[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2072]
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                     TRIBUTE TO SHYAMALA B. COWSIK

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 23, 1997

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, relations between the United States Congress 
and the Government of India have been improving steadily in the past 2 
years. One of the major reasons for this improvement has been the 
excellent work of Shyamala B. Cowsik, the Deputy Chief of Mission at 
the Embassy of India here in Washington. During her current posting, 
Ambassador Cowsik has worked tirelessly with Members of Congress and 
congressional staff to explain India's important economic reforms, its 
secular democratic government, and its large consuming class. In doing 
so, she has helped to create a climate in which an ever growing number 
of the Members of this body have come to realize the importance of a 
strong India-United States relationship.
  Mr. Speaker, Shyamala Cowsik is an Indian Foreign Service Officer. 
Prior to being the Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington, she served as 
India's Ambassador to the Philippines. Earlier she held important 
postings in Thailand and Yugoslavia. Having now completed her term in 
the United States, Ambassador Cowsik is leaving at the end of the month 
to become India's Ambassador to Cyprus. I know my colleagues join me in 
wishing her success in this position as well as congratulations on a 
job well done here in Washington.

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