As ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from 2003 to 2007, Connie Morella was a key participant in developing an enlargement strategy for the program, resulting in the addition of five rapidly developing countries, including Brazil, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa. During her tenure as congresswoman from Maryland's 8th Congressional District between 1987 and 2003, Rep. Morella chaired the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, sponsoring the 1992 Battered Women's Testimony Act and the Judicial Training Act, both having important repercussions for women in the court system due to domestic violence. Morella also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from the 16th District.