was a congressional observer at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972, and later as director of the Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service from 1977 to 1985. Gude served as a member and is former chairman of the Consultative Committee of Experts, International Centre for Parliamentary Documentation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union of Geneva. Death Gude died on June 7, 2007, from congestive heart failure in Washington, D.C. He was survived by his widow, Jane, five children (Adrienne, Daniel, Sharon, Brett and Gregory) and three grandchildren (Edward W. Lewis IV, Alexandra Morgan Lewis, and Michael Gude). His wife Jane was the daughter of U.S. Navy Vice Admiral William M. Callaghan. References External links Obituary "Guide to the Gilbert Gude Papers, 1967-1976", Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University 1923 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American politicians Republican Party Maryland state senators Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates United States Army soldiers Cornell University alumni George Washington University alumni People from Bethesda, Maryland People from Rockville, Maryland Military personnel from Maryland United States Army personnel of World War II University of Maryland, College Park alumni Catholic University of America trustees Politicians from Washington, D.C. Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland