[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                  RECOGNITION OF MR. DANIEL J. EDELMAN

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                         HON. J. DENNIS HASTERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2000

  Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to pay tribute to one of 
the true pioneers in the field of public relations, Chicagoan Daniel J. 
Edelman.
  For nearly a half-century, Dan Edelman has made major contributions 
to advance the visibility of and respect for the public relations 
profession. Mr. Edelman has been a pioneer in the public relations 
community, across this country and around the globe. The firm he 
created, Edelman Worldwide, today employs more than 1800 people 
globally and is the only remaining global independent public relations 
concern still owned by its original founders.
  Known as the Father of the ``media tour,'' Mr. Edelman has driven 
constant innovation and creativity within his company and the public 
relations world; his firm became the first in the business to establish 
an Internet presence, and conducted the first cyber-newscast.
  In recognition of this leadership, Dan Edelman was recently awarded 
the Public Relations Society of America's highest individual honor, the 
Gold Anvil. And in honor of his significant professional, community and 
philanthropic contributions the Chicago City Council formally 
proclaimed February 16, 2000 as Daniel J. Edelman Day in the City of 
Chicago. In an unveiling ceremony on Friday, March 3, a section of St. 
Clair Street was named Honorable Daniel J. Edelman Way.

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