[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 119 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   CONGRATULATIONS TO JOSEPH CULLMAN

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 29, 2000

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize Joseph F. 
Cullman III, a hero of the global environmental conservation movement, 
a successful businessman, generous philanthropist and Honorary Director 
of the World Wildlife Fund. In more than 26 years of leadership at WWF, 
Mr. Cullman has enthusiastically and unwaveringly worked to sustain the 
quality and vibrancy of our natural world.
  An alumnus of Yale, Mr. Cullman is director emeritus and chairman 
emeritus of Philip Morris Companies, Inc., where he served as 
president, chairman of the board and chief executive officer. His 
service on numerous corporative boards, including IBM, Ford Motor 
Company, Levi Strauss and Company and Walt Disney Company, attests to 
his business acumen and stature.
  His travels around the world, particularly in Africa, instilled in 
him a deep commitment to protecting wildlife, their habitats and the 
people who live in harmony with them and led him to place conservation 
among his highest priorities. He untiringly has applied his 
considerable talents, energy and resources to the cause of saving life 
on Earth.
  As Mr. Cullman and his wife Joan Cullman are honored by World 
Wildlife Fund on October 3 in New York, it is fitting to reflect on the 
quality of his commitment and the results of his crusade for 
conservation. He has helped to save African elephants by working to 
secure and maintain a ban on the trade in elephant ivory. And he has 
worked with communities in Kenya and Tanzania to stop poaching of 
elephants, rhinos, and other large animals and to provide alternative 
livelihoods for local people. His concern for the plight of the world's 
fisheries has caused him to focus on saving species in crisis including 
tunas, swordfish, and his favorite Atlantic salmon.
  All along the way, he has persuaded dozens of friends and colleagues 
to join him in the cause of conservation. Joseph Cullman's example of 
conservation leadership sends a call to action, reminding each of us 
that we can and must take up the urgent cause of protecting our living 
planet for future generations.

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