[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 96 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8815-S8816]
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                       COMMENDING AUGUST HIEBERT

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 EXPRESSING SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE CENTENARY OF THE RHODES 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES

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                 HONORING MAYNARD HOLBROOK JACKSON, JR.

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                    COMMENDING GENERAL ERIC SHINSEKI

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of the following Senate 
resolutions, en bloc: S. Res. 186, S. Res. 187, S. Res. 188, and S. 
Res. 190.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolutions by 
title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 186) commending August Hiebert for 
     his Service to the Alaska Communications Industry.
       A resolution (S. Res. 187) expressing the sense of the 
     Senate regarding the centenary of the Rhodes Scholarships in 
     the United States and the establishment of the Mandela Rhodes 
     Foundation.
       A resolution (S. Res. 188) honoring Maynard Holbrooke 
     Jackson, Jr., former Mayor of the City of Atlanta, and 
     extending condolences of the Senate on his death.
       A resolution (S. Res. 190) commending General Eric Shinseki 
     of the United States Army for his outstanding service and 
     commitment to excellence.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolutions, en bloc.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolutions be agreed to, en bloc; that the preambles be agreed to, en 
bloc; that the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table; and that 
any statements relating to these resolutions be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 186) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 186

       Whereas Augie Hiebert came to Alaska in 1939 and built the 
     first successful commercial radio station;
       Whereas on Dec. 7, 1941, Augie Hiebert picked up the first 
     report of the raid on Pearl Harbor from his radio station in 
     Fairbanks, Alaska giving military leaders the first word of 
     the attack that began World War II;
       Whereas in 1953, Augie Hiebert founded Alaska's first 
     television station;
       Whereas Augie Hiebert established Alaska's first FM radio 
     station and was named president of the Alaska Broadcasting 
     system, overseeing the affiliation of nine stations that 
     serve all major Alaska communities;
       Whereas Augie Hiebert helped establish Alaska's first 
     satellite earth station activated in 1970;
       Whereas Augie Hiebert led in the development of the 
     Territory and State of Alaska, working for over a half 
     century to pioneer modern radio and television on behalf of 
     the broadcast industry;
       Whereas Augie Hiebert has been a pillar of the Alaska 
     community as president of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce 
     and the Association of the U.S. Army in Alaska, and as 
     director of the Alaska Educational Broadcasting Committee, 
     the CBS Television Network Affiliates Association, the Civil 
     Air Patrol, and the Pioneers of Alaska: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that Augie 
     Hiebert is commended for his service to the communications 
     industry in Alaska and the world and for bringing the best 
     that broadcasting has to offer to the people of Alaska.
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  The resolution (S. Res. 187) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 187

       Whereas the Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international 
     fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes 
     in 1902, and now bring outstanding students from the United 
     States, Australia, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Canada, the 
     Commonwealth Caribbean, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, 
     Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South 
     Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to the University of 
     Oxford;
       Whereas the first American Rhodes Scholars were elected in 
     1904, and since that time

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     distinguished American Rhodes alumni have included over 20 
     members of Congress, a President of the United States, 3 
     Supreme Court justices, cabinet members, military leaders, 80 
     heads of colleges or universities, and prominent artists, 
     scientists, and business people;
       Whereas the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, a partnership 
     between the Rhodes Trust and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, 
     was established in February, 2002;
       Whereas after a lifetime of struggle against apartheid and 
     the momentous challenge of governing the new South Africa as 
     its first democratically elected President, Nobel Peace Prize 
     Laureate Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela continues to be devoted to 
     building a society characterized by justice and opportunity 
     in the Republic of South Africa;
       Whereas President Mandela's efforts have manifested 
     themselves in the work of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, 
     established in the wake of President Mandela's pledge to 
     devote \1/3\ of his Presidential salary to projects aimed at 
     improving the quality of life of South Africa's disadvantaged 
     children; and
       Whereas in Cape Town in February, 2002, President Mandela 
     noted that the partnership between the Rhodes Trust and the 
     new Mandela Foundation signals ``the closing of the circle 
     and the coming together of 2 strands in our history'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) celebrates the centenary of the Rhodes Scholarships in 
     the United States;
       (2) welcomes the establishment of the Mandela Rhodes 
     Foundation, which embodies the spirit of reconciliation and 
     shared commitment that is one of South Africa's greatest 
     assets;
       (3) shares the Foundation's commitment to support 
     initiatives aimed at increasing educational opportunities, 
     fostering leadership, and promoting human resource 
     development throughout Africa; and
       (4) affirms the support of the United States for these 
     worthy goals throughout the sub-Saharan region, and asserts 
     that the pursuit of these goals is in the shared interest of 
     the American and African people.
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  The resolution (S. Res. 188) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 188

