[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: May 5, 1994]
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                     CONGRATULATIONS TO LARRY WANG

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I would like to take this opportunity to 
extend my heartfelt congratulations to a close friend of many years, 
Larry Yu-Yang Wang. Larry recently left the Coordination Council for 
North American Affairs office in Washington, where he served as the 
director of public affairs, for an extremely important position as the 
chief of protocol for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government 
of the Republic of China.
  During the 10 years in which Larry worked diligently and effectively 
as a public affairs official at the CCNAA, he helped to bridge many 
gaps and to establish numerous relationships between Members of this 
body and various groups working in Taiwan, including the Government of 
the Republic of China. Taiwan, though a small island, is America's 6th 
largest trading partner, and the 14th largest trading nation in the 
world. Larry facilitated and promoted trade between Taiwan and my own 
State of South Dakota. Taiwan buying missions visited South Dakota and 
bought our corn and wheat, helping both our own farmers as well as 
Taiwanese consumers and businesses. In turn, Larry helped arrange 
meetings between South Dakotan and Taiwanese businesses during a trade 
mission to Taiwan. Larry also helped me to promote the South Dakota 
beef industry.
  As a result of Larry's hard work in Washington, the Government chose 
him for a new position as chief of protocol for the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs of the Republic of China. This is both a great honor and an 
exciting occasion for Larry. Recently, he returned to Taipei to begin 
his new task in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I am sure many would 
agree with me when I say that we will miss his dedication and hard work 
very much. I would like to take this chance to thank him for all the 
time and energy he devoted to his work in the CCNAA.
  Mr. President, as a friend, I would like to offer Larry my most 
sincere congratulations. I know that I speak for many of my colleagues, 
who count Larry as a friend, in wishing him, his wife Linda, and his 
two daughters the very best as they return home to the Republic of 
China.

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