Education:
MA, European Studies, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 1957
Attended, Graduate Program, Georgetown University
BA, French/Political Science, College of Saint Thomas, 1956
Attended, Laval University.

Professional Experience:
Administrator, House Public Works Committee Staff, 1971-1974
Chief Staff Assistant, Congressman John Blatnik, 1963-1974
Civilian Language Teacher, United States Marine Corps, Haiti, 1959-1963.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1975-present
Candidate, United States Senate, 1984
At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives.

Organizations:
Board Member/Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center, 1995-present
Board Member, Mineta I.I. STPS Institute, San Jose State, 1995-present.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Bike Caucus
Co-Chair, House Delegation, Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
Caucus for Sustainable Development
Co-Chair, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Past co-chair, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Truck Caucus
Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
Forestry 2000 Caucus
Co-Chair, Great Lakes Task Force
House Trails Caucus
International Relations Committee
Medical Technology Caucus
Mississippi River Caucus
Native American Caucus
Co-Chair, Northeast-Midwest Congressional Caucus
Renewable Energy Caucus
Sportsman Caucus
Upper Mississippi Task Force.

Committees:
Transportation and Infrastructure, Chair