Hoyas in Public Service

Serving one's country, whether defined by being elected to Congress, serving in key positions in the administration, working on congressional staffs, in government agencies, or abroad as part of the nation's foreign policy apparatus, no doubt remains for many of our alumni a lasting tribute to the education they received on the "other" Hilltop.

Alumni and Faculty In Congress

United States Senate
    • Senator John Barrasso, R-WY (C'74, M'78)
    • Senator Richard Durbin, D-IL (F'66, L'69)
    • Senator Patrick Leahy, D-VT (L'64)
    • Senator George LeMieux, R-FL (L'94)
    • Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-AK (C'80)
    • Senator James Webb, D-VA (L'75)
US House of Representatives
    • The Honorable Michael Castle, R-DE (L'64)
    • The Honorable Henry Cuellar D-TX (F'78)
    • The Honorable John Dingell, D-MI (C'49, L'52)
    • The Honorable Jeff Fortenberry R-NE (GPPI '86)
    • The Honorable Steny Hoyer, D-MD (L'66)
    • The Honorable Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-SD (C'93, G/L'96)
    • The Honorable Mazie Hirono, D-HI (L'78)
    • The Honorable Mark Steven Kirk, R-IL (L'92)
    • The Honorable Dan Lungren R-CA (L'71)
    • The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC (Faculty, GULC)
    • The Honorable Glenn Nye, D-VA (F'96)
    • The Honorable Christopher Van Hollen, D-MD (L'90)
    • The Honorable Peter Visclosky, D-IN (L'82)
    • The Honorable Frank Wolf, R-VA (L'65)

Alumni and Faculty In the Obama Administration

    • Glyn Davies (F'79)
      U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
      U.S. Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations
      Department of State
    • Robert Gates (G’74)
      Secretary of Defense
    • Rose Gottemoeller (I'75)
      Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance
      Department of State
    • Dana Gresham (F'94)
      Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
      Department of Transportation
    • David Heyman (Faculty, School of Foreign Service)
      Assistant Secretary for Policy
      Department of Homeland Security
    • Patrick Kennedy (F'71)
      Undersecretary for Management
      Department of State
    • Elizabeth King (L'93)
      Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
      Department of Defense
    • David Kris (Faculty, GULC)
      Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division
      Department of Justice
    • Jacob Lew (L'83)
      Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
      Department of State
    • Jane Holl Lute (L'99)
      Deputy Secretary
      Department of Homeland Security
    • Mercedes Marquez (L'85, M.L.A.'87)
      Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
      Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • Jamie Morin (F'96)
      Assistant Secretary of the Air Force For Financial Management and Comptroller
      Department of Defense
    • Peter M. Rogoff (EMBA'01)
      Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
      Department of Transportation
    • Daniel K. Tarullo (C'73, Faculty, GULC)
      Member
      Federal Reserve Board of Governors
    • Christine A. Varney (L’86)
      Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
      Department of Justice
    • Richard Verma (L'98)
      Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
      Department of State
    • Melanne Verveer (I'66, G'69)
      Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
      Department of State
    • Philip L. Verveer (F'66)
      Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information Policy and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy
      Department of State

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