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107Th Congress 299 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 107th Congress 299 AMERICAN SAMOA (Population 2000, est., 60,000) DELEGATE ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, Democrat, of Vailoatai, AS; graduate of Kahuku High School, Hawaii, 1962; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1966; J.D., University of Houston Law School, 1972; LL.M., University of California, Berkeley, 1973; enlisted in U.S. Army, 1966–69, Viet- nam veteran; captain, USAR, Judge Advocate General Corps, 1982–92; adminstrative assistant to American Samoa’s Delegate to Washington, 1973–75; staff counsel, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1975–81; deputy attorney general, American Samoa, 1981–84; elected Lieu- tenant Governor, American Samoa, 1984–89; member: Committee on International Relations; Committee on Resources; Congressional Human Rights Caucus; Congressional Travel and Tour- ism Caucus; Democratic Study Group; Congressional Arts Caucus; Congressional Hispanic Cau- cus; admitted to U.S. Supreme Court and American Samoa bars; member: National Conference of Lieutenant Governors, National Association of Secretaries of State, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Navy League of the United States, National American Indian Prayer Breakfast Group, Pago Pago Lions Club; married to Hinanui Bambridge Cave of Tahiti; five children; elected as the American Samoan Delegate to the 101st Congress, November 8, 1988; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://www.house.gov/faleomavaega 2422 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515–5201 ....................... (202) 225–8577 Executive Assistant / Office Manager.—Nancy Leong. FAX: 225–8757 Legislative Director.—Martin Yerick. Legislative Counsel.—Enere Levi. P.O. Drawer X, Pago Pago, AS 96799 ........................................................................ (684) 633–1372 FAX: 633–2680 ZIP Codes: 96799 *** DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Population 2000, 572,059) DELEGATE ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Democrat, of Washington, DC; born in Washington, DC, on June 13, 1937; education: graduated from Dunbar High School, 1955; B.A., Antioch College, 1960; M.A., Yale Graduate School, 1963; J.D., Yale Law School, 1964; honorary degrees: Tougalvo University, 1992; University of Southern Connecticut, 1992; Fisk University, 1991; University of Hartford, 1990; Ohio Wesleyan University, 1990; Wake Forest University, 1990; Colgate University, 1989; Drury College, 1989; Florida International University, 1989; St. Law- rence University, 1989; University of Wisconsin, 1989; Rutgers University, 1988; St. Joseph’s College, 1988; University of Lowell, 1988; Sojourner-Douglas College, 1987; Salem State Col- lege, 1987; Haverford College, 1986; Lesley College, 1986; New Haven University, 1986; Uni- versity of San Diego, 1986; Bowdoin College, 1985; Antioch College, 1985; Tufts University, 1984; University of Massachusetts, 1983; Smith College, 1983; Medical College of Pennsyl- vania, 1983; Spelman College, 1982; Syracuse University, 1981; Yeshiva University, 1981; Lawrence University, 1981; Emanuel College, 1981; Wayne State University, 1980; Gallaudet College, 1980; Denison University, 1980; New York University, 1978; Howard University, 1978; Brown University, 1978; Wilberforce University, 1978; Georgetown University, 1977; City College of New York, 1975; Marymount College, 1974; Princeton University, 1973; Bard College, 1971; Cedar Crest College, 1969; chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977–81; professor of law, Georgetown University, 1982–90; chair, New York Commission on Human Rights, 1970–76; executive assistant to the mayor of New York City (concurrent ap- pointment); law clerk, Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Federal District Court, 3rd Circuit; attor- ney, admitted to practice by examination in the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania and in the U.S. Supreme Court; One Hundred Most Important Women (Ladies Home Journal, 1988); One Hundred Most Powerful Women in Washington (The Washingtonian magazine, September 1989); Ralph E. Shikes Bicentennial Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1987; Visiting Phi Beta 300 Congressional Directory GUAM Kappa Scholar, 1985; Visiting Fellow, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Govern- ment, spring 1984; Distinguished Public Service Award, Center for National Policy, 1985; Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecturer, University of California Law School (Boalt Hall) at Berke- ley, 1981; Yale Law School Association Citation of Merit Medal to the Outstanding Alumnus of the Law School, 1980; Harper Fellow, Yale Law School, 1976, (for ‘‘a person . who has made a distinguished contribution to the public life of the nation . .’’); Rockefeller Foun- dation, trustee, 1982–90; Community Foundation of Greater Washington, board; Yale Corpora- tion, 1982–88; Council on Foreign Relations; Overseas Development Council; U.S. Committee to Monitor the Helsinki accords; Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia; boards of Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change and Environmental Law Institute; Workplace Health Fund; com- mittees: Government Reform; Transportation and Infrastructure; subcommittees: Aviation; Civil Service; ranking member, District of Columbia; Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management; vice chair, Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues; divorced; two children: John and Katherine; elected to the 102nd Congress on November 6, 1990; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://www.house.gov/norton 2136 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515–5100 ....................... (202) 225–8050 Chief of Staff.—Julia Hudson. FAX: 225–3002 Legislative Director.—Jon Bouker. Executive Assistant.—Crystal Day. Communications Director.—Joyce Patterson. ZIP Codes: 20000–13, 20015–20, 20024, 20026, 20029–30, 20032–33, 20035–40, 20041 (part), 20042, 20044–53, 20055– 60, 20062–71, 20073–76, 20080–82, 20084, 20088, 20090, 20097–98, 20201–31, 20233–35, 20239–42, 20244–45, 20250– 51, 20260–61, 20265–66, 20268, 20305–07, 20310, 20314–15, 20317–19, 20324, 20330, 20332–38, 20350, 20360– 63, 20370–76, 20380, 20388–89, 20391, 20401–16, 20418–25, 20427–31, 20433, 20435–36, 20439–42, 20444, 20451, 20453, 20456, 20460, 20463, 20468–70, 20472, 20500–07, 20510, 20515, 20520–21, 20523–27, 20530–44, 20546– 55, 20557–60, 20565–66, 20570–73, 20575–81, 20585–86, 20590–91, 20593–95, 20597, 20599 *** GUAM (Population 2000 est., 149,000) DELEGATE ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Democrat, of Yona, GU; born in Tamuning on July 13, 1948; graduated, John F. Kennedy High School, 1965; B.A. (1969) and M.A. (1971), history, Cali- fornia State University; Ed.D., University of Southern California, 1987; administrator and cur- riculum writer in Guam public schools, 1972–76; retired as a full professor of education, Uni- versity of Guam, 1992; director, bilingual education service center for Micronesia, dean of the College of Education and academic vice president; chair, Chamorro Language Commission, 1977–89; member: Guam Review Board for Historical Preservation; board member: Guam Council on the Humanities; married: the former Lorraine Aguilar; children: Sophia, Roberto, Ricardo, Ramon, and Raphael; committees: Armed Services; Resources; subcommittees: Mili- tary Installations and Facilities; Military Readiness; ranking member, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Oversight Panel; ranking member, Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans; elected on November 7, 1992 to the 103rd Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://www.house.gov/underwood [email protected] 2428 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515–5301 ....................... (202) 225–1188 Chief of Staff / Legislative Director.—Esther Kiaaina. FAX: 226–0341 Executive Assistant / Office Manager.—Angie Borja. Scheduler.—Lisa Pablo. 120 Father Duenas Avenue, Suite 107, Hagatna, GU 96910 ...................................... (671) 477–4272 District Director.—Vince Leon Guerrero. FAX: 477–2587 ZIP Codes: 96910–12, 96921, 96931–32.
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