Elizabeth Kress

"We have no United States until we have a country again."

- Elizabeth Kress

President Elizabeth Kress was the president of New United States of America from 2019 to 2069.

Biography
Elizabeth Kress was born in a small Air Force hospital on Okinawa. Her father was a major in the USAF, a distinguished officer with a twenty-year career. At twenty-two, Elizabeth graduated from the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs; a promising career awaited her in the military. After only eight years she had risen to the rank of Colonel, commanding a unit in NORAD. When the Rock hit, Kress was returning from vacation, recalled due to the rising tensions between the U.S. and the EEC. She was less than 3 miles away, driving in a jeep, when the rock hit. The explosion blew her off the road and burst her eardrums, rendering her deaf. It was a miracle that she survived at all, but the mountains sheltered her from most of the blast.

After the strike, she was to find herself the ranking officer in NORAD. Though offered a discharge, she stayed on and oversaw the long rebuilding of the higher military command. When her monumental task was finished, she retired from the military. Soon her popularity as the "Lady From NORAD" catapulted her into politics.

After one term as Senator from her adopted home state of Colorado, Kress was asked to accept the nomination for Vice President in 2016. Her acceptance speech at the convention, entitled "Rebuilding the Dream", was a huge success. When former President Blair was struck ill in 2018, Elizabeth was there to assume command. Blair passed away six months later. Elizabeth Kress was sworn in as President on April 14, 2019. Her casual manner and precise way of speaking have made her a popular president. Many expect her to win a second term in the coming election, although there is a strong contender in the corporate-backed Gerald Hasting.

By 2045, Kress was known for her honesty, fairness, and tough nature, serving to face any threat to U.S. sovereignty, such as Arasaka. She had been "re-elected" four times, holding the New United States together in spite of the wars and collapse it had sustained.

Kress continued to hold the NUSA presidency until 2069, when she was succeeded by Rosalind Myers, a former Militech CEO.

Stats
INT: 9, COOL: 10, MA: 6, REF: 7, ATTR: 7, BODY: 7, TECH: 9, LUCK: 7, EMPATHY: 9

Skills
Charismatic Leadership +9, Awareness +9, Education +7, Wardrobe and Style +5, Composition +7, Persuasion +8, Oratory +8, Social +9, History +6, Library Search +8, EXP: Military Officer +7, EXP; Political Science +6, EXP; American Politics +6, EXP: American Government +8

Cyberware
Audio W/ Tight Beam, Level Damper, Scrambler, Sound Editing