February 14, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 31 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E189]
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  RECOGNIZING BRAD GORDON ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE 
                AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 14, 2020

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize my dear and longtime 
friend Brad Gordon on the occasion of his retirement, concluding a 
career of dedicated public service and advocacy spanning more than 40 
years.
  Brad Gordon has personified excellence throughout his career. He 
graduated cum laude and with Honors in Politics from Brandeis 
University in 1971. He went on to earn a Master of Arts in Political 
Science from the University of Vermont, a Master of Philosophy from 
Columbia University, and a Certificate from their Middle East 
Institute. While at Columbia, Brad was a National Defense Foreign 
Language Fellow in Arabic, while also serving as a Research Assistant. 
By 1979 he had begun his career in public service, working for the 
Central Intelligence Agency as a Political Analyst in the Office of 
Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis.
  Brad spent 6 years at the CIA before he transitioned to a legislative 
role as both a foreign policy advisor for Senator Rudy Boschwitz (R-
MN), and as a professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations 
Committee, where I had the privilege of also serving.
  Based on his wealth of foreign policy knowledge and experience, Brad 
was appointed the Assistant Director of the U.S. Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency for Nonproliferation Policy. During his tenure, he 
served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Fourth Review Conference of the 
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Geneva. He was 
responsible for issues related to the proliferation of nuclear, 
chemical, and biological weapons.
  In 1993, Brad became the Staff Director of the International 
Operations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where 
he helped oversee the operations of the State Department, the Agency 
for International Development, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 
and the U.S. Information Agency.
  In 1995, Brad started working on constituent and issue advocacy as 
the Legislative Director of the American Israel Public Affairs 
Committee (AIPAC). He went on to serve as the Director of Policy and 
Government Affairs and eventually as the Director for Strategic Policy 
at AIPAC. Throughout his career, Brad was an asset to all those around 
him. His intelligence, veracity, unflagging work ethic, persistence, 
and quality of character are unquestionable.'
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating my 
friend, Brad Gordon on his retirement and in wishing him all the best 
in his future endeavors.

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