Overview
- He died according to a family statement reported by CBS News, which praised his 44 years of public service.
- He represented parts of the north Bronx and Westchester County for 16 terms in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2021.
- He served as ranking member and then chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his final years in Congress.
- He first won election to Congress in 1988 and later lost the 2020 Democratic primary to Jamaal Bowman.
- Leaders including Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins and Rep. Ritchie Torres lauded his human-rights work and noted his advocacy for Kosovo and the Albanian community.