[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H5499-H5500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    JOINT MEETING BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY HIS 
       EXCELLENCY H.E. EMIL CONSTANTINESCU, PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Richard Wilson, announced the 
President pro tempore and Members of the U.S. Senate, who entered the 
Hall of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore taking 
the chair at the right of the Speaker, and the Members of the Senate 
the seats reserved for them.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the 
part of the House to escort his excellency, H.E. Emil Constantinescu, 
into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey);
  the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox);
  the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman);
  the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter);
  the gentleman from New York (Mr. Solomon);
  the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Dunn);
  the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fox);
  the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Kennelly);
  the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Hamilton);
  the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos); and
  the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The President pro tempore of the Senate, 
at the direction of that body, appoints the following Senators as 
members of the committee on the part of the Senate to escort the 
President of Romania into the House Chamber:
  The Senator from Florida (Mr. Mack);
  the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats);
  the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar);

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  the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith);
  the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle); and
  the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden).

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  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of 
the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Dunstan Weston Kamara, Ambassador 
of Zambia.
  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Cabinet of the 
President of the United States.
  The members of the Cabinet of the President of the United States 
entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took the seats 
reserved for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
  At 10 o'clock and 5 minutes, a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced His Excellency H.E. Emil Constantinescu, President of 
Romania.
  His Excellency H.E. Emil Constantinescu, President of Romania, 
escorted by the committee of Senators and Representatives, entered the 
Hall of the House of Representatives, and stood at the Clerk's desk.
  (Applause, the Members rising.)
  The SPEAKER. Members of Congress, it is my great privilege and I deem 
it a high honor and personal pleasure to present to you His Excellency 
Emil Constantinescu, President of Romania.
  (Applause, the Members rising.)

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