approval ratings of her husband's administration. She was severely criticized when it was revealed she had a consultancy position with Wiese Sudameris Bank for which she was paid $10,000 a month. She resigned from the position on August 15, 2002. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

In a speech given on February 21, 2005 at George Washington University, Karp defended the coca policy of her husband's administration. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D Not to be confused with Cocoa. Coca is a Plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to north-western South America She pointed out its long traditional use in indigenous culture, and explained that coca can never be completely eradicated because of high prices for the leaf paid by drug traffickers. Coca eradication is a controversial strategy strongly promoted by the United States government as part of its " War on Drugs " to eliminate the The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs

In 2004 Karp was accused of misappropriating more than $2 million dollars in World Bank money earmarked for work with indigenous Peruvians as political rewards. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e This led to a congressional investigation. [3] While Karp became a U. S. citizen at one point, she took Peruvian nationality in 2002.