He is a senior senator from Delaware and was elected as a US senator on 1972. He is the fifth youngest senator in American history. He is also the longest-serving senator in Delaware (1973-2009). 1988 and 2008 twice ran for the presidency of the United States, and both failed. In 2008 and 20 12, he served as the running mate of former US President Barack Obama twice.
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Biden is very active in the American diplomatic arena and can be seen in many major international activities. As an expert on Middle East issues, Biden severely criticized the Iran-contra incident that occurred during President Reagan's inauguration.
During President Carter's term, he was sent to the former Soviet Union to hold talks with Kosigen and Brezhnev on the issue of limiting strategic weapons, and he also helped the Bosnians in their struggle with Milosevic.
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