that resulted in savings of $3.5 billion. As a Greek-American, Yatron found personal hardship during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. As one in a few Greek-Americans in the U.S. Congress, he took leadership in implementing U.S. assistance that ultimately led to a cease-fire in the region. In 1973, Yatron traveled to Europe delivering a speech to the European Parliament in France, urging NATO countries to take more initiative in absorbing the costs of defending Europe. As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Yatron became a passionate advocate for centering human rights as the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. He took the chairmanship of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs in 1979 and began investigations into the Iran–Contra affair. In 1983, Yatron become the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight. Retirement and death After serving 24 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Yatron retired in 1992. He died in Fairfax Station, Virginia in 2003 and is interred at the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania. See also Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972 Notes Sources 1927 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American politicians American male boxers American people of Greek descent Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Boxers from Pennsylvania Burials at Charles Evans Cemetery Kutztown University of Pennsylvania alumni Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators Politicians from Reading, Pennsylvania School board members in Pennsylvania