[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1985]
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                     TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR JASON HU

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 9, 1997

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, over the past 15 months, many of us in the 
House have had the opportunity to meet and work with the Representative 
of the Republic of China in Washington, Ambassador Jason Hu. Ambassador 
Hu will be leaving Washington soon to return to Taipei, and I want to 
take this opportunity to thank him for his service and his friendship, 
and to honor him for the great diplomatic skills he brought to his job 
here.
  Our two countries have many interests in common, most importantly our 
shared commitment to freedom and democratic principles. Ambassador Hu 
has been effective in emphasizing those common interests during his 
stay in Washington, and keeping us informed about Taiwan's concerns and 
its hopes for the future. He has demonstrated his skill in helping to 
define the limits and the possibilities of the relationship between our 
two countries, and in helping to find ways to assure that our formal 
and informal relations serve those common interests.
  While we are sad to see Ambassador Hu leaving us, I also want to 
congratulate him on his new assignment as the Republic of China's 
foreign minister. I am confident that his work in the Ministry will 
continue to build friendship between our countries and to build on 
those shared interests. I believe Ambassador Hu understands our people 
and our country well. The same is true, of course, of Taiwan's 
President, Lee Teng-hui, who once lived in my congressional district 
when he attended Cornell University.
  Let me add to my personal congratulations to Ambassador Hu my 
congratulations to all the people of Taiwan on their national day.

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