Julia Karin Ormond Bio

In 1988, Ormond married Rory Edwards the actor she encountered while performing in a production of Wuthering Heights. The marriage was ended in 1994. In 1999, she was married to political activist Jon Rubin. In the fall of 2004, Sophie, the couple's daughter was born. In 2008, the couple separated. Ormond has been fighting against human trafficking since mid-1990s, and in 2006 she entered into a partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to increase her efforts. She also works for Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS, which aims to increase awareness of AIDS in Russia and Ukraine and is the founding co-chair of FilmAid International. Ormond was named as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on 2 December 2005. Her focus has been on anti-human-trafficking initiatives, raising awareness about this modern form of slavery and promoting efforts to combat it. Ormond is the ambassador for the United States. She was counsel for the United States House of Representatives Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Human Rights and International Operations. She has also traveled the globe as an ambassador. In 2007, Ormond created the Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET).