[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E448]
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                      TRIBUTE TO BERNARD DOWIYOGO

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2003

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express condolences for 
the late Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru, who passed away on March 
9, 2003, in Washington, DC. The people of Nauru first elected President 
Dowiyogo to their parliament in 1973, only five years after achieving 
independence from Australia in 1968. Since then he was repeatedly 
elected to serve a number of successful terms as President of Nauru. 
The island nation of Nauru is a proud friend of the United States and a 
well respected neighbor of Guam in the Asia-Pacific community. I urge 
the Parliament of Nauru to put partisan differences aside and come 
together to commemorate the legacy of President Dowiyogo. I ask of this 
Congress that, in our prayers, we remember the family of President 
Dowiyogo, who is survived by his wife and four children.

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