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To: yianni
How about i make a list of Lebanese Americans? BTW- Labanon is a country of only a couple million people.

Spencer Abraham - The new secretary of energy of the United States of America . He is a third-generation American of Lebanese descent. He was born in Michigan. He was also a U.S. senator representing the state of Michigan.
Donna Shlela - former secretary of state for health and human services under the Clinton administration (and the longest to serve in the post);
Ralph Nader - Ex. presidential candidate and consumer advocate. Click here for blurb and here for more detailed Bio. Visit his websites Essential Information and Nader.org
George Mitchell: Congressman, Lebanese on his mother's side.
Nick Joe Rahall II - 20-year veteran Congressman of West Virginia, grandson of Lebanese immigrants (source)
Pat Danner - Congresswoman of Missouri
Ray LaHood - Congressman of Illinois
John Baldacci - Congressman of Maine
John E. Sununu - Congressman of New Hampshire. (Now Senator)
Chris John - Congressman of Louisiana
John Sununu (related to above Snunu) - Former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff
Selwa Roosevelt - American Ambassador and longest-serving White House Chief of Protocol.
Thomas A. Nassif - assistant to Selwa Roosevelt; served as U.S. Ambassador to Morocco.
Philip Habib - U.S. Ambassador and Presidential envoy
James Abourezk - U.S. Senator of South Dakota
James Abdnor - U.S Senator of South Dakota
Mary Rose Oakar -former Congressional member of Ohio
George Kasem - Congressional member of California
Abraham Kazen Jr. - Congressional member of Texas
Toby Moffett - Congressional member of Connecticut
Victor Atiyeh - popular Governor of Oregon
James Maloof - former mayor of Peoria, IL.
George Latimer - former mayor of St. Paul Minnesota.
Elias Francis - former Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico.
Richard Iyoub - the current Attorney General of Louisiana.
Jean Shaheen - Governor of New Hampshire
Chris Abboud - Nebraska state senator
Daniel Issa - Rhode Island state senator
Stephen Kafoury - Oregon state senator, 1977-1980
David Karem - Kentucky state senator Harry Meshel- Ohio state senator, 1971-1980 George Shadid - Illinois state senator
Anthony Solomon - Rhode Island state treasurer, 1976-1984, 1989-1992
William N. Aswad - Vermont state representative
Benjamin C. Baroody - New Hampshire state representative
David Cappiello - Connecticut state representative
George Crady - Florida state representative
Joe Farris - West Virginia state delegate
William A. Hamzy - Connecticut state representative
Michael J. Jarjura - Connecticut state representative
Tracy A. Yokich - Michigan state representative 1991-1996
Marianne Yarid McGuire - Michigan state board of education
George Ellis - Texas court of appeals
Joseph Nahra - Ohio court of appeals
Suzanne Azar - Mayor, El Paso (TX) 1989-1991
Joseph P. Ganim - Mayor, Bridgeport (CT)
John Ash - Mayor, Olean (NY)
Brenda Elias - Mayor, Franklin (NH) 1989-1994
Teresa Issac - Vice Mayor, Lexington (KY)
Ruth Joseph - Mayor, Waterville (ME)
Thomas Lazieh - Mayor, Central Falls (RI) 1990-1996
Herb Mocol - Mayor, Mankato (MN) 1972-1987
George Mowad - Mayor, Oakdale (LA) 1972-1992
Lee Namey - Mayor, Wilkes-Barre (PA) 1988-1995
Joan Haddad Saliba - Mayor, Hartwell (GA)
Randel C. Shadid - Mayor, Edmond (OK)
Timothy Bryan - city council member, Massillon (OH)
Edward J. Elum, Jr. - He is a Judge on the Massillon (OH) Municipal Court.
Jeannie A. Gregory - city clerk, South Pasadena (CA)
Helen Bishara Huey - city council member, Houston (TX)
Steven Kfoury - city council President, Lawrence (MA)
James J. Tayoun - city councilman, Philadelphia (PA) 1975-1987
Brian Wahby - Assistant city treasurer, St. Louis (MO)
Don Korrey - County commissioner, Logan County (CO) 1990-1994
Richard Thomas - County commission chairman, Hampden County (MA)
Rose Allan Tucker - County Commissioner, Luzerne County - Chairwoman 1991-1995 (PA)
Pete Karem - David Karem's brother. Former Chief Justice of the Circuit Court in Jefferson County Ky.
Dr. Hamid Claude Kantara D.O. - the first Lebanese emigrant to be elected to City Council in Galveston County. Read more.
Darrell Issa - Congressman from California, 48th district. http://www.house.gov/issa/
James Kaddo - Judge, Superior court of California.
Edward Gabriel - former U.S. Ambassador to Morrocco



Prominent Lebanese-American Military Figures

Colonel James Jabara - of the U.S. Air Force; Korean War hero
Maj. Gen. Fred Safay - WWII Army Officer; fought alongside General Patton
Brig. Gen. Elias Stevens - WWII Army Officer; served on Gen. Eisenhower's staff
Lt. Alfred Naifeh- of Oklahoma - Navy hero; in 1944, one of our Navy ships, the destroyer USS Naifeh was named in his honor
Four-star Gen. George Joulwan - West Point graduate; commanded both the U.S. and NATO forces in Europe



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