Bob Krueger

Robert Charles Krueger (born September 19, 1935), American politician, is a former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Texas, and a member of the Democratic Party.

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September 19 - 1935 - American - U.S. Representative - U.S. Senator - Texas - Democratic Party

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Born in New Braunfels, Texas, Krueger earned a B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1957 and an M.A. from Duke University in 1958. He went to Oxford University (Merton College) earning an D.Phil. in English literature in 1964. His edition of the poems of Sir John Davies was published by the Clarendon Press, Oxford in 1975.

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New Braunfels, Texas - B.A. - Southern Methodist University - 1957 - M.A. - Duke University - 1958 - Oxford University - D.Phil. - 1964

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Krueger was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth United States Congresses, serving from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1979. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate from Texas in 1978. From 1979-1981, he was Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Mexican Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. In 1993, Governor Ann Richards appointed him to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lloyd Bentsen, who had resigned in order to become Secretary of the Treasury in President Clinton's cabinet. He served from January 21, 1993 until June 14, 1993. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in the June 1993 special election to the remainder of the term ending January 4, 1995.

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United States Congress - January 3 - 1975 - 1979 - Ann Richards - Lloyd Bentsen - Secretary of the Treasury - Clinton - January 21 - 1993 - June 14 - January 4 - 1995

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President Clinton appointed Krueger U.S. Ambassador to Burundi in 1994. He served in Burundi until 1995, when his convey was ambushed in Cibitoke province. In 1996, he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana and concurrently Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Southern African Development Community (1998-2000). He held those posts until 2000, when he became a Visiting Fellow at Merton College, Oxford in order to write a memoir of his time in war-torn Burundi. It was published as Cry from the Heart of Africa by the University of Texas Press in 2005.

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Before serving in the Senate, Krueger was a professor of business and government relations at the University of Texas at Austin from 1985-1986 and a professor of public affairs at Rice University from 1986-1988. Before entering Congress, he had been a professor of english and dean of arts and science at Duke University. He served as Texas Railroad Commissioner from 1991-1993, in charge of oil and gas regulation.

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University of Texas at Austin - Rice University - Duke University - Texas Railroad Commissioner

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