[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 103 (Monday, August 1, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: August 1, 1994]


 
                     YOUNG AMBASSADORS FROM ROMANIA

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 1, 1994

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to share with my colleagues a 
recent event at Children's Hospital National Medical Center that 
provided a touching moment and an encouraging commentary about what we 
can learn from our children.
  A group of Romanian teenagers touring the United States stopped at 
the hospital to present a concert of traditional Romanian music and 
folkdances for the young patients. The artists were chosen to come to 
the United States as an example of Romania's best and brightest young 
students. And they were delightful goodwill ambassadors.
  To the accompaniment of folk instruments, 10 of Romania's Young 
Ambassadors in colorful Romanian costumes performed traditional dances. 
The performers also presented a very professional program of classical 
music.
  The concert was a welcome note of cheer for the hospital patients and 
an opportunity for them to experience another culture. For the 
performers, it was a chance to say a small thank you to the United 
States for our support of Romania's efforts to overcome its bleak 
history of communism and dictatorship.
  And it was another reminder of the innate goodness in our children 
that should serve as a model for all adults.
  My congratulations and thanks to those young ambassadors from 
Romania.

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