Hey everyone, I just realized that I never posted this and thought you might be interested in seeing it. During my time in D.C., I kept a list of important or interesting people that I got to meet or attend meetings with. There are some really cool (and really big) names on this list, and it was definitely a rewarding experience to get to meet them all! Sorry I never posted this earlier.
U.S. Senate
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Senator John Boozman (R-AR)
Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Senator David Vitter (R-LA)
Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)
Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) [Obviously, my boss]
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Senator Orin Hatch (R-UT)
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV)
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX 3rd)
Congressman Ralph Hall (R-TX 4th) [Age 89, the oldest serving member of Congress]
Congressman Bill Flores (R-TX 17th) [Burleson]
Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX 19th) [Lubbock]
Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX 22nd) [Senator Cornyn's former Chief of Staff]
Congressman Francisco Canseco (R-TX 23rd)
Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX 26th) [Denton]
Executive Branch
The Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense
The Honorable General Eric Shinseki (USA, ret.), U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
The Honorable Ray Mabus, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Lieutenant General James R. Clapper, Jr. (USAF, ret.), Director of National Intelligence
Thomas C. Adams, U.S. Department of State Special Coordinator for Haiti
Nerissa J. Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Military
General Martin E. Dempsey (USA), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert (USN), Chief of Naval Operations
Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess (USA), Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
General Jack Keane (USA, ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Captain Daniel O'Toole (USN), Assistant Judge Advocate General & Chief Judge of the Navy
Colonel John Ewers (USMC), Marine JAG & Commanding Officer for Navy/Marine Trial Lawyers
United Nations
Rebeca Grynspan, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Development Programme
Alain la Roy, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations for Peacekeeping Operations
Non-Government
Dr. Richard Nader, UNT Interim Vice Provost for International Affairs
Dr. Gabriel Carranza, UNT Assistant Vice Provost for International Cooperation
Former Congressman Kent Hance, Texas Tech University Chancellor
Former Judge Ken Starr, Baylor University President
Christine Brim, Chief Operating Officer, Center for Security Policy
Benjamin E. Lerner, Vice President for Government Relations, Center for Security Policy
William J. Flynn, President & CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide
Robert Rodriguez, Film Director (Sin City, Spy Kids, Desperado, etc)
