Experience
- US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1996-2001)
- US Senator from Georgia (1987-1993 ); member of the Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Agriculture Committees
- Member, US House of Representatives (1977-1987); member of the Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs Committees, the Committee of Intelligence, and the Congressional Arts Caucus
- Member, and later president, of the Atlanta City Council
- Practiced law in Atlanta for eight years prior to election
Education
- JD, Emory University, 1969
- BA, Davidson College, 1962