Thomas Stephen Foley

The 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995.
He was a member of the Democratic Party representing Washington States fifth District for thirty years.

From 1995 to 1998, Foley was head of the Federal City Council, a group of business, civic, education, and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, D.C. In 1997, Foley was appointed as the 25th U.S. Ambassador to Japan by President Bill Clinton. He served as ambassador until 2001. He attended Gonzaga University and the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. Washington.

He was the son of Helen Marie (nee) Higgins and Ralph E. Foley. He married Heather Strachan in 1968.
The mobius designed sculpture is part of his memorial.