[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 25, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RALPH NURNBERGER

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2003

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Mr. Ralph 
Nurnberger who was honored by Georgetown University with their 
Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award. His dedication to the students 
and the Liberal Studies Program at Georgetown makes him most deserving 
of this honor.
  Ralph has extensive experience on Capitol Hill. In former Senator 
James Person's office as the foreign policy legislative assistant and 
as professional staff on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, he 
became an international affairs expert.
  After his time on the Hill, Ralph became a Senior Fellow and director 
of congressional relations at the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, and later worked for eight years as a lobbyist 
with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Following the 
historic signing of the Oslo Accords, he was appointed as the Executive 
Director of ``Builders of Peace,'' an organization set up under the 
guidance of Vice President Al Gore to aid in the Arab-Israeli peace 
process. Through his work, Ralph can lead us down a roadmap to a 
sustainable peace.
  Currently, Ralph is with Preston Gates Ellis and Rouvelas Meeds law 
firm and also heads the government relations firm, Nurnberger and 
Associates. He has also published extensively and written several 
books, sharing his insight and knowledge on the Middle-East and the 
foreign policy of the United States.
  While his work with all of these organizations is impressive and 
worthy of praise, it is through his teaching that he has touched the 
most lives. Ralph's students have always showered him with the highest 
praise and always leave his classes with insights that only Professor 
Nurnberger can give. He engages his students and helps them to 
understand the most complicated situations through his real life 
experiences.
  Most importantly, Ralph has taught his students how to have a debate 
over a contentious issue with civility. He encourages his students to 
hold conversations based on facts, rather than with the emotional 
intensity that some subjects conjure. Through his classes, Ralph has 
taught students to be thoughtful and considerate when engaged in civil 
discourse, something that is too rare in this world.
  Ralph Nurnberger is very deserving of this award from Georgetown 
University. He has helped shape the minds of his students and 
colleagues with insights on the major issues facing the United States. 
I congratulate Ralph on all his accomplishments, and I look forward to 
seeing him one day in a deserved position of national leadership on 
international relations. Our Nation would be very well served.

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