Education:
JD, New York Law School, 1987
MS, Guidance and Counseling, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, 1973
BA, History, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, 1969.

Professional Experience:
Teacher/Guidance Counselor, New York City Public Schools, 1969-1976.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present
Representative, New York State Assembly, 1977-1988
Bronx Democratic District Leader, 1974-1976.

Organizations:

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
African Trade and Investment Caucus
Co-Chair, Albanian Issues Caucus
Congressional Aerospace Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional Education Task Force
Vice Chair, Democratic Task Force on Homeland Security
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
Congressional Urban Caucus
Vice Chair, Democratic Homeland Security Caucus
Democratic Study Group
Democratic Task Force on Health
Member, Hudson Valley Caucus
Member, Human Rights Caucus
Long Island Sound Caucus
Founder and Co-Chair, House Oil and National Security Caucus
Older Americans Caucus
Co-Chair, Peace Accord Monitoring Group
Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group
Chair, Subcommittee Western Hemisphere.

Committees:
Energy and Commerce, Member
Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Energy and Commerce), Member
Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Member
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Chair