Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
[Pages 50-51]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, Democrat, of La Puente, CA; born in Miami,
AZ, January 27, 1930; moved to East Los Angeles in 1936; graduated from
James A. Garfield High School in 1949; studied under GI Bill, Los
Angeles Art Center, 1953; East Los Angeles College, 1959; California
State University at Los Angeles, 1963; postgraduate studies, University
of Maryland, 1965, economics; American University, 1966, international
relations; Honorary Doctorate Degree, National University, San Diego,
1987; married the former Arcy Sanchez of Los Angeles, January 22, 1955;
five children: Carmen (Ms. Raul Garcia), Rena, Camille, Selina, and
Steve; enlisted in U.S. Army, 1949; honorably discharged as a Korean
conflict veteran in 1953 (stationed in Germany) with the rank of
sergeant first class; employed by the Chrysler Corporation, Los Angeles,
1954; elected chief shop steward, 1958, United Auto Workers UAW Local
230; appointed UAW organizer, western region 6; appointed international
representative, UAW, Washington, DC, office, 1963; director, UAW Inter-
American Bureau for Caribbean and Latin American Affairs, 1964-68;
returned to Los Angeles, cofounded The East Los Angeles Community Union
(TELACU); served as chief executive officer, TELACU, 1968-74; member,
Los Angeles County Commission on Economic Development, 1970-72;
commissioner, Mexican American Education Commission, 1970-72; president,
Congress Mexican American Unity, 1969-70; president, Plaza de la Raza
Cultural Center, 1973; vice president, National Congress for Community
Economic Development, 1974; board of visitors, School of Architecture,
UCLA, 1973-74; resigned TELACU; candidate for U.S. Congress, 30th
Congressional District, 1974, San Gabriel Valley, CA; consultant,
Committee to Incorporate East Los Angeles; member, Citizens National
Committee on Broadcasting, 1975; appointed by UAW President Leonard
Woodcock as assistant director of UAW International Affairs Department,
Washington, DC; delegate and consultant to international trade union
conferences, Latin America and Western Europe; delegate to IMF Central
Committee meetings, Geneva, Switzerland; consultant, U.S. Congress
Office of Technology Assessment, 1976; presidential appointment and U.S.
Senate confirmation as U.S. Permanent Representative to United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with rank
of Ambassador, Paris, France, 1977; chairman, Geneva Group, 1978;
delegate and vice president to UNESCO General Conference, Paris, 1978;
elected to UNESCO Executive Board, 1978; appointed special assistant to
President Jimmy Carter; director, White House Office of Hispanic
Affairs, 1979; affiliations include: trustee, American College in Paris;
trustee, Florida International University School of Business and
Organizational Sciences; U.S. Commission for UNESCO; U.S. Committee for
UNICEF; Pan-American Development Foundation; Veterans of Foreign Wars,
VFW Post 6315, Pico Rivera, CA; elected to the 98th Congress, November
2, 1982; reelected to each succeeding Congress; chairman, Congressional
Hispanic Caucus, 1987; appointed official observer, Geneva Arms
Reduction Talks, 1986-90; Democratic deputy whip; member, Committee on
Appropriations; Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and
Related Programs.
Office Listings
http://www.house.gov/torres arcoiris@hr.house.gov
2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
20515-0534............................................ 225-5256
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Chief of Staff.--Albert S. Jacquez. FAX: 225-9711
Legislative Director/Systems Manager.--Phil Alperson.
Press Secretary.--Roderic Olvera Young.
Executive Assistant.--Lisa Esquivel.
8819 Whittier Boulevard, Suite 101, Pico Rivera, CA
90660................................................. (310) 695-0702
Chief of Staff.--James Casso. FAX: 692-2216
County: Los Angeles County; cities of Bassett, Industry, East Los
Angeles, Hacienda Heights, Los Nietos, La Puente, Montebello,
Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Valinda, and Whittier.
Population (1990), 573,047.
ZIP Codes: 90022 (part), 90040 (part), 90063 (part), 90601, 90602
(part), 90604 (part), 90605 (part), 90606-08, 90610, 90638
(part), 90640, 90650 (part), 90651-52, 90659, 90660 (part),
90661, 90665, 90670 (part), 90701 (part), 91706 (part), 91715-
16, 91744 (part), 91745 (part), 91746-47, 91748 (part), 91749,
91770 (part), 91790 (part), 91792 (part)