[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 73 (Friday, May 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY HO

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2004

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Mr. Anthony Chung 
Yi Ho, Senior Officer with the Taipei Economic Council and Cultural 
Representative and Senior Assistant to the Honorable C.J. Chen, 
Taiwan's chief representative in the United States. Mr. Ho has been 
with the Washington, DC, office of the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs for 6 years, and his presence will be sorely missed when he 
returns to Taiwan later this year. Mr. Ho is a true asset to the Taiwan 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His leadership and expertise have been 
invaluable in working with my Washington, DC, staff and many other 
congressional offices as well.
  Traditionally, Idaho maintains a close relationship with the Taiwan 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Idaho State University has developed a 
strong partnership with the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 
large part because of ISU's English and Professional Development 
Program. This unique program, the only program of its kind in the 
United States, provides a language and cultural education program for 
junior diplomatic officers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over 40 
students have completed the program since its inception in the early 
1990s, and many of these graduates now serve their country in 
diplomatic postings throughout the world. The Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs Language and Culture Training Program at ISU is an excellent 
collaborative relationship that is strengthening our countries through 
a better understanding of each of our cultures.
  While serving as a Senior Officer, Mr. Ho has worked closely with my 
office. Largely thanks to his efforts, I have been able to meet and 
work with many of Taiwan's junior diplomatic officers attending this 
program at Idaho State University. They are an intelligent, energetic 
group who are eager to serve their country. They are very interested in 
gaining as much knowledge and insight as possible during their stay in 
America and look forward to using what they have learned as they 
progress in their diplomatic careers.
  Under Mr. Ho's guidance, our office has cultivated a valuable 
relationship with the Taiwan Foreign Ministry. He arranged a dinner 
among the junior diplomatic officers and myself in Pocatello, and he 
has also worked with our office to arrange the stay of a junior officer 
from ISU in our Washington, DC, office. For 2 years, I have had the 
privilege of hosting a junior officer from the ISU program in the 
Capitol.
  Mr. Ho's excellent collaborative relationship with my office plays a 
critical role to strengthening relations between the United States and 
Taiwan through strong communication and a better understanding of each 
of our cultures. I commend Anthony Ho for his dedication and guidance. 
It has been an honor and a pleasure to work with him, and we will 
greatly miss him when he leaves Washington, DC.

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