[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 39 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E419]
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                   TRIBUTE TO QUENTIN AND ELLEN BURKE

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 1999

  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
service and dedication of two of my constituents, Quentin and Ellen 
Burke of Imperial County. It is my understanding that Mr. and Mrs. 
Burke will be retiring after working for 34 years with the American 
Field Service (AFS), the international student exchange program.
  Mr. and Mrs. Burke, who were publishers of the Holtville Tribune for 
25 years, began their dedicated service to AFS in 1964 when they 
interviewed a visiting student, Helen Keel, from Switzerland and became 
excited about the program. Soon thereafter, they began to regularly 
print articles and photographs in their weekly newspaper regarding AFS 
activities and events. For 15 years, Ellen acted as liaison between the 
Imperial Valley chapter and AFS international.
  During the past three decades, Quentin and Ellen Burke have served as 
hosts for foreign students, worked with local families to open their 
homes and encouraged American students to travel abroad for the 
opportunity and experience to learn about other lands and cultures. I 
firmly believe that through their efforts with AFS, Mr. and Mrs. Burke 
have made a contribution to promoting peace through the global exchange 
of ideas, the sharing of customs and the collaboration of knowledge. On 
March 21, friends and family will gather in El Centro to honor this 
generous and caring couple. I would like to join with these individuals 
in honoring Mr. and Mrs. Burke for all their remarkable achievements 
and wishing them great happiness and success in all their future 
endeavors.

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