Rudolph Ely Boschwitz

Office:	U.S. Senator, Minnesota
Political party:	Republican
Term of office:	December 1978–January 1991
Preceded by:	Wendell Anderson
Succeeded by:	Paul Wellstone
Born:	November 7, 1930 Berlin, Germany
Spouse:	Ellen Boschwitz

Rudolph Ely "Rudy" Boschwitz (b.1930) is a former Independent-Republican United States Senator from Minnesota. He served in the Senate from December 1978 to January 1991, when he was defeated by Paul Wellstone. http://bioguide. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Saint Paul Minneapolis Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 87,014 sq mi  225,365 km² 250 miles  400 km 400 miles  645 km 8. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Wendell Anderson Wendell Richard Wendy Anderson (born February 1, 1933) was the 33rd Governor of Minnesota, from January 4, 1971 to December 29, 1976. ... Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American politician and two-term U.S. Senator from Minnesota. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... The Republican Party of Minnesota, as its name implies, is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Saint Paul Minneapolis Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 87,014 sq mi  225,365 km² 250 miles  400 km 400 miles  645 km 8. ... Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American politician and two-term U.S. Senator from Minnesota. ...

Boschwitz was born in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 1930. In 1933 his family fled Nazi Germany. They settled in New Rochelle, New York, where he grew up. A graduate of The Pennington School, he attended Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland and he graduated from New York University in 1950, and New York University Law School in 1953. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1954 and the Wisconsin bar in 1959. He served in the United States Army Signal Corps 1954-1955. He was the founder and chairman of a plywood and Home Improvement retailer, Plywood Minnesota which later became Home Valu Interiors. For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Pennington School (also called Pennington or TPS) is a private co-educational independent boarding school enrolling approximately 445 day and boarding students in grades 6 through 12. ... The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ... A view of the Baltimore skyline from above. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 141,205 km²  (54,520 sq. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq. ... The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Signal Corps is a military branch, usually subordinate to a countrys army. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Model constructed from plywood. ...

Boschwitz was elected as an Independent-Republican to the United States Senate in November 1978 and was subsequently appointed on December 30, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Wendell R. Anderson. Boschwitz is well-known in Minnesota for operating a "Flavored Milk" Milk booth at the Minnesota State Fair. A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. states population. ...

After his defeat in 1990 by Paul Wellstone. He ran against Wellstone again in 1996, but failed to regain his seat.

Boschwitz has had a number of major accomplishments since leaving the Senate. In 1991 he traveled to Ethiopia as the emissary of President George H. W. Bush. The negoiations lead by Boschwitz while in Ethopia resulted Operation Solomon. That is, the Ethiopian Government released 14,325 Beta Israel émigres from Ethiopia to Israel, and into freedom, by a massive airlift. In 1990, Ethiopia and Israel came to an agreement under which Ethiopian Jews would be allowed to leave under the auspices of family reunification. ...

In 2005, President George W. Bush named Boschwitz as the Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The Commission meets at the U.N. in Geneva Switzerland.

He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and is a prominent member of the Council on Foreign Relations. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) describes itself as a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan think-tank focusing on the national security interests of the United States. ... The Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American foreign policy think tank based in New York City. ...