Tom Lantos

A Representative from California. Born in Budapest, Hungary, February 1, 1928. Came to the United States on an academic scholarship in 1947. B. A. , University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. , 1949. M. A. , University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. , 1950. Ph. D. , University of California, Berkeley, Calif. , 1953. Professor of economics. Television journalist. Administrative assistant, economic and foreign policy adviser, United States Senate. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1976. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-February 11, 2008). Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs (One Hundred Tenth Congress). Died on February 11, 2008, in Bethesda, Md. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D. C. Awarded posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush, 2008.