Background
Wolpe, Howard Eliot was born on November 2, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Leon Zacharias and Zelda Harriet (Shapiro) Wolpe.
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Wolpe, Howard Eliot was born on November 2, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Leon Zacharias and Zelda Harriet (Shapiro) Wolpe.
Bachelor of Arts, Reed College, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Consultant Peace Corps, 1966-1967, Foreign Service Institute, Department State, 1967-1972. Associate professor political science Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1967-1972. Member Kalamazoo City Commission, 1969-1972, Michigan State Legislature, 1973-1976.
Regional representative of United States Senator Donald Riegle of Michigan, 1977-1978. Member United States Congress from 3d District Michigan, 1979—1993. Special envoy of President Clinton to Great Lakes region of Africa.
Director Africa Program & Project on Leadership & Building State Capacity Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington. Democratic candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1994. Member House science, space and technical committee, chairman subcommittee on investigations and oversight, member foreign affairs committee, Africa subcommittee.
Chairman Democratic Caucus Task Force on Environment and Energy, Africa subcommittee. Professor Institute Public Policy Studies University Michigan. Vis fellow Brookings Institute.
Public Policy Scholar Woodrow Wilson Center.
Member of Council on Foreign Relations, National Endowment for Democracy (board member), Africare.
Son of Leon Zacharias and Zelda Harriet (Shapiro) W. C. Michael Stevenson, Robert Hollister, Todd Hollister, Jerry Hollister.