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	THOMAS S. FOLEY
		Foley was a member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture, where he served as Chairman (1975-80); and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
		Foley is a native of Spokane, Washington, and a graduate of the University of Washington and its School of Law.
		Foley is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an honorary knight commander of the British Empire.
	www.trilateral.org /membship/bios/tf.htm (351 words)

	Thomas S. Foley - SourceWatch
		Foley (D-WA) represented the State of Washington's Fifth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1965-95 and served as the Majority Leader from 1987 until his election as Speaker on June 6, 1989.
		Foley served as a member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture (Chairman 1975-80); and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
		The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service was established at Washington State University to honor Tom Foley's more than 30 years of public service to both state and nation and as the 49th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Thomas_S._Foley (459 words)

	Bambooweb: Thomas S. Foley
		Thomas Stephen Foley (born March 26, 1929, in Spokane, Washington) is an American politician of the Democratic party, having served as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and ambassador to Japan.
		In 1981, Foley was chosen majority whip by the House Democratic caucus and served in that capacity until 1986, when he moved up to the position of majority leader.
		Foley lost in a narrow race that coincided with the Republican triumph of 1994.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/t/h/Thomas_S._Foley.html (444 words)

	AEI - Events
		Foley was appointed Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Spokane County and served as a professor at Gonzaga University Law School.
		Foley was appointed by President Clinton as the 25th Ambassador to Japan and served from 1997-2001.
		Foley advises on public law and policy matters for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP in Washington, D.C. Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, is a senior fellow at AEI and is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
	www.aei.org /events/contentID.20060711145149612/default.asp (931 words)

	Wilmington Delaware Criminal Defense Lawyer \| Law Offices of Thomas A. Foley \| Wilmington, Newark DE
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	www.tomfoleylaw.com (161 words)

	Itron - Biography
		Foley’s term as a director expires in 2009.
		Ambassador Foley is a partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld and he is currently the chairman of the North American Trilateral Commission.
		Ambassador Foley represented Washington State’s Fifth Congressional District from 1965-1995 and served as the Majority Leader from 1987 until his election as Speaker of the House in 1989, a position he held until 1995.
	phx.corporate-ir.net /phoenix.zhtml?c=90341&p=irol-govBio&ID=110097 (112 words)

	Tom Foley Summary
		Foley was sharply criticized by members of his own party for how he handled the House banking scandal, which received much media attention and raised the ire of the electorate.
		Thomas Stephen Foley, KBE, (born March 26, 1929, in Spokane, Washington) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, having served as the last Democratic speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and ambassador to Japan.
		Foley was a Washington delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention.
	www.bookrags.com /Tom_Foley (1938 words)

	Belfer Center - Ambassador Thomas Foley (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ambassador Thomas S. Foley is the North American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission and a Partner in the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld in Washington, DC.
		Foley was a member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; the Committee on Agriculture, where he served as Chairman from 1975 to 1980; and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
		Foley has served on a number of corporate and government advisory boards and boards of directors, including the Special Commission to Investigate Security Procedures of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He currently serves on the Department of Defense Policy Board and the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council.
	bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu /person.cfm?order_by=name&program=CORE&ln=&item_id=345 (420 words)

	Thomas S. Foley - Ambassador to Japan 1997-2001
		Thomas S. Foley was sworn in as the 25th (12th post WWII) U.S. Ambassador to Japan on November 6, 1997.
		During his years in Congress, Ambassador Foley was a member of the committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the Committee on Agriculture where he served as Chairman, and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
		Born March 6, 1929, Ambassador Foley is a native of Spokane, Washington, and a graduate of the University of Washington and its School of Law.
	tokyo.usembassy.gov /e/amb/tamb-bio-foley.html (546 words)

