[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1433]
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 HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. LUIS JOSE MOREIRA DA SILVA BARREIROS

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 1999

  Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, today Boston is experiencing a great loss. 
It is losing the services and expertise of a man who not only helped to 
increase civic involvement within our Portuguese community but also 
played an integral role in its economic and social evolution. Dr. Luis 
Jose Moreira da Silva Barreiros' tireless work as the Consul General of 
Portugal in Boston has enriched this area in so many important ways 
that his presence will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure to 
work with him.
  Dr. Barreiros' distinguished work with the Portuguese foreign service 
began two decades ago and since that time, he has consistently 
demonstrated his devotion to the development of a strong Portuguese 
community. Dr. Barreiros has worn many hats during his career, serving 
first as the Embassy Secretary in Maputo, Mozambique and later with the 
Advisory Council for Economic and Development affairs to the Portuguese 
delegation at the United Nations in New York. His economic expertise 
led him to other key posts with the Institute for Economic Cooperation 
and the Secretary of State for Economic Cooperation.
  Since December 1994, Dr. Barreiros has served as Consul-General in 
Boston. It is for his work in this post that all of us here are 
profoundly grateful. The extraordinary relationship that Dr. Barreiros 
has forged with the Portuguese-American organizations in this area has 
been remarkable. He has worked with various committees in Boston to 
increase both Portuguese-American pride and civic engagement.
  Dr. Barreiros leaves Boston having changed it for the better, and it 
is for this reason that all of us here are so sorry to see him go. It 
is a fitting commemoration of his work here and of the ties he has 
forged between our two republics that the United States State 
Department this month extended the ninety day visa waiver program for 
citizens of Portugal. The people of Portugal will be fortunate to have 
him back in Lisbon, and we all know that he will flourish in his new 
assignment. Dr. Barreiros, we wish you nothing but the best, and on 
behalf of all my constituents, Portuguese-Americans and other Americans 
whose lives you have touched, I would like to sincerely thank you for 
all that you have accomplished during your time here. You will be 
missed.

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