[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO BERNARD L. SCHWARTZ

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Bernard L. Schwartz, a 
distinguished American who retired in March 2006 as Chairman of the 
Board and Chief Executive Officer of Loral Space and Communications, 
Inc., posts he has held since the company was founded in 1996. He 
served in the same posts at the predecessor company, Loral Corporation, 
since 1972.
  Loral Space and Communications designs and manufactures large, 
geostationary telecommunications satellites, and through its Skynet 
subsidiary provides a wide range of satellite services. Under Mr. 
Schwartz's wise leadership, Loral Space and Communications has played a 
central role in the development of the satellite industry and a central 
role in satellite services for our nation.
  Bernard Schwartz is a legend on Wall Street and in the defense 
industry. He is highly regarded for his work in the fields of economic 
growth, industrial policy, technology and national security. He gives 
generously of his time, his talents and resources to many organizations 
to further examine these topics. Among his extraordinary contributions 
are the endowment of academic chairs for the study of economic policy 
and international affairs at New School University and Johns Hopkins 
University, as well as establishing a fellowship program in public 
policy at the New America Foundation. He is a Trustee of New York 
University Hospitals Center where he established the 
Neurointerventional Radiology Center, and he funded a distinguished 
chair in urologic oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He 
established chairs at the Brookings Institution and at Tel Aviv 
University and founded a Communication Institute at Baruch College 
where he serves as a Trustee. Mr. Schwartz serves on the Board of the 
New York Historical Society, and as Vice-Chair of the New York Film 
Society. He is also a Trustee of Third Way and the Democratic 
Leadership Council.
  Mr. Schwartz, a graduate of City College of New York, was awarded an 
honorary Doctorate of Science by his alma mater. He and his wife live 
in New York City and have two daughters, three granddaughters and one 
grandson.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Bernard 
Schwartz for his extraordinary leadership and countless contributions 
to our nation's economy and its well-being. He has taken his 
citizenship seriously and given back to the country he loves so much. 
We salute him for his leadership of Loral Space and Communications, 
which serves the interests of our country and for his continuing 
patriotism which makes him a national treasure.

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