Sen. Fowler is a former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he served from 1996 to 2001. In April 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation awarded him The Jefferson Cup, its highest civilian honor, for his assistance in combating terrorism and for helping solve the terrorism crimes against the U.S. military in Saudi Arabia.
Sen. Fowler served for 16 years in the U.S. Congress. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 where he served as assistant floor leader. He was also a member of the Senate Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Agriculture Committees. Sen. Fowler was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1977 where he served on the Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs Committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Congressional Arts Caucus.
Previous to this, Sen. Fowler practiced law in Atlanta, Ga. and was elected, at age 29, to the Atlanta City Council. After four years on the Council, he was selected to be president and served in that capacity until his election to the U.S. Congress.
A native of Atlanta, Sen. Fowler earned a bachelor's degree from Davidson College in 1962 and a law degree from Emory University in 1969. He currently is engaged in an international business and law practice in Washington, D.C. and serves as Chairman of the Board of the Middle East Institute, a non-profit research foundation located in Washington. D.C.
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