[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF DR. JAMES ZOGBY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Dr. James Zogby, 
husband of Eileen Patricia McMahon, father of five children, and 
founder and president of the Arab American Institute (AAI). Under his 
leadership and vision, the Arab American Institute has advocated for 
the Arab community in a number of areas impacting public policy. Where 
the Arab American Institute has been instrumental in empowering Arab 
Americans through education, voter registration, and mobilization, 
James Zogby has led the way.
  Dr. Zogby earned his doctorate from Temple University's Department of 
Religion after receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Le Moyne College. In 
1976, Dr. Zogby was chosen as a Humanities Post-Doctorate Fellow at 
Princeton University and, on various occasions, has been awarded grants 
for research and writing by the National Endowment for the Humanities, 
the National Defense Education Act, and the Mellon Foundation. Dr. 
Zogby was a cofounder and chairman of the Palestine Human Rights 
Campaign in the late 1970's, and he later co-founded and served as the 
Executive Director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. 
In 1982, he co-founded Save Lebanon, Inc., a non-profit, relief 
organization funding Lebanese social welfare projects and health care 
for Palestinian and Lebanese victims of war.
  Following the 1993 signing of the Israeli-Palestinian peace accord in 
Washington, Dr. Zogby led Builders for Peace, a private sector 
committee promoting U.S. business investment in the West Bank and Gaza. 
Along with former U.S. Congressman Mel Levine, his colleague and co-
president of Builders for Peace, Dr. Zogby led a U.S. delegation to the 
1994 signing of the Israeli-Palestinian agreement in Cairo. After 1994, 
Dr. Zogby continued to work with U.S. agencies including AID, OPIC, 
USTDA, and Departments of State and Commerce to promote and support 
Palestinian economic development.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Dr. James Zogby for numerous 
accomplishments and advocacy efforts for peace.

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