List of George Washington University people

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Senator Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader
Congressman Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader
Colin Powell: General (four-star) in the U.S. Army; National Security Advisor (1987–1989); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–93); 65th Secretary of State (2001–2005)
Mark Warner is a current United States Senator from Virginia and the immediate former Governor of Virginia.
James William Fulbright was a member of the United States Senate representing Arkansas and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during the Vietnam era. Fulbright established an international exchange program, which thereafter bore his name, the Fulbright Fellowships and Scholarships.
John Edgar Hoover was the most influential but controversial director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News
Edward Teller was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist who became a professor at the George Washington University. He would go on to be known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb".
Syngman Rhee was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, was affected by Cold War tensions. He led South Korea through the Korean War.
Michael D. Griffin, NASA Administrator
General Peter Pace was the 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first U.S. Marine appointed to this position.
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer was Vice President of Iraq under the Iraqi Transitional Government of 2005–06, and was President of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004 to 2005.
John Foster Dulles was an American statesman who served as Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959.
John William Snow, served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush.
Michael Coats is a former NASA astronaut who has logged more than 19 days in space. He is the 10th Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center.

List of notable alumni of the George Washington University.

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Mikheil Saakashvili has been the President of Georgia since 2004.
Faure Gnassingbé has been the President of the Republic of Togo since 2005.

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References

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  4. "Wyoming Governor Fenimore Chatterton". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. "Adam McMullen". National Governors Association. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. Arkansas House of Representatives biography: Charlie Collins
  7. Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1979. p. 198.
  8. "Tom Greenwell". ncrptx.com. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  9. "Biography of the Acting Surgeon General". United States Department of Health and Human Services.
  10. Staff. "COL. HARRISON DODGE, MT. VERNON CUSTODIAN; Superintendent of Washington's Home Since 1885—Made Many Improvements", The New York Times, May 21, 1937. Accessed July 24, 2010.