[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2079]
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               A TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR SHYAMALA B. COWSIK

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                           HON. BRAD SHERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 23, 1997

  Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ambassador 
Shyamala B. Cowsik, the Deputy Chief Minister at the Indian Embassy in 
Washington, who will leave at the end of this month to become India's 
Ambassador to Cyprus. Her departure comes at the end of 2 years of 
service in Washington and at a time when relations between Washington 
and New Delhi are very positive.
  Mr. Speaker, I have enjoyed the opportunity to come to know 
Ambassador Cowsik in her current capacity. She has been an excellent 
source of information and assistance and has played an integral role in 
helping to enhance relations between the world's largest democracy and 
the modern world's oldest democracy. I know my colleagues join me in 
congratulating Ambassador Cowsik on her work in Washington on behalf of 
the Indian Government and wish her every success in her new position in 
Cyprus. I look forward to continuing to work with her on efforts to 
build peace in Cyprus.

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