[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S2697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING KLAUS WUST

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, today I recognize Klaus Wust of 
Shenandoah County, VA, and the contribution he has made to the 
preservation of American history.
  Mr. Wust was born in Bielefeld, Westphalia in Germany in 1925. In 
1949, he received a scholarship to spend a year at Bridgewater College 
in Bridgewater, VA. Here he learned a great deal about the contribution 
German immigrants had made to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He was 
so impressed by these achievements that he permanently settled in the 
Shenandoah Valley and devoted the rest of his life to researching and 
writing about the contributions German immigrants have made in this 
region of the Commonwealth.
  Mr. Wust's extensive body of work serves as a primer for anyone 
focusing on the revolutionary period of the 1700s and early 1800s 
colonial era. He made a significant contribution in helping to restore 
American/German relations following World War II through his research 
and writings. He is the author of eight books, coauthor of seventeen 
books and dozens of articles on the history of German-Americans in the 
United States.
  In 2002, Klaus Wust was recognized with the highest civic award 
authorized by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Cross of 
Merit. The served as the Founding Director of the Museum of American 
Frontier Culture in Staunton, VA, and the Strasburg Museum in 
Strasburg, VA.
  From 1957 until 1967, he served as Editor of the German language 
Washington Journal. Mr. Wust also served for seven years with the 
Leader Program of the U.S. Department of State and served as the 
personal interpreter for German governmental delegations visiting the 
United States, including the last four Chancellors.
  I congratulate Mr. Wust on his impressive body of work and his 
commitment to preserving the history of our Nation for generations to 
come.

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