[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF MAYOR KENSUKE FUKUSHIMA

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 1996

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome Mayor Kensuke 
Fukushima and his delegation from the city of Fukaya, Japan, to the 
city of Fremont, CA, in California's 13th Congressional District. Mayor 
Fukushima and his delegation are here to help celebrate the founding of 
the city of Fremont, Fukaya's sister city, over 40 years ago. I would 
also like to commend Mayor Fukushima for his dedication to the sister-
city program.
  The city of Fukaya and the city of Fremont have been sister cities 
for the past 16 years and the relationship has been a very important 
one. We have many successful programs with Fukaya, including the arts 
exchange, the symphony exchange, teacher and student exchanges, little 
league baseball, Boy Scouts, business exchange, family exchanges, and 
the city employee exchange. These exchanges have resulted in deep 
personal friendships and a greater understanding between our two 
cultures and communities.
  We owe much of the success of the sister-city program to Mayor 
Kensuke Fukushima. He has been a driving force since the very 
beginning. He was the contact citizen between the city of Fremont and 
the city of Fukaya prior to the formal sister-city relationship and 
continued to be active in the program as he held various positions in 
his city government. Mayor Fukushima has been mayor of the city of 
Fukaya for the past 8 years and has continued to be a strong advocate 
for the program throughout his term.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me in welcoming 
Mayor Fukushima and the Japanese delegation to the city of Fremont and 
in recognizing Mayor Fukushima for his extraordinary efforts in 
bringing our two cities and communities closer together.

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