Birth: July
7, 1952 in New Jersey
Education:
- Stanford
University, Political Science/Public Policy and Economics 1972
- Harvard
University, Law 1975
- Editor
of Harvard Law Review, 1974-1975
Family:
When
Vijay is not in Washington D.C., he lives in New Jersey with his wife
and two children. He enjoys regular block parties, biking with college
buddies, springtime barbecues, and playing saxophone in a jazz quartet.
Major
Political Experience:
§
-Ambassador
to Vietnam, 1979-1980
§
-Ambassador
to Soviet Union, 1981-1982
§
-New
Jersey State Senate, 1983-1987
§
-United
States Senate, 1988-current
§
-Senate
Commerce Committee, 1993-current
§
-Select
Committee on Ethics, 1995-current
§
-Major
books: All three of these books have been New
York Times #1 bestsellers and have remained on the list for more
than a year and a half.
·
A
New Era in Politics,
1996: This is a part-biography and part-informative book that covers the
changing nature of politics and the need for a new kind of policy.
·
America’s
Seat at the Table, 1998:
This book analyzes past diplomacy and international conflict of which
America has been a part.
·
Staying
Ethical,
2000: This book covers my work on the Select Committee for Ethics and
the importance of ethics in politics.
