Former Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh remembered in new biography скачать в хорошем качестве

Former Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh remembered in new biography

Gov. Vic Atiyeh was the most recent Republican governor in Oregon, serving as governor from 1979 to 1987. He was the first elected U.S. governor of Middle Eastern descent, with his parents emigrating from Syria and Lebanon. For years, he also ran the family's carpet business. Atiyeh is credited with helping turn tourism into a viable Oregon industry and he opened up trade between Oregon and the rest of the world, especially Asia. Nicknamed "Trader Vic," there's a statue of Vic Atiyeh in the international concourse of Portland International Airport. Pacific University political science professor Jim Moore has just released the definitive biography of Gov. Atiyeh, called "ATIYEH: Governor Vic Atiyeh and the Transformation of Oregon." Moore returned to Eye on Northwest Politics to discuss the book and Gov. Atiyeh's contributions to Oregon.