BEYER, Donald Sternoff Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Trieste, Italy, June 20, 1950; graduated from Gonzaga College High School, Washington, D.C., 1968; B.A., Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., 1972; automobile salesman; lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1989-1997; campaign aide; United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 2009-2013; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress (January 3, 2015-present).