[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 39 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO GEORGE R. ROORBACH

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to George Roorbach of Franconia, NH, former president of Crown 
Worsted Mills, for his outstanding service as a volunteer executive in 
Krasnodar, Russia.
  George worked on a volunteer mission with the International Executive 
Service Corps, a nonprofit organization which sends retired Americans 
to assist businesses and private enterprises in the developing 
countries and the new emerging democracies of Central and Eastern 
Europe and the former Soviet Union.
  George helped provide managerial and technical assistance to improve 
the lives of people in Krasnodar, Russia. He assisted Kubantex, a wool 
fabric manufacturer, to set up a business, marketing and financial 
plan. George was ambassador for our country and has represented our 
democratic believes and methods of a free market economy.
  His outstanding patriotic engagement provides active assistance for 
people in need and helps build strong ties of trust and respect between 
Russia and America. George's mission aids to end the cycle of 
dependency on foreign assistance.
  I commend George for his dedicated service and I am proud to 
represent him in the U.S. Senate.

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