Robert A. Underwood
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| President of the University of Guam | |
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Assumed office May 21, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Allen |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's At-large district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 Delegate |
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| Preceded by | Ben Blaz |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine Bordallo |
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Robert Anacletus Underwood July 13, 1948 Tamuning, Guam, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Aguilar (Divorced) Nerissa Bretania (2009–present) |
| Relations | Richard Luis Underwood (brother) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater |
California State University, Los Angeles University of Southern California |
Robert Anacletus Underwood (born July 13, 1948) is a Guamanian politician, educator, member of the Democratic Party of Guam, and former Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003. He has served as the president of the University of Guam since 2008.
Underwood was born in Tamuning, Guam. He is the son of John Joseph Underwood (1911–1986) and Esther Flores Taitano (1913–2005). His paternal grandparents were James Holland Underwood and Ana Pangelinan Martinez, from Tamuning, Guam, and also the maternal grandparents were Juan San Nicolas Taitano and Rosario Sablan Flores, who resided in Dededo, Guam. Underwood graduated from Guam’s John F. Kennedy High School in 1965, and attended California State University, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. He became a high school teacher on the American mainland, and he then served as an instructor at the University of Guam from 1976 to 1983. Underwood was director of bilingual education assistance for Micronesia until 1988 and Academic Vice President of the University of Guam until 1992.
In 2009, he married former Guam Department of Education superintendent Dr. Nerissa Bretania Underwood during an intimate morning ceremony at the Superior Court of Guam. His wife is now an elected-senator for Guam Legislature.
Underwood served as the Guam Delegate to the US Congress in the 103rd through 107th Congresses from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 2003 during which he sponsored major legislation for Guam, played an active role in US Department of Defense authorization bills and was an advocate for political development for insular areas and the extension of educational and social opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. During his tenure in congress, he became a senior member of both the House Armed Services and Resources committees. He emphasized the importance of Guam and the Asian Pacific region in national strategic policy and worked to enhance the benefits of military personnel, especially those in guard and reserve units.
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