[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 23 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H671-H672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    JOINT MEETING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY HIS 
      EXCELLENCY, EDUARDO FREI, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Ms. Pamela Kidd, announced the 
President pro tempore and Members of the U.S. Senate who entered the 
Hall of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 
Senate taking the chair at the right of the

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Speaker, and the Members of the Senate the seats reserved for them.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the 
part of the House to escort His Excellency, Eduardo Frei, the President 
of the Republic of Chile, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey];
  The gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay];
  The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Boehner];
  The gentleman from California [Mr. Cox];
  The gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman];
  The gentleman from California [Mr. Gallegly];
  The gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt];
  The gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior];
  The gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Kennelly];
  The gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer];
  The gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Hamilton]; and
  The gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Menendez].
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The President pro tempore of the Senate, 
at the direction of that body, appoints the following Senators as a 
committee on the part of the Senate to escort His Excellency, Eduardo 
Frei, the President of the Republic of Chile, into the House Chamber:
  The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Nickles];
  The Senator from Florida [Mr. Mack];
  The Senator from Georgia [Mr. Coverdell];
  The Senator from Indiana [Mr. Lugar];
  The Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd];
  The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Harkin]; and
  The Senator from Florida [Mr. Graham].
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Vice Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps.
  The Vice Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Dr. Joseph 
Edsel Edmunds, Ambassador of Saint Lucia, entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  At 10 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced the President of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency, 
Eduardo Frei.
  The President of the Republic of Chile, escorted by the committee of 
Senators and Representatives, entered the Hall of the House of 
Representatives, and stood at the Clerk's desk.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]
  The SPEAKER. Members of the Congress, it is my great privilege and I 
deem it a high honor and personal pleasure to present to you His 
Excellency, Eduardo Frei, President of the Republic of Chile.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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