- Colin Powell
General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret.) (born April 5, 1937) is a former American military leader and statesman. He became the first African-American to be confirmed as United States Secretary of State. As the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-05) under President George W. Bush, Powell became the highest ranking African American government official in the history of the United States. - Mike Enzi
Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi (born February 1 1944) is a conservative Republican United States Senator from Wyoming. Before his election to the U.S. Senate in 1996, Enzi had been a businessman, who at one time owned family shoe stores. He later became a politician on the state level, having served in the state legislature for more than a decade. He was reelected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and faces voters again in 2008. - Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Warner is the immediate former Governor of Virginia and the Honorary Chairman of the Forward Together PAC. While he was widely expected to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections and took initial steps towards a candidacy, … - Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party. Reid is the U.S. Senate Majority Leader in the 110th Congress. He assumed majority leadership after the Democratic Party won seated majority of the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections. Reid is the first Mormon to serve as Senate Majority Leader. - Jean Carnahan
Jean Anne Carpenter Carnahan (born December 20 1933) is an American politician and writer who served in the United States Senate from 2001 to 2002. A Democrat, she was appointed to the Senate to fill the seat of her posthumously elected husband, becoming the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate. Born Jean Anne Carpenter in Washington, DC to a working-class family, she was determined to go to college. - Leon Jaworski
Leon Jaworski (September 19, 1905, in Waco, Texas - December 9, 1982) was the Special Prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal. Jaworski was appointed to that position on November 1, 1973, shortly after the Saturday Night Massacre which led to the dismissal of prosecutor Archibald Cox. - Susan Schwab
Susan C. Schwab (born March 23, 1955) is currently United States Trade Representative. In April, 2006, she was nominated to replace Rob Portman as United States Trade Representative. Upon Portman's confirmation as director of the Office of Management and Budget, she became Acting Trade Representative, and served in that position until her confirmation by the United States Senate on June 8, 2006. - Daniel Inouye
Daniel Inouye is the eldest son of Japanese immigrants who worked on the Hawaiian sugar plantations where Daniel was born and raised. He lived in what he described as a Japanese-American ghetto. He went to the local Hawaiian school, at which the student body was 90% ethnic Japanese. As a young boy, Daniel accidentally fell and broke his left arm in a terrible compound fracture. The local doctor, an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist, set the arm. It mended, but not well. - J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905-February 9, 1995) was a well-known member of the United States Senate representing Arkansas. Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist, supported racial segregation, supported the creation of the United Nations and opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. He is perhaps best remembered for his efforts to establish an international exchange program, which thereafter bore his name, … - Dan Glickman
Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas as a Democrat in Congress for 18 years. He is currently the president of the Motion Picture Association of America; he is the first non-Christian to hold the post. He also serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. - Amien Rais
Amien Rais (born Surakarta, Central Java 26 April 1944) is a prominent Indonesian politician who led and inspired the reform movement that forced the resignation of the authoritarian ruler, President Suharto, in 1998. Amien Rais was the leader of Muhammadiyah, one of the two biggest Muslim organizations in Indonesia, in 1995 - 2000. Amien Rais was the chairman of Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in 1999 - 2004. - Michael Bilirakis
Michael Bilirakis (born July 16 1930), American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida. He was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, was educated at the University of Pittsburgh, George Washington University, and the University of Florida, served in the United States Air Force, and was a steelworker, engineer, college instructor, lawyer, and judge before entering the House. - David M. Kennedy
David Matthew Kennedy was an American businessman, economist and Cabinet secretary. Born in Randolph, Utah, he attended public school and graduated from Weber College, then a Mormon college, in 1928. He undertook a two-year mission, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to England. Then he earned master's and law degrees from George Washington University in 1935 and 1937. He graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking of Rutgers University in 1939. - Bob Barr
Bob Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, serving as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, as Vice-Chairman of the Government Reform Committee, and as a member of the Committee on Financial Services. Bob Barr occupies the 21st Century Liberties Chair for Freedom and Privacy at the American Conservative Union, and serves as a Board Member of the National Rifle Association. - Robert Wexler
(Washington, DC) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the United States Congress, released the following statement regarding the government of Israel's ongoing military efforts in the Gaza strip. Wexler supports the government of Israel's efforts to prevent Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian terrorist organizations from launching rockets and mortars into Israel. - Eric Cantor
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing Virginia's 7th congressional district (map). Cantor is the sole Jewish Republican in the House. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Cantor attended George Washington University, received his J.D. from the College of William and Mary, and did graduate work at Columbia University. - Kent Conrad
Gaylord Kent Conrad (generally known as Kent Conrad) (born on March 12 1948) is a United States senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. He is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. - Henry Cisneros
Henry Gabriel Cisneros (born June 11, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and community leader. He was the first person of Hispanic background elected as mayor of a large American city, and later served as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. He left public office after pleading guilty to making false statements to federal officials. - Steve Israel
Steven "Steve" Israel (born May 30, 1958) is an American politician from the state of New York, currently representing the state's 2nd congressional district (map), in the U.S. House of Representatives - Jimmy Duncan