       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was 
     born on March 23, 1938, in Dallas, Texas, and at the age of 
     14 entered Morehouse College as a Ford Foundation Early 
     Admission Scholar;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. 
     graduated cum laude from North Carolina Central University 
     School of Law;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. became 
     the first African-American Vice Mayor of the City of Atlanta;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. proved 
     to be a gifted and brilliant political leader, and he later 
     became the first African-American Mayor of the City of 
     Atlanta;
       Whereas, during his years in office, the Honorable Maynard 
     Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was the catalyst for the design of a 
     $400 million terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield International 
     Airport;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. helped 
     to secure Atlanta's selection as the site of the 1996 Summer 
     Olympics;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. served 
     as president of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors 
     and the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. became 
     Chair of the National Voting Rights Institute of the 
     Democratic National Committee;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. 
     established the American Voters League, a nonpartisan 
     organization committed to increasing voter turnout;
       Whereas upon being elected Mayor of Atlanta, the Honorable 
     Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. began encouraging and fostering 
     interracial understanding in Atlanta;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was a 
     strong supporter of affirmative action, civil rights, and the 
     expansion of social and economic gains for minorities;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was a 
     great champion for diversity, inclusion, and fairness-not 
     just in government and business, but also in all areas of 
     life;
       Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was a 
     wonderful human being who never wavered from the principles 
     that guided his life and career;
       Whereas the efforts of the Honorable Maynard Holbrook 
     Jackson, Jr. on behalf on the City of Atlanta and all 
     Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his 
     colleagues; and
       Whereas the untimely death of the Honorable Maynard 
     Holbrook Jackson, Jr. has deprived his community, the City of 
     Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the entire Nation of an 
     outstanding leader: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved: That the Senate--
       (1) honors the life and accomplishments of the Honorable 
     Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr.;
       (2) recognizes the legendary compassion exhibited by the 
     Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. as a civil rights 
     leader; and
       (3) extends its condolences to the Jackson family and the 
     City of Atlanta on the death of a remarkable man.
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  The resolution (S. Res. 190) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 190

       Whereas General Eric Shinseki, the Army's 34th Chief of 
     Staff, retired in June 2003, from active military duty after 
     37 distinguished years of service;
       Whereas General Shinseki, a native of Hawaii, graduated 
     from the United States Military Academy, West Point, in 1965 
     and served in a variety of assignments, including 2 combat 
     tours in Vietnam, and was wounded twice in combat while 
     serving his country;
       Whereas General Shinseki has been awarded the Defense 
     Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, 
     Legion of Merit (with oak leaf clusters), Bronze Star Medal 
     with ``V'' Device (with 2 oak leaf clusters), Purple Heart 
     (with oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 
     oak leaf clusters), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 
     oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal, Parachutist Badge, 
     Ranger Tab, Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification 
     Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, and the 
     Army Staff Identification Badge;
       Whereas General Shinseki has spent the last 4 years of his 
     career in the highest position attainable in the Army and has 
     proven himself a tremendous leader who has demonstrated 
     unselfish devotion to this Nation and the soldiers he leads;
       Whereas General Shinseki focused the Army on improved 
     readiness in preparation for war and transformed the Army 
     into the lean, agile, lethal fighting force that achieved 
     victories during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi 
     Freedom;
       Whereas General Shinseki provided the vision to set the 
     Army on a path of transformation that will provide the Nation 
     with an Army that is more lethal, agile, deployable, and 
     flexible; capable of fighting and winning this Nation's wars 
     in all future threat environments.
       Whereas General Shinseki exemplifies the trademark 
     characteristics exhibited by all great leaders and is a 
     remarkable man of integrity, courage, and honor;
       Whereas General Shinseki is an American hero who has been 
     selfless in his service to his country through war, peace, 
     and personal trial, and epitomizes the spirit of aloha; and
       Whereas John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United 
     States once said, ``When at some future date the high court 
     of history sits in judgment of each one of us--recording 
     whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our 
     responsibilities, we will be measured by the answers to 4 
     questions--were we truly men of courage . . . were we truly 
     men of judgment . . . were we truly men of integrity . . . 
     were we truly men of dedication?'' and whereas when history 
     looks back at the Army's 34th Chief of Staff, it will be 
     clear that this was truly a man of courage, judgment, 
     integrity, and dedication: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. COMMENDATION.

       The Senate--
       (1) thanks General Eric Shinseki of the United States Army 
     on behalf of a grateful Nation; and
       (2) commends General Eric Shinseki for his extraordinary 
     dedication to service to this great country and for his 
     lifetime of commitment to excellence.

     SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF RESOLUTION.

       The Senate directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit 
     an enrolled copy of this resolution to General Eric Shinseki.

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