[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 142 (Tuesday, November 1, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN MOSELEY ON 35 YEARS WITH AED

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                           HON. EARL POMEROY

                            of north dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 1, 2005

  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the remarkable 
service of a remarkable man, Stephen Moseley, on the occasion of his 
35th anniversary with the Academy for Educational Development.
  In 1987, AED promoted Steve Moseley to be their President and CEO. 
Since assuming these responsibilities, he continues to provide dynamic, 
forward-thinking direction to AED, an organization whose global impact 
has grown beyond measure under Steve Moseley's leadership.
  The reach of AED's mission is incredible. They are operating more 
than 250 programs in more than 150 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, 
Latin America, the Near East and North America.
  Their programs address development of human capacity and opportunity, 
focused on expanding and improving education, health care, and economic 
growth.
  Indeed, education has always been Mr. Moseley's passion. He has 
devoted himself to increasing access to education for the world's 
poorest children, strongly supporting Education for All initiatives to 
get all children into school and serving as the founding chairman of 
the Basic Education Coalition.
  I will never forget the chance I had to accompany Steve Moseley into 
the countries of Mali and Ghana to observe the girls' basic education 
program that AED ran in those countries.
  Even as I learned of the substance and success of the programs, I 
closely watched how Steve interacted with the children whose lives were 
being uplifted and changed at the chance for schooling AED was 
providing. The gleam in his eye and the beaming smile on his face 
conveyed the true personal depth and commitment Steve has brought to 
this mission.

  One village elder described the importance of the AED girls' 
education program as ``bringing light into a dark room.'' The same 
could be said for the life work of Steve Moseley. He has brought the 
light of hope and opportunity to thousands of deserving souls in every 
corner of this world.
  Here in the United States, Mr. Moseley has been dedicated to 
improving educational quality from preschool through college. He has 
nurtured efforts to improve Migrant Head Start programs, middle-grade 
education through the Middle Start project, high schools through the 
Schools for a New Society project, and teacher training through the 
Teachers for a New Era initiative.
  He is very active in the development community, serving on the boards 
of InterAction, the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, the Coalition for 
American Leadership Abroad, and is a member of the steering committee 
of the International Educational Training Coalition.
  A past president of the Washington Chapter of the Society for 
International Development, Mr. Moseley now sits on the organization's 
International Governing Council and serves as its treasurer.
  Mr. Moseley graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of 
Hartford in 1967. In 1989 he was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters, 
Honorary Degree, by his alma mater, and in 1997 he was elected to the 
University of Hartford's Board of Regents.
  I am pleased to be able to recognize Steve on this milestone and to 
honor him for a truly remarkable career with the Academy for 
Educational Development.

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