Former House Foreign Affairs Chair Eliot Engel dies at 79
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Former New York Democrat Eliot Engel, who chaired the House Foreign Affairs Committee and played a key role in Kosovo’s war and the Trump impeachment inquiry, died at 79 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He served 44 years in public service, won his first seat in 1988, and lost the 2020 primary to Jamaal Bowman, marking the end of a long, influential career in diplomacy and policy.
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