	WASHINGTON TALK: BRIEFING; Foley Rated No. 1 - New York Times
		LEAD: Thomas S. Foley, the House majority leader, was rated the most effective leader in Congress in a recent poll of 317 senior Capitol Hill aides.
		Thomas S. Foley, the House majority leader, was rated the most effective leader in Congress in a recent poll of 317 senior Capitol Hill aides.
		Foley was voted the ''most respected'' House member by 31 percent of the aides, followed by Speaker Wright (10 percent).
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD91530F931A35751C0A96E948260 (204 words)

	Foley, Thomas Stephen. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Foley became a prominent liberal Democratic member of Congress.
		In 1992 his reputation was tarnished by revelations of irregularities in the operations of the House bank and post office, both controlled by the office of the Speaker.
		In 1994 Republicans won control of the House, and Foley became the first sitting speaker since 1860 to fail to win reelection from his district.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fo/Foley-Th.html (169 words)

	Foley Archives \| The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service
		The WSU Libraries are honored to serve as the depository for the congressional papers of Thomas S. Foley.
		Unlike the papers of most representatives, the Foley collection offers a rare look at the career of an influential congressional figure and his path through the positions of caucus chairman, majority whip, majority leader, and speaker of the house.
		Foley’s papers is available on-line from Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections of the Washington State University Libraries.
	libarts.wsu.edu /foleyinst/archives/index.html (394 words)

	Arbor Advisors: Team: Thomas Foley
		Thomas Foley is an Associate at Arbor Advisors.
		Foley was an All-American Water Polo player, and at UCLA he led the team to a National Championship.
		Foley holds a BA in Economics from UCLA and a minor in Philosophy.
	www.arboradvisors.com /team/thomas_foley.html (151 words)

	Wilmington Domestic Violence Defense Lawyer \| No Contact Order \| Law Offices of Thomas A. Foley \| Wilmington, Newark DE
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		The Law Offices of Thomas A. Foley provides superior representation, personalized client attention, and more than 17 years of legal experience.
		Delaware domestic violence defense attorney Thomas Foley will ensure that your story is presented clearly for the prosecutor, judge, or jury.
	www.tomfoleylaw.com /PracticeAreas/Domestic-Violence.asp (270 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Nation Is Disillusioned by Politics, Foley Says
		Foley and political analyst Kevin Phillips told the crowd of 250 that Republicans are claiming a mandate from voters in order to help promote their Contract With America.
		Foley said many Democratic politicians--including himself--were defeated both because of their party's failure to produce health care legislation and also because they addressed divisive issues like free trade and gun control.
		Foley said he was encouraged by Gingrich'sattempts to serve as a strong party leader.
	www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=239595 (462 words)

	Thomas S. Foley - Ambassador to Japan 1997-2001
		Remarks by Ambassador Thomas S. Foley to the Japan-US Southern Conference (Nanbukai), Tokyo (October 28, 1999)
		Ambassador Thomas S. Foley's Speech to the APIC - Yomiuri Intrnational Symposium at Tumagoi, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture (October 31, 1998)
		Speech by Ambassador Thomas S. Foley to the Keizai Doyukai (April 15, 1998)
	japan.usembassy.gov /e/amb/tamb-foley.html (747 words)

	Foley, Thomas C.
		Ambassador Thomas C. Foley, United States Ambassador to Ireland, was sworn-in on September 28, 2006, and presented his credentials to the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, at Áras an Úachtaráin, Dublin, on October 18, 2006.
		Foley had responsibility for overseeing Iraq's state-owned enterprises, developing foreign trade and investment, and advising Iraqi Ministries on developing a private-sector economy.
		Foley has served as a Trustee of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, the Kent School in Kent, Connecticut, and of a charitable trust he formed for supporting educational opportunities for children.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/biog/75194.htm (272 words)

	Archdiocese of Boston - 8/27/2004 - Three pastors named for Boston parishes
		Although this will be the first time in a long time that Father Foley has not been serving in Winchester, his experience in three different parishes as parochial vicar and administrator, together with his deacon year at St. Mark place him in a good stead for the challenges at St. Ann.
		A native son of St. Peter Parish in Dorchester and an alumnus of its school and of Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Father Harkins is a graduate of archdiocesan seminaries and was ordained to the priesthood at the Chapel of St. John Seminary on May 5, 1979 by Cardinal Humberto Medeiros.
		Thomas Aquinas itself will be seeing some changes in its borders and population, as the closing of its neighbor, Blessed Sacrament, Jamaica Plain means that some of its territory will be added to St. Thomas Parish.
	www.rcab.org /Pilot/2004/ps040827/Newpastors.html (879 words)

	The Asia Foundation
		He is a partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. He is currently the chairman of the Trilateral Commission.
		Ambassador Foley served as majority leader from 1987 until his election as speaker in 1989.
		In 1996, the government of Japan conferred upon him the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Paulowina Flowers, in recognition of his service to the U.S. House of Representatives and the important impact he had in facilitating harmonious U.S.-Japan relations and promoting understanding of Japan in the United Sates.
	www.asiafoundation.org /About/foley.html (168 words)

	Partnership for Public Service - Board of Governors (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During his long tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, Thomas S. Foley served as Chairman on the Committee on Agriculture, majority whip, majority leader, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
		Foley was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Japan in November, 1997.
		Foley is currently a partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C., where he advises clients on matters of legal and corporate strategy.
	www.ourpublicservice.org /staff_name3732/staff_name_show.htm?doc_id=147240 (222 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Term Limits Special Report
		Closer to home, eminent pundit George F. Will has publicly proclaimed a change of heart and is paddling furiously in newspaper columns, TV commentaries and a forthcoming book to get out in front of this wave of anti-politician anger.
		Fed by the fury at the Senate's late-night pay raise, the House check-bouncing scandal and even the gruesome Clarence Thomas hearings, the term-limits movement is running even more strongly than it did in 1990, when California, Colorado and Oklahoma passed their initiatives.
		Foley says that state limits on federal tenure are "flat-out unconstitutional," but that question has yet to be litigated.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/special/termlimits/stories/broder101691.htm (787 words)

	U.S. Capitol Historical Society \| Podcasts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ambassador Foley served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 1997 to 2001.
		From 1995 to 1997 Ambassador Foley served as Chairman of the Presidents Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and he is currently a member of the Defense Policy Board, and also, the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
		Ambassador Foley has received numerous awards and honors, he is an Honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire, he holds the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
	www.uschs.org /podcasts/index.htm (768 words)

	Speaker Foley Visits \| University Relations
		Thomas S. Foley, 49th Speaker of the U. House of Representatives, has been named the Hunter Andrews Fellow in American Politics at the College of William and Mary.
		Currently a partner at Akin Gump where Foley advises clients on matters of legal and corporate strategy and is currently the chairman of the Trilateral Commission Foley was elected to represent the state of Washington's Fifth Congressional District 15 times, serving his constituents for 30 years from January 1965 to December 1994.
		Foley served as majority leader from 1987 until his election as speaker in 1989.
	www.wm.edu /news/?id=1489 (586 words)

	USIS Washington File: TRANSCRIPT: FOLEY REMARKS AT JAPAN FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS' CLUB
		FOLEY: The United States notes the Japanese claim to these islands, and we are not, as far as I understand, taking a specific position in the dispute.
		FOLEY: Well, on the first part of the question, the budget is a matter for Japan to determine.
		FOLEY: Well, first of all, with relation to the Taepodong missile, it is not true that the United States delayed information to Japan regarding it.
	canberra.usembassy.gov /hyper/1999/WF990412/epf106.htm (7223 words)

	washingtonpost.com: PAY, ETHICS PACKAGE UNVEILED
		House Speaker Thomas S. Foley (D-Wash.) said the bill will be brought to the floor today, and he predicted that it will pass comfortably with bipartisan support.
		Foley emphasized the ethics changes, calling them "the most extensive revision of ethical standards in the last 20 years."
		Foley appeared with House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel (R-Ill.) at a news conference where two dozen party leaders and the task force that drafted the package praised it for almost 90 minutes in speeches.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/special/pay/stories/co111689.htm (1003 words)

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