[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 105 (Monday, July 29, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF AMBASSADOR F. HAYDEN WILLIAMS

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2002

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and pay tribute to 
Ambassador F. Hayden Williams, a great American whose distinguished 
service and leadership has been instrumental in the creation of a World 
War II memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
  Ambassador Williams has devoted a lifetime to public service. Through 
his time in the Navy Reserve during World War II, his work in the 
Kennedy and Eisenhower administrations, and his tenure as an Ambassador 
to Micronesia, Ambassador Williams has made important contributions to 
our government over more than fifty years. He has served with 
distinction on numerous boards and committees and in advisory 
capacities on defense and international affairs.
  Ambassador Williams' connection to San Francisco and the Bay Area 
began as an undergraduate at the University of California at Berkeley, 
where he studied Political Science and History. He has since given much 
to the Bay Area, as an exemplary citizen, as a Trustee of U.C., 
Berkeley, and as a Commissioner of the Asian Art Museum of San 
Francisco.
  Ambassador Williams' effort to build a World War II memorial is his 
most recent contribution to public life. He served as a Commissioner of 
the American Battle Monuments Commission from 1994 until 2001 and was 
named Chairman of the National World War II Memorial Committee. He 
directed the selection of the Memorial's site on the Mall and 
coordinated all aspects of the Memorial's design. He worked closely 
with Representative Marcy Kaptur and others in the United States 
Congress to garner legislative support for the Memorial.
  Ambassador Williams helped shape the purpose of the Memorial. He 
wanted it to honor and express the Nation's enduring gratitude to all 
American men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces 
during WWII, those who gave their lives in battle, those missing in 
action, and those who survived. He made sure that the Memorial would 
convey a sense of remembrance and national pride in the fortitude, 
valor, and sacrifice of our armed forces. He envisioned a Memorial that 
would acknowledge and honor the nation at large, the vigorous, spirited 
commitment of the American people to the war effort, and the vital 
contribution of the home front to America's victory in WWII.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I ask my colleagues to 
join me in honoring Ambassador F. Hayden Williams. I join with his 
family and friends in recognizing his service and dedication to 
ensuring that the country honors those who fought so valiantly in World 
War II.

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