[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8934]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO REV. JESSE JACKSON

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to pay 
tribute to the Reverend Jesse Jackson. The reason I do so is because I 
am delighted that the President of the United States has decided to 
select this man for all seasons to be Special Envoy to Africa.
  Many of us have seen the works of Reverend Jackson and know full well 
his compassion and intellect, his commitment to world peace and 
humanity. What better position than to assign him as a Special Envoy to 
Africa, working with this great continent on humanitarian issues, on 
issues of peace, economic development, and social justice. It was 
Reverend Jackson who was at the pivotal point of working against 
apartheid in South Africa, one of the strong, eloquent agitators who 
provided for the freedom of the now distinguished statesman, President 
Nelson Mandela. Certainly a child of the movement and of the civil 
rights era, a protege of Dr. Martin Luther King, he was raised in the 
arena of understanding how to achieve peace.
  We wish him well and he will make us very proud. Reverend Jackson is 
an American, but he is a world leader and we are delighted to have his 
leadership as a Special Envoy to Africa. Congratulations, Rev. Jesse 
Jackson.

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