[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 145 (Thursday, October 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2056-E2057]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




URGING THE SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES TO HELP RESOLVE A LONG 
                            STANDING DISPUTE

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 16, 2003

  Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the Saudi Ambassador 
to the United States to help resolve a long standing dispute between 
another Saudi Prince--a cousin to the Ambassador--and a resident in my 
home state.
  Nearly 20 years ago, Prince Abdul Aziz, son of Prince Salman, the 
current Governor of Riyadh, borrowed $1.7 million from Bob Burch in 
Colorado.

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  In 1991, an independent accounting study confirmed the debt. 
Regrettably, after promising to honor the results of the study, Prince 
Abdul Aziz never paid up.
  Bob Burch had been a great friend to the Royal family, supporting 
them through medical and personal crises, college degrees and even a 
plane crash.
  This is a time of great challenge in the U.S. relationship with Saudi 
Arabia. Never before have we asked the Saudis to work so closely with 
us to fight terrorism. It is in that spirit of cooperation that I urge 
the Saudi Ambassador to work to put this longtime dispute behind us.

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