[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 156 (Tuesday, January 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2250-E2251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       EXPRESSING THANKS TO COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 15, 2000

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, S. 2943, S. Con. Res. 138, and S. Con. Res. 
158 are likely the last matters I will bring to the floor in my 
capacity as Chairman of the Committee on International Relations. I 
have had the honor of

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having served as the Chairman of the Committee for six years, preceded 
by two years as its Ranking Republican.
  I would like to express my thanks to the Members of the Committee for 
their constructive cooperation over these past years. I will miss those 
who will be leaving the House--my colleagues Bill Goodling, Matt 
Salmon, Tom Campbell, Mark Sanford, Sam Gejdenson, and Pat Danner.
  I have worked closely with Mr. Gejdenson, who has served as my 
ranking Democrat for two years, and I will miss him. I look forward to 
working with Tom Lantos as he takes up the mantle of leadership on the 
other side of the aisle.
  The House leadership has made it possible to bring our bills and 
resolutions to the floor. I appreciate their support and understanding 
of our concerns. We have also had great help from the Rules Committee 
under Mr. Dreier and his predecessor, Mr. Solomon. The cooperation of 
the Democrats in leadership and Rules has also been indispensable.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank you and through you, the other 
presiding officers who have stood in your place as we have brought 
innumerable matters to the floor. Your fairness and patience has always 
been appreciated. I would like to say to the leadership staff to those 
who work on the floor and in the leadership offices off the floor--
especially Brian Gunderson, Shioban McGill, and Kirk Boyle--how much we 
appreciate your help.
  The House Parliamentarian, Mr. Charles Johnson, as well as his 
deputies, assistants, and clerks have always been available to us with 
wise advice. The official reporters and transcribers, the staff of the 
office of legislative operations, the cloakroom staffs, the 
doorkeepers, and the pages all make this House run. Thus, they are 
critical to our democracy.
  We have had able help over the years from the office of the House 
Legislative Counsel, especially from Mark Synnes, Yvonne Haywood, Sandy 
Strokoff, and the unsung heroes of the ``Ramseyer section''.
  Our Committee's chief of staff, Rich Garon, has coordinated the work 
of a wonderful group of professionals, as has his counterpart on the 
Democratic side, Kathleen Moazed. None of our work could have been 
accomplished without them, and I hope that they will continue to serve 
the country through their work in this House or elsewhere in 
government. Rather than name them all, Mr. Speaker, I will insert a 
list of our staff in the Record, with my thanks and, I am certain, the 
thanks of all of our Members.

               106th CONGRESS--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--

                  COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

       Benjamin A. Gilman, NY, Chairman; William F. Goodling, PA; 
     James A. Leach, IA; Henry J. Hyde, IL; Doug Bereuter, NE; 
     Christopher H. Smith, NJ; Dan Burton, IN; Elton Gallegly, CA; 
     Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL; Cass Ballenger, NC; Dana 
     Rohrabacher, CA; Donald A. Manzullo, IL; Edward R. Royce, CA; 
     Peter T. King, NY; Steven J. Chabot, OH; Marshall ``Mark'' 
     Sanford, SC; Matt Salmon, AZ; Amo Houghton, NY; Tom Campbell, 
     CA; John M. McHugh, NY; Kevin Brady, TX; Richard Burr, NC; 
     Paul E. Gillmor, OH; George Radanovich, CA; John Cooksey, LA; 
     Thomas G. Tancredo, CO.
       Sam Gejdenson, CT; Tom Lantos, CA; Howard L. Berman, CA; 
     Gary L. Ackerman, NY; Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, AS; Donald M. 
     Payne, NJ; Robert Menendez, NJ; Sherrod Brown, OH; Cynthia A. 
     McKinney, GA; Alcee L. Hastings, FL; Pat Danner, MO; Earl F. 
     Hilliard, AL; Brad Sherman, CA; Robert Wexler, FL; Steven R. 
     Rothman, NJ; Jim Davis, FL; Earl Pomeroy, ND; William D. 
     Delahunt, MA; Gregory W. Meeks, NY; Barbara Lee, CA; Joseph 
     Crowley, NY; Joseph M. Hoeffel, PA.
       Richard J. Garon, Chief of Staff; Stephen G. Rademaker, 
     Chief Counsel. Investigative Counsel--John P. Mackey; Budget/
     Financial Administrator--Shelly S. Livingston.
       Senior Professional Staff Members: Francis C. Record, John 
     Walker Roberts; Senior Professional Staff Member and 
     Counsel--Hillel Weinberg; Counsel--Adolfo A. Franco; 
     Administrative Director--Nancy Shuba Bloomer; Communications 
     Director--Lester Munson.
       Professional Staff Members: Paul Berkowitz, Deborah 
     Bodlander, Peter Brookes, Thomas Callahan, Ronald Crump, Mark 
     Gage, Kristen Gilley, John Herzberg, Caleb McCarry, Laura L. 
     Rush.
       Coordinator of Legislative Information Classified Materials 
     and Security--Parker Brent Moore; Protocol Officer--Linda A. 
     Solomon; Travel & Web Coordinator--Joan O'Donnell; 
     Information Systems Manager--Larry Whittaker; Senior Staff 
     Associate--Jo Weber.
       Staff Associates: Jean Caroll, Nigel De Coster, Liberty 
     Dunn, Shennel Nagia, Marilyn Owen.
       Special Assistant--Joseph M. Painter.

