[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 139 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2097]
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                     TRIBUTE TO VALENTIN S. KRUMOV

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 14, 1999

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my sincere 
condolences to the family of Valentin S. Krumov, who's life was cut 
tragically short in Kosova where he worked for the United Nations 
Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNIMIK). Valentin arrived in 
Kosova on Monday, October 11 and was killed at 9:00 p.m. local time by 
a group of Albanian teenagers who brutally beat and then shot. 
According to police reports, Valentin had responded to a question posed 
to him in Serbian. Although he is a Bulgarian national, Mr. Krumov once 
lived in Queens, which I am proud to represent. Mr. Krumov was 38 years 
old and a respected scholar who received his doctorate in political 
science from the University of Georgia. He dedicated his adult life to 
the disciplines of international relations and economics, going to 
Kosova to help restore democracy and rebuild that war-torn land. 
According to the United Nations, police are still investigating this 
terrible and cowardly crime. I am hopeful that the perpetrators will be 
brought to justice soon.
  Mr. Speaker, this tragedy only serves to illustrate that although the 
bombing has ended in Kosova, the violence has not. The United Nations 
has a difficult job before it and must have the resources to do it 
properly. Before this first session of the 106th Congress ends, I hope 
that we have appropriated the money necessary to help rebuild Kosova 
and make it safe.

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