[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 13, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DAVID R. CUNLIFFE

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                          HON. JAMES A. LEACH

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 1994

  Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to David R. 
Cunliffe, a young diplomat with the new Zealand Embassy who will soon 
be taking a leave of absence from the foreign service to enter graduate 
school.
  As the ranking Republican on the Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific. I have probably had as much or more contact with the New 
Zealand Embassy as any in Washington. In this regard, I have come to 
know David Cunliffe as a young man with enormous energy, an impressive 
intellect, and clear leadership ability. His commitment to the highest 
ideals of public service is self-evident. So too is his conviction in 
New Zealand's distinguished diplomatic tradition of leadership through 
good global citizenship.
  From a congressional perspective, David has also worked hard to 
maintain and bolster United States-New Zealand ties. Here it is worth 
observing that the signal bilateral development of recent years--the 
United States decision to restore high-level diplomatic dialog with New 
Zealand--came about under the leadership of Ambassador Dennis McLean 
and with the able assistance of a young political officer named David 
Cunliffe. No one should underestimate the persistence of effort that 
was required to help effectuate what otherwise should have been a 
commonsense change in U.S. policy perspective.
  In closing, I would just note that few countries have been as well 
represented in Washington as New Zealand. Its very professional 
diplomatic corps, represented by the likes of David Cunliffe, is 
precisely the reason why. I could not commend any young man more 
highly. We bid David a fond farewell and wish him and his wife Karen 
the greatest success.

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