                            Democratic Staff

       Kathleen Bertelsen Moazed, Chief of Staff; Peter Yeo, 
     Deputy Chief of Staff; David Abramowitz, Chief Counsel; Amos 
     Hochstein, Senior Policy Advisor.
       Professional Staff Members: Mark C. Clack, John Conger, 
     Nisha Desai, David Fite, Jason Gross, Marc Mealy, Tanya 
     Shamson.
       Speechwriter--Barbara Feinstein; Clerk--Carol G. Doherty; 
     Staff Associate--Evan S. Field.

                         Standing Subcommittees


                          asia and the pacific

       Doug Bereuter, NE, Chairman; James A. Leach, IA; Dana 
     Rohrabacher, CA, Peter T. King, NY; Marshall ``Mark'' 
     Sanford, SC; Matt Salmon, AZ; John M. McHugh, NY; Richard 
     Burr, NC; Paul E. Gillmor, OH; Donald A. Manzullo, IL; Edward 
     R. Royce, CA; John Cooksey, LA.
       Tom Lantos, CA; Howard L. Berman, CA; Eni F.H. 
     Faleomavaega, AS; Sherrod Brown, OH; Robert Wexler, FL; Jim 
     Davis, FL; Earl Pomeroy, ND; Gary L. Ackerman, NY; Alcee L. 
     Hastings, FL.
       Michael P. Ennis, Subcommittee Staff Director; Robert King, 
     Democratic Professional Staff Member; Matt Reynolds, 
     Professional Staff Member; Alicia O'Donnell, Staff Associate.


               international operations and human rights

       Christopher H. Smith, NJ, Chairman; William F. Gooding, PA; 
     Henry J. Hyde, IL; Thomas G. Tancredo, CO; Dan Burton, IN; 
     Cass Ballenger, NC; Peter T. King, NY; Matt Salmon, AZ.
       Cynthia A. McKinney, GA; Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, AS; Earl F. 
     Hilliard, AL; Brad Sherman, CA; William D. Delahunt, MA; 
     Gregory W. Meeks, NY.
       Grover Joseph Rees, Subcommittee Staff Director; Jeffrey 
     Pilch, Democratic Professional Staff; Douglas Anderson, 
     Professional Staff Member; Marta Pincheira, Staff Associate.


                           western hemisphere

       Elton Gallegly, CA, Chairman; Dan Burton, IN; Cass 
     Ballenger, NC; Christopher H. Smith, NJ; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 
     FL; Marshall ``Mark'' Sanford, SC; Kevin Brady, TX; Paul E. 
     Gillmor, OH.
       Gary L. Ackerman, NY; Robert Menendez, NJ; Robert Wexler, 
     FL; Steven R. Rothman, NJ; Jim Davis, FL; Earl Pomeroy, ND.
       Vince Morelli, Subcommittee Staff Director; David Adams, 
     Democratic Professional Staff Member; Kelly McDonald, 
     Professional Staff Member; Jessica Baumgarten, Staff 
     Associate.


                INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE

       Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL, Chairperson; Donald A. Manzullo, 
     IL; Steve Chabot, OH; Kevin Brady, TX; George Radanovich, CA; 
     John Cooksey, LA; Doug Bereuter, NE; Dana Rohrabacher, CA; 
     Tom Campbell, CA; Richard Burr, NC.
       Robert Menendez, NJ; Pat Danner, MO; Earl F. Hilliard, AL; 
     Brad Sherman, CA; Steven R. Rothman, NJ; William D. Delahunt, 
     MA; Joseph Crowley, NY; Joseph M. Hoeffel, PA.
       Mauricio Tamargo, Subcommittee Staff Director; Sean 
     Carroll, Democratic Professional Staff Member; Yleem Poblete, 
     Professional Staff Member; Victor Maldonado, Staff Associate.


                                 africa

       Edward R. Royce, CA, Chairman; Amo Houghton, NY; Tom 
     Campbell, CA; Steve Chabot, OH; Thomas G. Tancredo, CO; 
     George Radanovich, CA.
       Donald M. Payne, NJ; Alcee L. Hastings, FL; Gregory W. 
     Meeks, NY; Barbara Lee, CA.
       Tom Sheehy, Subcommittee Staff Director; Charisse Glassman, 
     Democratic Professional Staff Member; Malik M. Chaka, 
     Professional Staff Member; Courtney Alexander, Staff 
     Associate.