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Commissioner Brookes is a decorated military veteran, having
served on active duty with the U.S. Navy in Latin America, Asia,
and the Middle East. He retired as a commander. Dr. Brookes is
a graduate of Georgetown University, the Johns Hopkins University,
the Defense Language Institute, the Naval War College, and
U.S. Naval Academy.
Robin Cleveland
Commissioner Cleveland was reappointed by Senate Republican
Leader Mitch McConnell for a two-year term expiring December 31,
2016. After three decades of government service, Commissioner
Cleveland is now serving as the Executive Director of the Office of
Student Life at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development
at The George Washington University. Commissioner
Cleveland worked for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in a number
of positions in his personal office, on the Senate Select Committee
on Intelligence, the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Senate
Appropriations Committee. In addition, Commissioner Cleveland
served as the Counselor to the President of the World Bank, and
as the Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget
in the Executive Office of the President. During her tenure serving
President Bush, Commissioner Cleveland co-led the interagency effort
to develop and implement two Presidential initiatives: the Millennium
Challenge Corporation and the President’s Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief. These efforts reflect her commitment to link
policy, performance, and resource management.
Commissioner Cleveland graduated from Wesleyan University
with honors and received her M.A. in Education and Human Development
from The George Washington University.
The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan
Senator Byron Dorgan was appointed by Senate Democratic
Leader Harry Reid for a two-year term expiring December 31,
2017. Senator Dorgan served six terms in the U.S. House and three
terms in the U.S. Senate. In 2010 he announced that he would not
seek re-election to the U.S. Senate and he retired after serving
thirty years in Congress.
U.S. Senate
Senator Dorgan served in the U.S. Senate for eighteen years
from 1992 to 2011. He served in the Democratic Leadership from
1994 to 2011, first as Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and then
as Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee.
He was a member of the Appropriations Committee, the Energy
and Natural Resources Committee, the Commerce Science and
Technology Committee, and the Indian Affairs Committee.
He was Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee. During his
tenure, he also served as Chairman of numerous subcommittees including
the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation; the Energy Subcommittee
on Energy & Power, and the Subcommittee on National
Parks; the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water, and
the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal & General Government. He
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