Honorable Chuck Hagel
United States Senator, Nebraska, Republican
Senator Hagel was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. He was cofounder, director, and executive vice president of Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc. from 1983 to 1984, president and CEO of World USO from 1987 to 1990, president and CEO of the Private Sector Council from 1990 to 1992, and president of McCarthy & Company from 1992 to 1995. He serves on the Foreign Relations Committee, where he chairs the International Economic Policy, Export, and Trade Promotion Subcommittee; the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; and the Select Committee on Intelligence. The following is from the October 30, 2003,…