Howard Wolpe

Howard Eliot Wolpe ( born November 3, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, † October 25, 2011 in Saugatuck, Michigan ) was an American politician. Between 1979 and 1993 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Howard Wolpe first attended the public schools of his native city of Los Angeles. In 1956 he graduated from the local University High School. Subsequently, he studied until 1960 at Reed College in Portland (Oregon ). He finished his education in 1967 with a study of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Between 1967 and 1972, Wolpe taught at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science. From 1976 to 1978 he served on the staff of U.S. Senator Donald W. Riegle. Politically, Wolpe joined the Democratic Party. From 1969 to 1972 he was a city councilor in Kalamazoo; 1972-1976 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Michigan. During this time he was also a delegate to several regional party conferences in Michigan.

In the congressional elections of 1978, Wolpe was in the third electoral district of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Garry E. Brown on January 3, 1979. After six re- election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1993 seven legislative sessions. Wolpe specialized in during his time in Congress on American foreign policy on Africa. He was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee for relations with the African continent. He successfully lobbied against the wishes of President Ronald Reagan for sanctions against South Africa's apartheid regime a.

1992 renounced Wolpe on another Congress candidate. Two years later, he applied unsuccessfully for the office of the Governor of Michigan. He and his candidate for the office of Deputy Governor, Debbie Stabenow, subject to the Republicans John Engler and Connie B. Binsfeld significantly with 38:61 percent of the vote. During the presidency of Bill Clinton Wolpe led the American delegation to peace talks between the warring countries Burundi and Congo. Later, he was temporarily adviser to the Foreign Ministry for African affairs. Howard Wolpe worked as a consultant to a book on the peace process in Burundi. He was married to Juliane Fletcher.