Thomas Kean Jr. in The Associated Press

On Foreign Policy: Assisted with N.J. divestiture from Sudan

It is William Payne, not Kean, that Sudan experts credit for pushing New Jersey state lawmakers to support a bill directing state pension funds to be divested from companies doing business with Sudan. William Payne’s legislative director said Kean was the first state senator to join Payne in calling for divestiture, noting “He was the only one on the Senate side for a long time to speak on the issue.”