[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 110 (Friday, July 30, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF MS. BRIGID O'KEEFFE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 1999

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Ms. Brigid O'Keeffe, a student from Ohio's 10th district. Ms. O'Keeffe 
has recently been announced as one of the National Security Education 
Program's Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Fellows for the 1999-
2000 academic year. The National Security Education Program, which was 
established in 1992, was created to increase U.S. citizens' 
understanding of different world cultures, to increase international 
cooperation and security and to strengthen U.S. economic 
competitiveness. The National Security Education Program fellows study 
those languages and areas of the world most critical to future U.S. 
national security.
  Ms. O'Keeffe was selected from a rigorous national-merit based 
competition made up of a pool of hundreds of well qualified applicants. 
Aside from traveling to Russia, where she will be studying, Ms. 
O'Keeffe will participate in the National Security Education Program's 
Federal service requirement. All National Security Education Program 
award recipients have agreed to seek work in the Federal government in 
an organization with national security responsibilities. In the past, 
the program has placed award recipients in various positions throughout 
the Federal sector, including: Departments of Commerce, Defense, State, 
and Treasury; NASA, USAID, USIA, and the Intelligence Community.
  Ms. O'Keeffe will no doubt be a fine addition to any one of these 
organizations. She should be congratulated on her accomplishments.

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