[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E946]
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             SELMA GOMEZ--WHITE HOUSE FELLOW FOR 1998-1999

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate my 
constituent, Ms. Selma Gomez of Miami, Florida for her service as a 
prestigious White House Fellow for 1998-1999.
  The daughter of Cuban refugees in Miami, Ms. Gomez has an outstanding 
record of academic achievement, business leadership and community 
service which made her well qualified for this high honor. She earned 
four degrees from Harvard University including a PhD in decision 
sciences and has taught at the University of Miami's engineering 
department. In addition to extensive community service, Dr. Gomez also 
excelled in the business world as the president and founder of Applied 
Consulting Services Corp. after serving as a senior manager at KPMP 
Peat Marwick LLP.
  Assigned to the State Department, Dr. Gomez specialized in the 
critical Y2K issue. She has traveled around the world on fact-finding 
missions regarding the Y2K problem, as well as representing our nation 
at the G-8 Year 2000 Working Group and the Year 2000 meeting of 
international Y2K coordinators at the United Nations. A leading 
highlight of her fellowship was briefing Secretary of State Madeleine 
Albright and other top State Department officials on Year 2000 
Challenges and Responses.
  I am honored to recognize Selma Gomez for her outstanding work as a 
White House Fellow. Her service in this position makes all of us in 
South Florida very proud.

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