List of foreign-born United States politicians

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This is a list of U.S. politicians who were born outside the United States.

[edit] Incumbents

Name Country of Birth Positions Held
Elaine Chao Taiwan Secretary of Labor
Jennifer Granholm Canada Governor of Michigan
Carlos Gutierrez Cuba Secretary of Commerce
Tom Lantos Hungary Representative from California
Mel Martinez Cuba US Senator from Florida
John Negroponte United Kingdom Director of National Intelligence
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Cuba Representative from Florida
Arnold Schwarzenegger Austria Governor of California
Marian P. Opala Poland Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
Chris Van Hollen Pakistan Representative from Maryland
David Wu Taiwan Representative from Oregon

[edit] Former

Name Country of Birth Positions Held
Madeleine Albright Czechoslovakia fmr. Secretary of State
James G. Barry Ireland fmr. Mayor of St. Louis
William B. Barry Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Abraham Beame United Kingdom fmr. Mayor of New York
W. Michael Blumenthal Germany fmr. Secretary of the Treasury
John T. Browne Ireland fmr. Mayor of Houston, Texas
Zbigniew Brzezinski Poland fmr. National Security Advisor
Aedanus Burke Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Thomas Burke Ireland fmr. Governor of North Carolina
John Michael Clancy Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
W. Bourke Cockran Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Patrick Collins Ireland fmr. Mayor of Boston
James Cooney Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Richard Croker Ireland fmr. Mayor of New York City
Thomas Cusack Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
William Q. Dallmeyer Germany fmr. State Treasurer of Missouri
James O. Davidson Norway fmr. Governor of Wisconsin
James J. Davis United Kingdom fmr. U.S. Senator and Secretary of Labor
John Dempsey Ireland fmr. Governor of Connecticut
John M. Deutch Belgium fmr. Director of Central Intelligence
Michael Donohoe Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Thomas Fallon Ireland fmr. Mayor of San Jose, California
Michael F. Farley Ireland U.S. Representative
John Frederick Finerty Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Elizabeth Furse Kenya fmr. U.S. Representative
Charles P. Gillen Ireland fmr. Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Thomas F. Gilroy Ireland fmr. Mayor of New York City
Patrick Gleason Ireland fmr. Mayor of Long Island City, New York
William R. Grace Ireland fmr. Mayor of New York City
James McMahon Graham Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
S. I. Hayakawa Canada fmr. US Senator from California
Julius P. Heil Germany fmr. Governor of Wisconsin
Denis M. Hurley Ireland fmr.U.S. Representative
Vincent R. Impellitteri Italy fmr. Mayor of New York
Martin Indyk Australia fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Henry Kissinger Germany fmr. Secretary of State
Harold Knutson Norway fmr. U.S. Representative
Madeleine M. Kunin Switzerland fmr. Governor of Vermont
Octaviano Larrazolo Mexico fmr. Governor and fmr. Senator from New Mexico
George Maguire Ireland fmr. Mayor of St. Louis
P.H. McCarthy Ireland fmr. Mayor of San Francisco
Frank McCoppin Ireland fmr. Mayor of San Francisco
Lawrence E. McGann Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
John J. McGrath Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Joseph McLaughlin Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Frank J. McNulty Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Robert M. Moore Ireland fmr. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
William Moxley Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Michael N. Nolan Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative, fmr. Mayor of Albany, New York
Christopher D. O'Brien Ireland fmr. Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota
Hugh O'Brien Ireland Mayor of Boston
James O'Brien Ireland U.S. Representative
William O'Dwyer Ireland fmr. Mayor of New York City
Daniel O'Reilly Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
George F. O'Shaunessy Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
John Quinn Ireland fmr. U.S. Representative
Edward Salomon Prussia fmr. Governor of Wisconsin
Edward S. Salomon Prussia fmr. Governor of Washington Territory
James Shields Ireland fmr. US Senator
William E. Smith Scotland fmr. Governor of Wisconsin
Jerry Springer United Kingdom former Mayor of Cincinnati
Robert F. Wagner Germany fmr. US Senator from New York
Michael Walsh Ireland U.S. Representative
Patrick Walsh Ireland fmr. US Senator from Georgia
James Wolfensohn Australia fmr. President of the World Bank

[edit] Historical

Name Country of Birth Positions Held
Alexander Hamilton Nevis fmr. Secretary of the Treasury
Carl Schurz Germany fmr. Secretary of the Interior
Thomas Fitzsimons Ireland Continental Congressman
Albert Gallatin Switzerland fmr. Secretary of the Treasury
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