Howard Wolpe
Howard Wolpe | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Garry Brown |
Succeeded by | Paul Henry |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 46th district | |
In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1976 | |
Preceded by | William V. Weber |
Succeeded by | Mary C. Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Howard Eliot Wolpe November 3, 1939 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | October 25, 2011 Saugatuck, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 71)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Judy Wolpe (Deceased 2006) |
Alma mater | Reed College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Howard Eliot Wolpe (November 3, 1939 – October 25, 2011) was an American politician who served as a seven-term
A specialist in African politics for 10 of his 14 years in the Congress, Wolpe chaired the Subcommittee on Africa of the
In 1992, Wolpe's Kalamazoo-based district was eliminated, and most of its territory, including his home, was merged with the district of three-term Republican Fred Upton. The reconfigured district was geographically more Upton's district than Wolpe's, prompting Wolpe to retire.
Prior to entering the U.S. Congress, Wolpe served in the
Wolpe taught at
Wolpe received his B.A. degree from Reed College, and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a member of the boards of directors of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Africare, Pathfinders, International and of the Advisory Board of Coexistence International. He co-directed (with Ambassador David C. Miller, Jr.) the Ninetieth American Assembly on "Africa and U.S. National Interests" held in March 1997. He wrote extensively on Africa, American foreign policy, and the management of ethnic and racial conflict.
Howard Wolpe was married to Judy Wolpe until her death in 2006. He died on October 25, 2011, at his home in Saugatuck, Michigan.[3] Memorial services were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan in December 2011 and in Washington, D.C., in January 2012.
See also
References
- ^ Bell, Dawson (2012-11-17). "Former governor's wife Helen Milliken hailed as a leader in her own right, Helen Milliken 1922-2012". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ^ Melson, Robert and Howard Wolpe, "Nigeria: The Politics of Communalims." East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1971, 680 pp.
- ^ Brad Devereaux (October 26, 2011). "Former U.S. Congressman Howard Wolpe dies". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
External links
* Listen to a 73 min audio interview with Howard Wolpe by David Wiley on his career in the Congress concerning the House Africa Subcommittee, racism, and U.S. foreign policy, taped at Michigan State University in 2003 [1]