US Senator from Georgia (1987-1993 ); member of the Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Agriculture Committees
Member, US House of Representatives (1977-1987); member of the Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs Committees, the Committee of Intelligence, and the Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, and later president, of the Atlanta City Council
Practiced law in Atlanta for eight years prior to election
"...to promote knowledge of the Middle East in America and strengthen understanding of the United States by the people and governments of the region."
-- MEI Mission Statement