Foreign Affairs Committee Briefing with Congressman Howard Berman

Howard Berman, U.S. Representative, 28th Congressional District, California
Introduced by Lester Crown, Chairman, Henry Crown and Company and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

As chairman of the U. S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congressman Howard Berman leads the committee responsible for oversight and legislation related to foreign assistance, national security developments affecting foreign policy, peacekeeping and enforcement of United Nations sanctions, and arms control and disarmament, among other issues. Please join us for a discussion addressing the latest issues facing the Foreign Affairs Committee including the state of sanctions on Iran, renewed Middle East peace talks, and U.S. combat troop withdrawal in Iraq.

U.S. Representative Howard Berman represents the 28th Congressional District of California, located in part of Los Angeles county. Prior to his election to Congress in 1982, Berman served in the California Assembly for nine years, where he served as majority leader and chair of the Assembly Democratic Caucus and the Policy Research Management Committee of the Assembly. Berman was appointed chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in March 2008. He is also vice chair of the Judiciary Committee and a member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Berman received his B.A. and LL.B. from the University of California, Los Angeles.