[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO MOU SHIH DING

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 1994

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, Mou Shih Ding has recently completed 6 
years of service as the representative of the Coordination Council for 
North American Affairs, Taiwan's unofficial representative office in 
the United States. In his capacity as Taiwan's unofficial ambassador to 
Washington, Mou Shih Ding worked tirelessly to improve the level of 
dialogue and understanding between the United States and its fifth 
largest trading partner, Taiwan. During his tenure, the Coordination 
Council for North American Affairs helped to facilitate an ever growing 
relationship between the United States and Taiwan.
  Many of our colleagues have traveled to this bustling island off the 
Chinese mainland, to learn, firsthand, how the 23 million residents 
have transformed Taiwan from a largely rural economy to an industrial 
and technological powerhouse in less than 50 years. Today, Taiwan is 
the world's 14th largest trading nation. Its annual per capita income 
exceeds U.S. $10,000. Its foreign exchange reserves are greater than 
U.S. $80 billion and it has become the world's seventh largest outbound 
investor. Taiwan is on the cutting edge of major industries such as 
steel, shipping, and computers.
  Mr. Speaker, during the past 6 years Mou Shih Ding has worked to make 
certain that the bonds between the United States and Taiwan have grown 
even stronger. A thoroughly professional diplomat, Mr. Ding has guided 
the Coordination Council with an even-handedness and a quiet resolve 
which have yielded several important successes. Among these successes 
has been the growing movement in the U.S. Congress to change the nature 
and level of our government's relationship with Taiwan to more 
accurately reflect Taiwan's increased economic stature in the world 
order, as well as its longstanding friendship with the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, Mou Shih Ding is returning to Taipei to assume a new 
assignment as Secretary General to the National Security Council. I 
know my colleagues join me in wishing Mou Shih Ding and his lovely 
wife, MeiChange Shih, congratulations on a job well done and best 
wishes for continued success in his important new assignment. As 
chairman of the Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, I look forward to seeing 
Mr. Ding on a future visit to Taiwan and to welcoming him back to 
Washington on a future visit to our Capital.

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