the successful approval of the 1978 Panama Canal Treaty. Life after public service In September 1981, McGee formed Gale W. McGee Associates, a consulting firm specializing in international and public affairs activities. The firm offered a broad range of political and economic services to both domestic and international companies with a special emphasis on developing new business opportunities with the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. McGee later served as president of the American League for Exports and Security Assistance, Inc. in 1986 He was a senior consultant at Hill & Knowlton, Inc. from 1987 to 1989; He was also president of the consulting firm of Moss, McGee, Bradley, Kelly & Foley, which was created with former U.S. Senator Frank Moss. Indochina Refugees In September 1985, Secretary of State George Shultz asked McGee to serve on a panel headed by Robert D. Ray to review U.S. policy towards Indochinese refugees. In the wake of the 1975 collapse of the South Vietnamese government, more than 1.6 million Indochinese people had become refugees. The panel issued recommendations in 1986. Personal life McGee married Loraine Baker in 1939 and together they had four children: David, Robert, Mary Gale and Lori Ann. Senator McGee died on April 9, 1992, in Washington, D.C. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Congressional recognition In January 2007, the Wyoming congressional delegation introduced federal legislation (H.R. 335, S. 219) to rename the U.S. Post Office in Laramie, Wyoming as the "Gale W. McGee Post Office." The United States House of Representatives passed the legislation by voice vote on January 29, 2007. The United States Senate passed the legislation by Unanimous consent on February 7, 2007. The President signed the bill into law on March 7, 2007. References External links Gale McGee Papers at the University of Wyoming - American Heritage Center Select Digital Collections of the McGee Papers at the AHC digital archive Blog posts related to McGee on AHC blog 1915 births 1992 deaths Wyoming Democrats Permanent Representatives of the United States to the Organization of American States Democratic Party United States senators from Wyoming University of Wyoming faculty Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) 20th-century American politicians