[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 148 (Friday, October 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2223-E2224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER ACT OF 1991

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                               speech of

                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 12, 1998

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I enthusiastically rise to join my colleagues 
in praising the passage of legislation renaming the North/South Center 
at the University of Miami for my friend and our former colleague and 
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Dante B. Fascell. This 
legislation is well deserved. The North/South Center should bear his 
name, for he was its creator.

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  Dante, now 81 years old and living in Clearwater, Florida, served in 
the House for 38 years, from 1954 through his retirement in 1992, 
representing South Florida with dignity, reverence for his office, and 
the rare ability to please all the members of his diverse constituency. 
He was one of the most respected Members during the time he served in 
Congress, and I am pleased to have had the opportunity to work with him 
and to learn from him.
  Known as an outstanding legislator and negotiator, Dante fine-tuned 
his interest in foreign affairs with his particular focus on Latin 
America and the Caribbean. He conceived of the idea for the North/South 
Center, a scholarly institution for the free exchange of views to 
promote understanding, cooperation and democracy in the region. This 
idea became reality in 1990. Importantly, ahead of his time, Dante had 
the clairvoyance to see the increased interdependence of the two 
hemispheres, and that trend's connection with the City of Miami.
  The North/South Center at the University of Miami has turned 
Fascell's ideas into reality. The school plays an invaluable role in 
helping the Administration and federal agencies conduct American public 
policy, and is called upon frequently to present its views. Moreover, 
it provides research, public outreach, and cooperative study 
opportunities on a variety of timely issues, as well as education and 
training programs for scholars and others throughout the Western 
Hemisphere.
  I applaud the decision of the University of Miami to rename the 
North/South Center in honor of Dante B. Fascell. It's new name will 
ensure that the contributions of this fine public servant to the common 
good of South Floridians, and the nation, will always be at the 
forefront of our minds.

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