Beloved, Respected Hill Veteran, George A. Dalley, To Retire from Hill.

Congressman Charles Rangel's Chief of Staff and Counsel George A. Dalley will retire from his post at the end of this month, after an illustrious 30-year career in public service, private law practice, international affairs, and presidential politics.

Mr. Dalley served in Congressman Rangel's office in the early '70s, again in the mid '80s, and rejoined his staff in 2001 as director of the Congressman's offices and his senior advisor. In the 1980s, Mr. Dalley played an integral role in promoting the Congressman's effort to deny tax preferences to companies doing business in apartheid South Africa − sanctions that hugely undermined that government by prompting major disinvestment by the largest U.S. companies. Over the course of his career, Mr. Dalley focused on economic development in Africa and the Caribbean, promoting private investment in the two regions and working closely with the Congressman in securing passage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the enhancement of the Caribbean Basin Initiative.

"George is more than just a co-worker to me. We have maintained a personal and working relationship for the larger part of my political life that has proved abundantly edifying and rewarding," Rangel said. "The many who have met and been touched by George and his life's work can attest that he is equal parts strong mind and ample heart, a kind soul who cares deeply about the issues of the day and their impact on everyday people − in America and across the globe."

Mr. Dalley was born in Havana, Cuba, to Jamaican parents and graduated from Columbia University with degrees in business and law. As a former partner at Holland and Knight, he represented the interests of foreign governments before the U.S. government, Congress, and multilateral financial institutions. In addition to his service with Congressman Rangel, George has served in several senior-level posts in the U.S. government: as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs, responsible for U.S. policy on human rights and social issues in the United Nations; as an appointed member of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board in President Jimmy Carter's administration; and as Deputy Director of the Mondale for President campaign.

"George has served this country superbly well over the course of his career, and America is the better for it. His insight and guidance will be missed in my office and in offices throughout the Hill, but his dynamic spirit and sense of purpose we take with us as our motivation and driving force," Rangel said.

He and his late wife, Pearl Elizabeth Love, raised two sons, Jason and Benjamin, who have in turn given him two young and vivacious grandchildren, Lilah Pearl and Reid.

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