[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       INTRODUCING ADOLFO FRANCO

  Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, last week I had the privilege of 
introducing Adolfo Franco, the President's nominee to be Assistant 
Administrator for Latin America at the United States Agency for 
International Development, to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The 
President has made a wise choice for this important position, and I 
commend him for it. I also commend Mr. Franco to all of my colleagues 
as they consider their vote on his nomination, and I ask unanimous 
consent to print in the Record, my statement introducing Mr. Franco 
before the Committee.
  There being no objection, the statement was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

    Introducing Adolfo A. Franco to the Senate Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

       Adolfo Franco was born in Cardenas, Cuba. His family 
     emigrated to the United States in 1961, when he was 5 years 
     old, and settled in Cedar Falls, IA.
       Blessed with wonderful parents and the opportunities 
     afforded him in a free society, Adolfo has led an 
     accomplished life of public service. And the good and 
     faithful service he has given our country for nearly 
     seventeen years is a splendid tribute to his own fine 
     character, to his parents, and to the great civilization that 
     welcomes the genius and industry of all Americans, whether 
     native born or newly arrived.
       He is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and the 
     Creighton University School of Law. He came to Washington in 
     1984 and in 1985 began work in the General Counsel's office 
     at the Inter-American Foundation, where he served with great 
     distinction for fifteen years as Deputy General Counsel, 
     General Counsel, Senior Vice President and, finally, 
     President of the Foundation.
       For the last two years, Adolfo has served as a Professional 
     Staff Member on the House International Relations Committee 
     where, as Chairman Hyde will attest, he has provided 
     invaluable counsel on the full range of foreign assistance 
     programs including U.S.A.I.D. programs and operations.
       He is uniquely well-qualified for the position the 
     President has selected him for, Assistant A.I.D. 
     Administrator for Latin America. And I am very confident that 
     in that capacity, Adolfo, with his characteristic energy, 
     intelligence and patriotism, will quickly prove himself an 
     invaluable asset to A.I.D., to the President and to the 
     country he has long served so well.
       He is an exceptional person, a devoted and talented public 
     servant of exemplary character. I commend and thank the 
     President for nominating him, and I consider it an honor to 
     introduce him to the Committee.
       America is among his parents' greatest gifts to Adolfo, a 
     gift he has more than earned as the kind of career public 
     servant all Americans can be proud of. I recommend him to the 
     Committee with the highest praise I can offer an American: he 
     is a credit to his country.

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