[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1907-E1908]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   HONORING JOHN SEPULVEDA FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 21, 1999

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor for me to rise today to 
join with the New Haven Hispanic community as they gather this evening 
to pay tribute to my dear friend, John U. Sepulveda. I regret that I am 
unable to join this evening's celebration though I am proud to convey 
my sincere congratulations to John as he is honored by Casa Otonal and 
the Hispanic community.
  Before setting his sights on our nation's capitol, John was an active 
member of the New Haven community. A graduate of Yale

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University, member of the Board of Education, and serving as a special 
assistant to former U.S. Representative Bruce Morrison, John was a 
driving force in revitalizing the economy and development of New Haven.
  Perhaps his most distinguished service to the New Haven community was 
his tenure as Executive Director of the Hill Development Corporation. 
Hill Development is a non-profit corporation located in the Hill 
neighborhood that works to provide low-income housing and other 
services to some of our community's most vulnerable families. John's 
tenure as the Executive Director began at a time when the agency was 
struggling financially and lacked essential community support. John's 
dedication and unparalleled commitment brought community support to the 
Hill Development Corporation and the direction needed to ensure its 
success. Today, the Hill Development Corporation is one of the city's 
most successful non-profit agencies--an achievement made possible 
through John's leadership and vision.
  As you may know, John is now the Deputy Director of the United States 
Office of Personnel Management. He has also served the Special 
Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for the Federal Housing 
Administration and as Director of the Federal Housing Administration's 
office of Insured Health Care Facilities at the United States 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is great to know that 
what John and his wife, Awilda, were able to achieve at the local level 
in New Haven, they are now able to do on a national scale. My 
congratulations to both of them.
  It is an honor for me to take this opportunity to join the New Haven 
Hispanic community to offer my most sincere thanks to my good friend, 
John Sepulveda, for the many contributions he has made to the City of 
New Haven.

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