[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11372-S11373]
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  HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE FORMER PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR LORET MILLER 
                                 RUPPE

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 172, Senate 
Resolution 123.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 123) honoring the memory of former 
     Peace Corps Director Loret Miller Ruppe.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.

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  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to 
the resolution appear at this point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 123) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 123

       Whereas the Members of the Senate were greatly saddened by 
     the death of Loret Miller Ruppe, the longest-serving Director 
     of the Peace Corps; and
       Whereas Loret Miller Ruppe's inspirational vision, 
     dedication, and leadership (1) revitalized the Peace Corps as 
     she began or revived programs in Sir Lanka, Haiti, Burundi, 
     Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, and the Cape Verde 
     Islands; (2) energized a new generation of Americans to 
     accept the challenge of serving in the Corps; (3) refocused 
     the Corps on its mission of development to achieve world 
     peace; and (4) did a great service to America and to the 
     millions of the world's citizens touched by her efforts: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That (a) the Senate recognizes and acknowledges 
     the achievements and contributions of the longest-serving 
     Director of the Peace Corps, Loret Miller Ruppe, and the 
     volunteers she inspired, not only for their service in other 
     countries but also in their own communities.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the President should 
     honor the memory of the Peace Corps' great leader Loret 
     Miller Ruppe and reaffirm the commitment of the United States 
     to international peace and understanding.

  Mr. LEVIN addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan is recognized.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on that subject, I didn't realize that such 
a resolution was coming forward this evening. But having heard the 
nature of the resolution, I commend my good friend from Vermont for 
forwarding this on behalf of the sponsors of the resolution. As it 
happened, by pure coincidence, today in the Foreign Relations 
Committee, I supported the nomination of David Hermelin, of Michigan, 
to be our Ambassador to Norway. I made reference to the fact that Mrs. 
Ruppe, also from Michigan, had served with tremendous distinction as 
our Ambassador to Norway, as well as she had served the Peace Corps as 
its director.
  So it is quite a coincidence that this resolution is coming forward 
today with her name commemorated at the Foreign Relations Committee 
with great warmth. I wanted to just rise to give my strong support to 
this resolution. It is highly appropriate.
  Mr. JEFFORDS. I appreciate the Senator saying that.

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