John James Duncan, Jr. usually known as Jimmy Duncan, (born July 21, 1947) is a Tennessee Republican politician, representing, based in Knoxville. Duncan was born in Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently received a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1973 and was admitted to the bar that same year. - Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili (born December 21, 1967) is a Georgian politician and the current President of Georgia. He succeeded, on January 25, 2004, Nino Burjanadze, who acted as a president after President Eduard Shevardnadze stepped down in Georgia's 2003 bloodless Rose Revolution, led by Saakashvili and his major political allies, Burjanadze and Zurab Zhvania. Some non-Georgian sources spell his name via the Russian as Mikhail. - Robert P. Casey
Robert Patrick Casey, Sr., better known as Bob Casey, Sr. or simply Bob Casey, was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served Pennsylvania in several capacities, most notably as its 42nd Governor from 1987 to 1995. He is best known for leading the pro-life wing of the Democratic party, and for taking the lead in fighting Planned Parenthood v. Casey, … - Ghazi Mashal Ajil Al-Yawer
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer a member of the Shammar tribe (born March 11 1958 in Mosul, Iraq) was a Vice President of Iraq under the Iraqi Transitional Government of 2005-2006, and was President of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004 to 2005. He was originally a member of the Iraqi Governing Council created following the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. - Frank Moss
Frank Edward Moss (September 23, 1911 - January 29, 2003) was a moderate Democratic United States Senator from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1959 until 1977. Moss chaired the Consumer Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee where he sponsored a measure requiring detailed labeling on cigarette packages noting the health hazards of smoking and banning tobacco advertising on radio and television. - Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, also known as Faure Eyadéma, has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005; he was previously president for twenty days from February 5 to February 25, 2005. He is the son of the late president Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and was named leader of Togo following his father's death. - Tammy Duckworth
Ladda "Tammy" Duckworth (born March 12 1968) is an Illinois National Guard Major and Iraq War veteran from the U.S. state of Illinois. She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives seat for the sixth district of Illinois and lost by 2% of the vote in the highly competitive 2006 House election. On 21 November 2006, Duckworth was appointed the director of the Illinois Veterans' Affairs Department by governor Rod Blagojevich. - Scott McCoy
Scott McCoy is an American politician and attorney from Utah. A Democrat, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 2nd senate district in Salt Lake City (map), which includes Temple Square. - José Abad Santos
José Abad Santos y Basco was the 5<sup>th</sup> Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was executed by Japanese forces during the occupation of the Philippines in World War II. Abad Santos was born in San Fernando City, Pampanga to Vicente Abad Santos and Toribia Basco. His brother, Pedro, would eventually emerge as a leading socialist leader during the Commonwealth era. In 1904, he was sent to the United States as a government pensionado. - Blair Lee I
Francis Preston Blair Lee (b. August 9, 1857, d. December 25, 1944) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1914-1917. He was also the great-grandson of American patriot Richard Henry Lee, and grandfather of former Maryland Governor Blair Lee III. Lee was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended the common schools in the area. He was the son of Samuel Phillips Lee. - Ben Stevens
Ben Stevens (born 1959) is an American politician and former President of the Alaska State Senate. He is a Republican and the son of United States Senator Ted Stevens. - Jim Ramstad
James M. "Jim" Ramstad (born May 6, 1946) is a United States politician from the state of Minnesota. Ramstad has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. The district, the state's wealthiest, includes most of the western portion of the Twin Cities area, including cities such as Maple Grove, Bloomington, Plymouth, Minnetonka, … - Bill Baroni
Bill Baroni (born December 10, 1971) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2004, where he represents the 14th legislative district. There has been speculation that Baroni will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2008 against Frank R. Lautenberg, though his planned run for the New Jersey Senate may have him reconsidering the run for U.S. Senate. - Chung Mong Joon
Chung Mong Joon, or Chung Mong-joon or Chung Mong-jun is a South Korean businessman and politician. He is the vice president of FIFA and the president of the Korea Football Association. He is also the controlling shareholder in Hyundai Business Group, the second largest Korean chaebol and one of the largest corporations in the world. He is the sixth son of its founder Chung Ju-yung. - Harry Hughes
Harry Roe Hughes (b. November 13, 1926), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 57<sup>th</sup> Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1979 to 1987. - William S. Fitzgerald
William Sinton FitzGerald (October 6, 1880-October 3, 1937) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 39th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. FitzGerald was born in Washington, D.C. He received public education and attended George Washington University, graduating with a Master of Laws degree in 1903. The following year, he moved to Cleveland, was admitted to the Ohio bar association, and began practicing law. - Keith Sebelius
Keith George Sebelius was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1981. Sebelius was born in Norton, Kansas, and grew up in the community. He attended Fort Hays State University and graduated in 1939. He earned a law degree from George Washington University in 1942 and returned to Norton to practice law. He served on the city council for much of the 1950s. - Albert Tate Jr.
Albert Tate, Jr. (September 23, 1920 -- March 27, 1986), was a long-serving Louisiana judge known for his leadership of the legal profession. A Democrat, Tate served on the Louisiana First (1954-1960) and Third Circuit (1960-1970) Courts of Appeal, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans (1979-1986), and the Louisiana Supreme Court (1958; 1970-1979), also in New Orleans. Tate was born in Opelousas, the seat of St. - Jason Altmire
Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968), is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Pennsylvania's Fourth Congressional district. He defeated incumbent Republican Melissa Hart in the 2006 midterm elections, and took office in January 2007. Altmire is part of the Iraq War opposition in the House and speaks on the subject often and, like many new Democrats, he played a large role in discussions on the war. - James Shannon
James Michael Shannon (born April 4 1952), also known as Jim Shannon, is a Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and later as the Massachusetts Attorney General. Shannon grew up in Methuen, Massachusetts, received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a law degree at The George Washington University Law School. - Omar Ayub Khan
Omar Ayub Khan (born January 26 1970) is the current Minister of State for Finance in Pakistan. He was elected as a Member of the National Assembly from constituency NA-19 Haripur as a candidate of PML (Q). Omar Ayub received his early education from Army Burn Hall College and high schooling from Aitchison College. He received his Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration from George Washington University, …
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