[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S2835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       2004 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

 Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, today, thousands of American 
athletes are training for the ultimate goal of participating in the 
2004 summer Olympic Games in Athens Greece. Americans will have to wait 
until next summer to applaud their efforts, but we can start applauding 
another Olympic star today--Nadia Weinberg.
  A Michigan native, Ms. Weinberg is a member of the Orchestra of 
Athens and she deserves a gold medal for her beautiful voice and her 
commitment to helping those who are less fortunate than she.
  In order to celebrate the games' return to Greece, the Orchestra of 
Athens and Ms. Weinberg will conduct a world tour including a 15-city 
tour in America. They will visit New York City, Washington D.C., 
Boston, and Detroit to name a few. Each concert will benefit a number 
of charitable organizations: children's abuse centers, college 
scholarship funds, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and children's 
hospitals. Ms. Weinberg and the Orchestra of Athens are using their 
gift of music to help spread the goodwill of the Olympic Games here in 
America and around the world.
  We can all be proud that Ms. Weinberg is representing her country 
with such grace. She has performed in music halls around the world, 
impressed audiences in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and filled 
the Rotunda of the Capitol with her voice. Each performance shows that 
the arts have always been a bridge of understanding between cultures.
  I can think of no finer American--one who is dedicated to helping 
others, committed to the arts, and determined to encourage goodwill 
around the world--than Ms. Weinberg. We are proud of her 
accomplishments and her participation in this endeavor with the 
Orchestra of Athens, and we are honored that she is representing the 
United States around the world.

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