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Also Known As Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.
Born March 31, 1948 (age 76) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office vice president of the United States of America (1993-2001), United States • United States Senate (1985-1993), United States • House of Representatives (1977-1985), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2007)
Notable Works “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change”
Subjects Of Study environmentalism

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