[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E570]
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   HONORING THE NATIONAL LAW CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICA FREE TRADE IN 
                            TUCSON, ARIZONA

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2001

  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to pay tribute to an 
organization that recently marked its 10th anniversary of working to 
reduce the legal barriers to trade among nations in our hemisphere. The 
organization I proudly speak of is the National Law Center for Inter-
American Free Trade, located in Tucson, Arizona.
  The organization was created by Dr. Boris Kozolchyk, a law professor 
at the University of Arizona and expert on free trade on April 1, 1992. 
Its purpose was to address and resolve the practical and legal 
obstacles that NAFTA would bring, as well as to develop the legal 
infrastructure necessary to facilitate the movement of goods, services 
and investment capital in the Western Hemisphere.
  The Center works closely with the James E. Rogers College of Law at 
the University of Arizona as an educational and research institution in 
such areas as banking, commercial credit, customs, electronic commerce, 
environment, intellectual property, labor and transportation.
  Free trade leads to economic well-being, enhances political 
stability, and promotes public accountability and the rule of law among 
the nations in our hemisphere, making the National Law Center for 
Inter-American Free Trade an important organization to our state and 
country. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring this outstanding institution.




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