[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E804]
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                FRANK BAUMAN: HONORED COMMUNITY SERVANT

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                             HON. DAVID WU

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2001

  Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Frank A. Bauman, a 
native Portlander, whose 80th birthday will be celebrated on June 10, 
2001. Mr. Bauman has dedicated his life to making enormous 
contributions to our city, the state of Oregon, and the international 
community. It is my personal privilege to bring my colleagues' 
attention the outstanding accomplishments of this great Oregonian.
  Mr. Bauman was admitted into the Oregon Bar in 1950 after graduating 
from our shared alma mater, Yale Law School, and practiced law in 
Portland for many years. During that period, he devoted substantial 
time to many worthwhile civic endeavors, where he held significant 
leadership positions, including:
  First Chairman, Oregon State Bar Committee on World Peace through 
Law; President, United Nations Association (Portland Chapter and the 
Oregon Association, (two times); President, World Affairs Council of 
Oregon (two times); Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations (two 
times); Chairman, Scholarship Committee of the University Club of 
Portland; Board of Directors, English Speaking Union; Master, Oregon-
Ashlar Masonic Lodge, Member of the Chess for Success, which has 
established chess programs in 30 Portland public schools and has been 
hailed by The Oregonian as the most significant extracurricular 
activity in the public school system.
  Mr. Bauman's dedicated and effective leadership was recognized in 
1971 when he was appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to 
serve as Resident Representative for the United Nations Children Fund, 
United Nations High Commission for Refugees, United Nations Development 
Programme, and the United Nations Information Office in Australia, New 
Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Mr. Bauman executed these 
responsibilities very capably, while serving as the Chief Administrator 
of United Nations activities in Australia and conducting outreach 
relations with National and Regional Committees to deal with long-term 
development for Third World Countries.
  Mr. Bauman's commitment to society was further recognized in 1998 
when he was awarded the E.B. MacNaughton Civil Liberties Award for his 
legal work in Mississippi in the 1960's on behalf of African Americans.
  It is my honor today, on the floor of the United States House of 
Representatives, to commend to my esteemed Members of Congress, the 
80th birthday and extraordinary achievements of Frank A. Bauman.

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