Mark Kirk represented the State of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. After serving 10 years as a Republican centrist in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kirk brought his coalition building approach to the U.S. Senate. Having traveled to more than 40 countries, Kirk made foreign policy, national security, and international trade and finance cornerstones of his public service.
In the Senate, Kirk was Chairman of the Appropriations’ subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, he also Chaired the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ subcommittee of National Security and International Trade and Finance. Senator Kirk also served on the Appropriations’ subcommittees of Commerce, Justice, and Science, and State and Foreign Operations as well as the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Prior to his elected service in Congress, Senator Kirk held senior positions at the World Bank, U.S. State Department, U.S. House of Representatives’ International Affairs Committee, and as an attorney with Baker & McKenzie. Retiring from Congress in 2017, Kirk established KGA, an international consulting firm.
