[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO THE ARGENTINE AMBASSADOR RAUL E. GRANILLO OCAMPO

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 1997

  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention Dr. 
Raul Granillo Ocampo, the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the 
United States of America. He has been appointed as Minister of Justice, 
one of the key positions in the Argentine Cabinet. I am sure that in 
his new position he will greatly contribute to the advancement of 
justice in Argentina. We look forward to working with him to enhance 
international cooperation in legal affairs.
  I would like to point out that he has spent with us almost 4 years 
and during this period he has managed to develop an excellent 
relationship with the U.S. Congress. The links between Argentina and 
United States Congressmen have never been better.
  Ambassador Granillo Ocampo has had a strong presence in Washington's 
daily activities. He has been one of the leaders of the Hispanic 
diplomatic community and a keynote speaker in many events.
  His diplomatic skills have helped to build a very deep relationship 
between our two countries and to manage or avoid conflicts whenever 
they appeared in the horizon.
  He and his wife, Chini, have made a lot of friends, not only among 
diplomats but also among members of the U.S. political and business 
community.
  Ambassador Granillo Ocampo was born on January 18, 1948, and earned 
his law degree at the University of La Plata, Argentina, in 1968. Then, 
he earned a master in comparative international law at the Southern 
Methodist University, Dallas, TX, United States of America, in 1988, 
and he got his Ph.D. in legal and social sciences at the University of 
Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1989.
  During his career as a lawyer, he has served his country many times, 
mainly as a Supreme Court Justice and as a legal and technical 
secretary of the Presidency of Argentina. His new appointment, Minister 
of Justice, constitutes a tremendous undertaking in any country.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like for you to join me, and our colleagues, 
along with Ambassador Granillo Ocampo's family and friends, and the 
political, business, and diplomatic community in recognizing the 
outstanding and invaluable lifelong contributions Ambassador Granillo 
Ocampo has made to his country and to the good relations between 
Argentina and the United States of America.

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