Wyche Fowler

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Wyche Fowler

William Wyche Fowler Jr. (born October 6, 1940 in Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He represented the state of Georgia in both houses of Congress .

Wyche Fowler first attended Davidson College in North Carolina . He then served in the US Army , in whose intelligence service he was active. After retiring from the military, he graduated from the Law School of Emory University in Atlanta; subsequently he worked from 1965 to 1966 as Chief of Staff of Congressman Charles Weltner . He gave up this post and opened a private law firm.

Between 1974 and 1977, Fowler served on the Atlanta City Council. This mandate became a stepping stone for him into Congress: on April 5, 1977, he won the by-election for the seat that had become vacant after Andrew Young's resignation. Several voter confirmations followed before Fowler ran for a seat in the United States Senate in the 1986 election . He won against the Republican mandate holder Mack Mattingly , whereupon he was able to move into the Senate on January 3, 1987. During his six-year term in office, he was considered liberal on social issues and moderate on economic and national security issues. In 1992 Fowler ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican State Senator Paul Coverdell . Fowler won a majority in the first ballot, but not an absolute one; one candidate from the Libertarian Party received a high percentage of the vote. So there was a runoff election on November 11, 1992, which Coverdell narrowly won.

Under President Bill Clinton , Wyche Fowler served as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1996 to 2001 , replacing Ray Mabus . After that he entered a law firm; He is also on the governing bodies of several institutions, including the Carter Center at Emory University. He also became chairman of the Middle East Institute , based in Washington, DC

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SURNAME Fowler, Wyche
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fowler, William Wyche Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia