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Max Cleland
Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission
In office June 3, 2009 – January 20, 2017
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
John W. Nicholson
Succeeded by
William M. Matz Jr.
United States Senator from Georgia
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by
Sam Nunn
Succeeded by
Saxby Chambliss
23rd Secretary of State of Georgia
In office January 11, 1983 – January 5, 1996
Governor
Joe Frank Harris Zell Miller
Preceded by
David Poythress
Succeeded by
Lewis A. Massey
10th Administrator of Veterans Affairs
In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981
President
Jimmy Carter
Preceded by
Richard L. Roudebush
Succeeded by
Bob Nimmo
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 55th district
In office January 11, 1971 – January 13, 1975
Preceded by
Ed Reeder
Succeeded by
Bud Stumbaugh
Personal details
Born
Joseph Maxwell Cleland
(1942-08-24)August 24, 1942 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died
November 9, 2021(2021-11-09) (aged 79) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
Stetson University (BA)
Emory University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
1965–1968
Rank
Captain
Unit
2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Battle of Khe Sanh
Awards
Silver Star
Bronze Star with "V" Device
Soldier's Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a disabled U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valorous actions in combat, as well as a United States Senator (1997–2003).
After returning from the Vietnam War having lost three limbs, he entered politics soon after recovering from his injuries. From 1971 to 1975, he served as a Georgia State Senator. He also served as Administrator of Veterans Affairs under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 and as Georgia Secretary of State from 1982 to 1996 before being elected to a single term in the United States Senate. After leaving the Senate in 2003, he served on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 2003 to 2007, a presidentially appointed position.[1][2] From 2009 to 2017, he served as Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
^"Max Cleland Joins Import-Export Bank Board of Directors" (Press release). Export-Import Bank of the United States. December 16, 2003. Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
^"Senate Approves Farrell for Import-Export Bank Post". Westport Now.com. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a disabled...
first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, defeating Democratic incumbent MaxCleland. As a senator, he chaired the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition...
Secretary of State MaxCleland won the open seat over Republican businessman Guy Millner. Primary elections were held on July 9. Cleland won the Democratic...
Georgia took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator MaxCleland ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican...
between Cleland and Millner. It was the closest race for that seat since at least 1852. Nonetheless, MaxCleland defeated Guy Millner on November 5. Max Cleland...
March 10, 1998, Senator MaxCleland (D-GA) entered a tribute to Thompson, Colburn and Andreotta into the record of the U.S. Senate. Cleland said the three men...
university's history, including the Treasure Collection of Rare Books, the MaxCleland Collection, the Regar collection, and the Greenlaw Collection, which...
Democrat Joe Biden won re-election to a sixth term. Incumbent Democrat MaxCleland ran for re-election to a second term, but lost to Republican Saxby Chambliss...
November 8, 1972 – January 3, 1997 Preceded by David Gambrell Succeeded by MaxCleland Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 41st district...
Leroy Bondsteel Leonard Boswell Allison Brooks William Francis Buckley MaxCleland Lawrence Colburn John Thomas Corley Wayne A. Downing Theodore Leslie...
10, 1998, Senator MaxCleland (D-GA) entered a tribute to Thompson, Colburn and Andreotta into the record of the U.S. Senate. Cleland said the three men...
codify a comprehensive penny stock securities law. Secretary of State MaxCleland, whose office enforced state securities laws, was a principal proponent...
Under Joseph Yablonski Maynard Jackson Emmett Tyrrell Vilma S. Martinez MaxCleland Bernard Powell Denis Hayes 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team David Stockman...
codify a comprehensive penny stock securities law. Secretary of State MaxCleland, whose office enforced State securities laws, was a principal proponent...
Leroy Bondsteel Leonard Boswell Allison Brooks William Francis Buckley MaxCleland Lawrence Colburn John Thomas Corley Wayne A. Downing Theodore Leslie...
former president and former governor Jimmy Carter (ran for governor) MaxCleland, former U.S. Senator Cathy Cox, president of Young Harris College, former...
Simmons worked for Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick and served as an advisor to MaxCleland. In 1992, Simmons worked as a press assistant on the Bill Clinton 1992...
Under Joseph Yablonski Maynard Jackson Emmett Tyrrell Vilma S. Martinez MaxCleland Bernard Powell Denis Hayes 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team David Stockman...
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