[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 139 (Thursday, October 27, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2202-E2203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR TERRENCE R. TODMAN

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                       HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN

                         of the virgin islands

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 27, 2005

  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a 
distinguished Virgin Islander and American, Ambassador Terrence R. 
Todman, on the occasion of his being honored by the Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee today. Ambassador Todman, one of the U.S. Virgin 
Islands best-known international figures was chosen for two years by 
the Organization of American States to represent the OAS their efforts 
to promote dialogue among political and social elements in Haiti as a 
prelude to the holding of elections there later this year.
  Ambassador Todman was born on St. Thomas on March 13, 1926. He was 
raised, along with his thirteen brothers and sisters, by his mother 
Rachel Callwood. He retired from the U.S. Senior Foreign Service in 
1993 with the title of Career Ambassador. In 41 years of diplomatic 
service, his postings included service as Assistant Secretary of State 
for Inter-American Affairs and as U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 
Denmark, Spain, Costa Rica, Guinea and the Republic of Chad.
  He serves on the board of directors of several organizations 
including the National Endowment for Democracy, a private not-for-
profit entity created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions 
around the world through non-governmental efforts. He is a former 
trustee of the University of the Virgin Islands.
  He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential 
Distinguished Service and Meritorious Service Awards, the National 
Public Service Award and the State Department's Superior Service Honor 
Award. He has also been decorated by the governments of Denmark, Spain, 
Chad, and the Virgin Islands.
  Ambassador Todman is a graduate of Inter-American University in 
Puerto Rico and of Syracuse University. He was been awarded several 
honorary doctoral degrees. Before joining

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the Department of State, he served in the U.S. Army as a commissioned 
officer in post-war Japan. He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame 
of the U.S. Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. On behalf of the 
people of the Virgin Islands who I am privileged to present, I extend 
heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador and Mrs. Todman.

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