[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 150 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2155]
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                  CONGRATULATIONS TO AMBASSADOR COWSIK

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 31, 1997

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, later this month Shyamala B. Cowsik, the 
Deputy Chief Minister at the Embassy of India, will conclude a 2-year 
tour of duty in the United States. During this 2-year period, 
Ambassador Cowsik has been a central figure in the growing diplomatic 
relationship between the United States and India. She has worked 
tirelessly to build new bridges between the world's oldest democracy 
and the world's largest democracy and to destroy many misconceptions 
which kept our countries apart for many years.
  As a member of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-
Americans, I have been privileged to know Ambassador Cowsik and to 
interact with her on several occasions. She has been an outstanding 
representative of her country's interests in Washington and in other 
cities across the United States. My own district in New York City and 
Long Island has a large, growing and prosperous Indian-American 
community which has been a source of inspiration and pride for me in my 
capacity as a Member of Congress. I am certain my constituents will 
miss Ambassador Cowsik as she departs to become India's Ambassador to 
Cyprus.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in taking this 
opportunity to congratulate Shyamala Cowsik on a job well done and to 
wish her every success in the future. I applaud her for her excellent 
service in Washington.

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