[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 22 (Thursday, March 3, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 3, 1994]
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      HONORING DOMINIC DiFRISCO AND STEFANO CACCIAGUERRA RANGHIERI

 Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN. Mr. President, on March 4, 1994, the 
National Italian-American Foundation will honor my friends Dominic 
DiFrisco and Consul General Stefano Maria Cacciaguerra Ranghieri at the 
first Annunzio award luncheon in Chicago. This recognition is indeed an 
honor--and a well-deserved one.
  The NAIF is honoring Dominic DiFrisco and Stefano Cacciaguerra 
Ranghieri with this award because they have made a real difference in 
bringing together the Italian-American citizens of Illinois. They serve 
their community with distinction. NAIF is the major advocate in 
Washington, DC, for the Nation's 20 million Italian-Americans. Their 
mission is to help Italian-Americans preserve the values of their 
heritage and to ensure that the American media and public are aware of 
the contributions that Italians and their descendants have made to the 
United States throughout its history. Dominic DiFrisco and Stefano 
Cacciaguerra Ranghieri are truly representative of these goals and 
ideals.
  Dominic currently represents the esteemed firm of Burson-Marsteller 
as their senior vice president and director of community and government 
relations in Chicago. Prior to that, he was an administrative aide to 
Congressman Frank Annunzio following his work as public relations and 
sales manager at Alitalia Airlines in Chicago. He is a man who is proud 
of his Italian heritage which shows in both his professional life and 
personal endeavors. He has led the community in bridging the gap 
between people of various ethnic backgrounds, cultural differences, and 
social diversity.
  Dominic has spent many years working on behalf of his community and 
many other ethnic communities in Chicago. Whether it is as president of 
the Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans, as a member of the 
board of directors of the Chicago Center for Peace Studies, as chairman 
of the United Negro College Fund Telethon in 1990-91, or as a member of 
the board of directors of the Chinese-American Service League, Dominic 
has shown his dedication and commitment to the various communities 
which serve the Chicago area. Dominic is immersed in the fabric of 
Chicago's multiethnic community.
  Stefano Cacciaguerra Ranghieri has served in the diplomatic service 
of Italy for over 15 years, and we have been lucky enough to have him 
in Chicago as the consul general for the past 3 years. The consul 
general has taken an active role in promoting the Italian cultural 
heritage of Italian-Americans, and in forging trade and economic links 
between Italy and Chicago and the Midwest. He is a cofounder of the 
Italy-Midwest Exchange whose mission is to strengthen the economic and 
cultural ties between Italy and the Midwest, and to promote the image 
of contemporary Italy.
  The consul general was very involved in the events in Chicago leading 
up to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage to America. As part of 
the 1992 Quincentenary Celebration and Beyond, he assisted in the 
staging of the Living Chess Game from Marostica, Italy, in the Daley 
Center Plaza. And he brought Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force 
aerobatic team, to the 1992 Chicago Air and Water Show.
  I am very pleased that the National Italian American Foundation has 
chosen to honor Dominic DiFrisco and Stefano Cacciaguerra Ranghieri. 
Their past national honorees include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin 
Scalia, Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, Lee Iacocca, Liza Minelli, Luciano 
Pavorotti, and Sophia Loren, and in my view Dominic and the consul 
general fit in perfectly with this esteemed group. I wish to convey my 
heartfelt congratulations to them and my sincere thanks for all that 
they have done.

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