Lee Hamilton at the time he visited with the leading Democrat on the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations. He was the Congressman for Jeffersonville, Indiana, where Christ Gospel Church is located. Prior to 1995, he had served as Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. After standing down from Congress in 1999, Hamilton served as Vice-Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, an independent panel that investigated the September 11th Terrorists Attack in 2001.