Eliot Engel, former House Foreign Affairs chair, dies at 79
Former Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who chaired the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has died at age 79. Engel represented parts of New York City and its suburbs for more than three decades during his congressional career.
Key Points
- Engel served as Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- He represented New York for over 30 years in the House
- His death marks the loss of a prominent Democratic voice on foreign policy