[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AMERICAN TEACHERS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA HELP DEVELOP SUPPORT FOR A 
                      DEMOCRACY AND FREE ELECTIONS

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                            HON. BILL LUTHER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 29, 1997

  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Joan Beaver, a 
resident of the Sixth District of Minnesota. Ms. Beaver has 
participated in CIVITAS at Bosnia and Herzegovina, an intensive program 
held from August 1 through August 17, 1997 designed to train teachers 
from throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina to educate students about living 
in a democracy. Ms. Beaver was able to take part as one of 20 American 
educators assigned to locations throughout the two war-torn nations.
  The CIVITAS volunteers are using adaptations of congressionally 
supported texts such as, We the People * * * the Citizen and the 
Constitution, Foundations of Democracy. Using these resources, the 
democratic process taught in the United States is being spread abroad 
to facilitate a strong and educated democratic public.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to commend Joan Beaver for her dedication and 
commitment during the CIVITAS at Bosnia and Herzegovina summer training 
program. Her work is helping to achieve the overall objective of 
building democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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