Anne Newman Foreman (born October 16, 1947, in Hollywood, California)^[1] is a United States diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman, who was General Counsel of the Air Force from 1987 to 1989^[2] and United States Under Secretary of the Air Force from May 1, 1989, to January 20, 1993.^[3]

Anne N. Foreman was educated at Newbury College, receiving a B.A. in History and French, and an M.A. in History.^[4] She also later obtained a J.D. from the Washington College of Law.^[4]

After completing her education, Foreman joined the United States Foreign Service, serving in Beirut and Tunis and as a delegate to the 31st Session United Nations General Assembly (1976).^[5] In the later 1970s, Foreman practiced law at the law firm of Bracewell & Patterson in Houston and then, from 1979 to 1985, at Boodle Hatfield in London.^[5]

In 1985, Foreman took a job at the White House as associate director of Presidential Personnel for National Security, a job she held until 1987.^[5] She was General Counsel of the Air Force from 1987 to 1989.^[5] From September 1987 to January 1993, she was United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.^[5]

Foreman has worked in the private sector since leaving government service in 1993, including as a Director of Wackenhut,^[5] Ultra Electronics,^[6] and Trust Services, Inc.^[6] In 1999, she became the court appointed trustee of a claims management company, the National Gypsum Company Bodily Injury Trust, and director and treasurer of a second claims management company, the Asbestos Claims Management Corporation.^[6] She joined the Board of the GEO Group in 2002.^[6]