Background
Solarz, Stephen Joshua was born on September 12, 1940 in New York City. Son of Sanford and Ruth (Fertig) Solarz.
(In this remarkable book, recounting his long, influential...)
In this remarkable book, recounting his long, influential career as a congressman from New York, Stephen Solarz gives an insider’s view of the life of a hard-working legislator in the forefront of democracy movements and human rights during a tumultuous time in our nation’s history. A member of the class of 1974, the so-called “Watergate” class, when 75 freshman Democrats were elected to the Congress, Solarz was part of the group that brought about a power shift in the House from an inner circle of senior committee chairs to a much larger group of subcommittee leaders. Early on he sought and won a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he earned a reputation as an expert in international relations, traveling to more than 100 countries and meeting the likes of Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, Saddam Hussein, Kim Il Sung, and Robert Mugabe. Solarz gives fascinating, detailed descriptions of his role in bringing democracy to South Korea and Taiwan, the triumph of people power in the Philippines, the peace agreement in Cambodia, the abolition of apartheid in South Africa, and the adoption of the resolution authorizing the use of force in the first Gulf War. Written in an engaging style, Journeys to War and Peace will appeal to all who value the struggle for human rights and seek a better understanding between differing cultures and peoples.
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United States Representative from New York
Solarz, Stephen Joshua was born on September 12, 1940 in New York City. Son of Sanford and Ruth (Fertig) Solarz.
Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1962. Master of Arts in Public Law & Government, Columbia University, 1967.
Member New York State Assembly from 45th District, 1969—1975, United States Congress from 13th New York District, 1975—1993, Joint Economic Committee, 1989—1992, United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 1989—1992, United States House Foreign Affairs Committee, 1989—1992, United States House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee, 1989—1992. Chairman United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, 1979—1981. Congressional delegate United Nations General Assembly, 1983.
Chairman Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund, 1993—1998. Founder (with George Mitchell and Morton Abramowitz), vice chairman International Crisis Group, 1995—1996. Senior counselor Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers Worldwide, 1998—2010.
President Solarz Associates. Co-chairman American Committee for Peace in Caucasus. Instructor political science Brooklyn College, 1966—1969.
Instructor City University of New York. Visiting professor George Washington University, Washington, 1994—1995. Distinguished consultant Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
(In this remarkable book, recounting his long, influential...)
Member governing council American Jewish Congress. Trustee Brandeis University.
Married Nina Koldin, February 5, 1967. Children: Randy, Lisa.