Ambassadors to Panama - Ambassadors of Mexico to Panama, Colombian Ambassadors to Panama, United States Ambassadors to Panama, William J. Hughes (Paperback)

Chapters: Ambassadors of Mexico to Panama, Colombian Ambassadors to Panama, United States Ambassadors to Panama, William J. Hughes, United States Ambassador to Panama, William Dawson, William Jorden, List of Ambassadors From the United Kingdom to Panama, Charles Wallace Adair, Monnett Bain Davis, Alfonso Araujo Cotes, Everett Ellis Briggs, Thomas Cleland Dawson, Alfredo Rogerio Perez Bravo, John Cooper Wiley. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: William John "Bill" Hughes (born October 17, 1932) is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for 20 years and also served as United States Ambassador to Panama. Hughes was born in Salem, New Jersey. A graduate of Rutgers University, Hughes earned an A.B. in 1955. He received his Juris Doctor in 1958 from Rutgers School of Law-Camden. In 1959, Hughes opened a private law practice in Ocean City, New Jersey. He served as town solicitor for Upper Township, New Jersey from 1959 to 1961. Hughes lost his first electoral bid for Congress in 1970, but ran again and won in 1974. As a congressman, he managed the impeachment proceedings against District Court Judge Harry E. Claiborne of Nevada in 1986. He served ten consecutive terms of office before retiring from Congress when he was appointed United States Ambassador to Panama (19951998). As of 2007, he is again practicing law, serving as counsel to the firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland