Bereuter to Make Exit in August

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Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-Neb.) will resign from Congress on Aug. 31 to take over as president of the Asia Foundation, a nongovernmental organization aimed at encouraging economic and governmental development in the Far East.

Bereuter announced in December that he would retire from the 1st district seat but said he revisited that decision after becoming a finalist for the Asia Foundation post.

“The job opened at approximately the right time,” said Bereuter. “It is time to seek other challenges and opportunities.”

Bereuter said his resignation will not spark a special election to replace him, as he will leave just two months before the Nov. 2 election.