James Leach's Biography
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Full Name:
James 'Jim' A. Leach
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Elisabeth 'Deba'; 2 Children: Gallagher, Jenny
Birth Date:
10/15/1942
Birth Place:
Davenport, IA
Home City:
Iowa City, IA
Religion:
Episcopalian
Attended, Economics/Soviet Politics, London School of Economics, 1966-1968
MA, Soviet Politics, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1966
BA, Political Science, Princeton University, 1964
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1977-2007
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 2, 2006
Founder/Chair, Republican Mainstream Committee, 1984
Republican Nominee, United States House of Representatives, 1974
Chair, Executive Commission of China, 2003-present
Co-Chair, Congressional Prevention Coalition, 1997-present
Experience, Congressional Arts Caucus
Experience, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Experience, Congressional Soybean Caucus
Experience, Congressional Steel Caucus
Experience, Older Americans Caucus
Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group
Co-Chair, Upper Mississippi River Congressional Task Force
Co-Chair, Republican Education Caucus, 1997-2000
Co-Chair, United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations, 1991-1993
Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus, 1983-1984
Member, United States Advisory Commission on International Education and Cultural Affairs, 1975-1976
Chairman of the Board, Adel Wholesalers Incorporated, 1973-1976
Director, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1975-1976
President, Flamegas Companies Incorporated, 1973-1976
Foreign Service Officer/Delegate, United Nations General Assembly & Geneva Disarmament Conference, 1971-1972
Special Assistant to Donald Rumsfeld, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1969-1970
Foreign Service Officer, Department of State, 1968-1969
Staff, Congressman Donald Rumsfeld, 1965-1966
Founding Board Member, Project Vote Smart, 1992- present
Vice Chair, Twentieth Century Fund, 1992-present
Board Member, Kettering Foundation
Board of Trustees, Princeton University
Member, Rotary Club
Member, The Cosmos Club
Co-Chair, The Constitutional Forum, 1993-1998
President, Parliamentarians for Global Action, 1991-1993
Chair/National President, Ripon Society, 1981-1988
Astrological Sign:
Libra
Awards:
-Leadership Award, Global AIDS Alliance, 2002
-Congressional Award for Commitment to the Principles of the U.N. Charter
-Woodrow Wilson Award, Johns Hopkins University Leadership Award
-Edgar Wayburn Award, The Sierra Club
-Poverello Award, Mt. St. Clare College
-Charles Dick Medal of Merit, U.S. National Guard Association
-Wayne Morse Integrity in Politics Award