[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E466]
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   A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT TO SERVICE DEDICATION TO MR. FRED QUELLMALZ

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 1998

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to honor an 
outstanding individual on his service to the success of citizen 
diplomacy, Mr. Fred Quellmalz. Mr. Quellmalz has been dedicated to 
service with the Sister Cities International for the past 40 years.
  In 1956, Mr. Quellmalz and a select group of people met with 
President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the White House to discuss a people-
to-people citizen diplomacy program. This program grew and became 
Sister Cities International. Mr. Quellmalz has been an active member of 
this program for the past 40 years and has helped to get people in the 
community involved with citizen diplomacy.
  On April 18, 1998 the Illinois Chapter of Sister Cities International 
will honor Fred Quellmalz with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his 
outstanding dedicated service to the people in the community and to the 
life of the citizen diplomacy program. Mr. Quellmalz not only watched 
the program grow, but was actively involved in its progress. In fact, 
Mr. Quellmalz was founder of two chapters in Illinois, the Des Plaines 
and the Illinois State Chapter, as well as Treasurer for both 
organizations.
  I would like to extend my very best wishes to Mr. Fred Quellmalz on 
his achievements with Sister Cities International as well as his 
dedicated community service.

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