The Solomon Project: Jews in American Politics: Index by Office Held

Ambassadors
Cabinet Officers
Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
Governors
House of Representatives
Mayors
Senate
State Legislators
Statewide Constitutional Officials
Supreme Court
Miscellaneous
Other Elected Officials

Index by Office Held

Below, organized by office held, is a listing of those noted Jews from American political history who are featured among the hundreds of brief biographical sketches included in the book, as well as those that have been added after the book's publication.

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Note: Names listed in bold are new additions to the index since the publication of our book Jews in American Politics. For more information about one of these additions, click on the individual's name.

Ambassadors

Abramowitz, Morton: U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1989-1991; Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, 1985-1989.
Annenberg, Walter H.: U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-1974.
Cohen, Herman J.: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1989-1993; United States ambassador to Senegal and Gambia; Deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and research at the State Department, 1980-1984.
Gelbard, Rovert S.: State Department Official and Ambassador, 1967-present; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Africa, 1985-1988; Ambassador to Bolivia, 1988-1990.
Goldberg, Arthur Joseph: Ambassador to the United Nations, 1965-1968; Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, 1962-1965; Secretary of Labor, 1961-1962.
Hecht, Jacob (Chic): Ambassador to the Bahamas, 1989-1993; United States Senator, 1983-1989; Member of Nevada State Senate, 1967-1975.
Hirsch, Solomon: U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1889-1892; Member of Oregon State Legislature, 1872-1874; Member of Oregon State Senate, 1874-1884.
Holbrooke, Richard Charles Albert: United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1999-2001; Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, 1993.
Indyk, Martin: U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1995-1997, 2000-2001; senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs at the National Security Council.
Kunin, Madeleine May: Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechenstein, 1996-1999; Deputy Secretarty of Education, 1993-1996; Governor of Vermont, 1985-1991.
Kurtzer, Daniel Charles: U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, 1997-present.
Lauder, Ronal Stephen: Chair, Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, 1999-present; U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 1986-1987.
Lawrence, M. Larry: U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1994-1996.
Linowitz, Sol M.: Businessman, Ambassador, Presidential advisor
Morgenthau, Henry Sr.: Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-1916.
Moses, Alfred Henry: Ambassador to Romania, 1994-1997
Rabb, Maxwell M.: Ambassador to Italy 1981-1989; Presidential Advisor 1952-1957.
Rohatyn, Felix G.: Ambassador to France 1997-2000.
Schechter, Arthur Louis: U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, 1998-2001; Democratic Activist.
Sembler, Melvin: Finance Chair; Republican National Committee, 2000-2001; Ambassador to Australia and Nauru, 1989-1993.
Sembler, Melvin: Finance Chair; Republican National Committee, 2000-2001; Ambassador to Australia and Nauru, 1989-1993.
Sembler, Melvin: Finance Chair; Republican National Committee, 2000-2001; Ambassador to Australia and Nauru, 1989-1993.
Silberman, Laurence Hirsch: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1985-present; Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1975-1977.
Spitzer, Jack J.: Democratic Party and Jewish community activist; Public Delegate of the U.S. Mission to the U.N. General Assembly 1997-1998
Steinhardt, Laurence Adolph: Ambassador to Six Nations, 1936-1950.
Stone, Richard B.: Ambassador to Denmark, 1991-1993; United States Senator, 1975-1980; Secretary of State of Florida, 1970-1974.
Straus, Oscar Solomon: Ambassador to Turkey, 1909-1910; Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-1909; Minister to Turkey, 1898-1899, 1887-1889.
Strauss, Robert Schwartz: Ambassador to Russia, 1991-1993; Chair, Democratic National Committee, 1972-1977.
Wolfowitz, Paul Dundes: Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2001-present; Undersecretary of Defense, 1989-1993; U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, 1986-1989; Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1982-1986.