[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 127 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1593]
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                        TRIBUTE TO HARRY PASTER

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 2, 1995
  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with the constituents 
of my district in honoring Mr. Harry Paster. Next month, one of the 
guiding lights of American advertising will retire after a most 
distinguished 47-year career. Harry Paster, a legend in the advertising 
world, will be retiring from his position as executive vice president 
of the American Association of Advertising Agencies [AAAA] on September 
30, 1995.
  American advertising is one of the Nation's most vibrant and 
important industries, and for over 77 years, the leadership of the AAAA 
has advanced and strengthened the advertising agency business 
throughout the U.S. One of the most respected and dedicated members of 
that leadership team has been the AAAA's executive vice president, 
Harry Paster.
  Mr. Paster, who earned his bachelor's degree at City College of New 
York and his master's degree from New York University, started with 
AAAA as a statistician in 1948. Subsequently, he was promoted to vice 
president, to senior vice president, and in 1980, to executive vice 
president of the association. In each of these positions, Mr. Paster 
demanded the highest standards from his industry and from himself.
  In 1992 Mr. Paster's dynamic career and extraordinary contributions 
to the advertising agency business were aptly recognized when he was 
named Man of the Year by the Advertising Club of New York and awarded 
the prestigious Silver Medal by the American Advertising Federation.
  When Harry Paster retires next month from the industry that he has 
nurtured and led for almost five decades, his humor, his counsel and 
his unparalleled insight into the people and the workings of the 
advertising business will be sorely missed. I ask all my colleagues in 
the House of Representatives to join me, and Harry's countless friends 
in commending Harry Paster for his dedicated service and in wishing him 
the very best for a most rewarding and fulfilling retirement.


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