[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, today I am proud to note the 
accomplishments of the International Rescue Committee of New York.
  This week the International Rescue Committee was awarded the Conrad 
N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, in recognition of its relief and 
resettlement services to millions of refugees. In presenting the award 
to John C. Whitehead, chairman of the IRC Board, former President Jimmy 
Carter said, ``This year, the Hilton Foundation has fulfilled a vital 
need in bringing the refugee issue, one that is often overlooked or 
ignored, to the forefront by honoring the International Rescue 
Committee.''
  The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation created the annual award to recognize 
outstanding efforts by the best American charitable organization 
engaged in combating ``famine, war, disease, human affliction and man's 
inhumanity to man.'' IRC was selected to receive the award by a 
prestigious international jury that included Dr. C. Everett Koop, 
former Surgeon General of the United States. It was accorded the Hilton 
Prize on the basis of its achievements in alleviating suffering, on the 
sustainability of its programs, and on the extent to which it reaches 
out and involves others in accomplishing its mission.
  I want to congratulate the International Rescue Committee on its fine 
achievements and salute the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for recognizing 
those efforts.

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