Education:
B.A., Queens College, 1965.

Professional Experience:
Newspaper Publisher, The Queens Tribune, 1970-1983
Teacher, New York City School System, 1965-1970.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1983-present
Senator, New York State Senate, 1978-1983
Sought Democratic Nomination for New York City Council at Large, 1977.

Organizations:
President, International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chair, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, 110th Congress
Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
Baltic Caucus
Congressional Boating Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Congressional Children's Working Group
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Full Foreign Affairs Committee
Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
Vice-Chair, Congressional Study Group on Japan
Chairman, House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Urban Caucus
Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Democratic Steering Committee
Education Caucus
Chair, Long Island Congressional Caucus
Long Island Sound Caucus
Northeast Agricultural Caucus
Older Americans Caucus
Co-Chair, Silk Road Caucus.

Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Member
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Chair