[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 129 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2037]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO ESMERALDA BROWN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 15, 2006

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Esmeralda 
Brown, a distinguished citizen of Brooklyn, New York, and contributor 
to the world community. It behooves us to pay tribute to this 
outstanding woman, and I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing 
her impressive service.
  As the Resource Center Specialist for Economic and Environmental 
Justice at the United Methodist Office for the United Nations, 
Esmeralda Brown deals with issues of concern to the Women's Division 
constituency in the area of economics, the environment, and 
development. Ms. Brown has been involved in organizing several 
workshops and meetings in Latin America, the Caribbean, and North 
America. Issues discussed include racism, militarization, and the 
situation of women in the Americas.
  Ms. Brown is the chairperson of the United Nation's NGO committee on 
the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Ms. Brown 
is also the Southern Co-Chair of the NGO Steering committee to the NGO 
Commission on Sustainable Development. Ms. Brown holds the chairperson 
position for the Southern Caucus of NGO's that form part of the 
Regional and National Networks on Sustainable Development in developing 
countries of the world. She is also the Economic and Environmental 
Justice Specialist at the United Methodist Office for the United 
Nations. Additionally, Ms. Brown is a United Nations representative for 
the Commission of Human Rights in Central America and the Pan African 
Movement for the Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
  In 1992, Ms. Brown was co-founder of the Peoples' Alliance for the 
Earth Summit. This organization did the preparatory work for the Non-
Governmental Organizations invited to the United Nations Conference on 
Environment and Development (UNCED). Ms. Brown's work has not gone 
unnoticed. In June 1990, she was honored by the Ecumenical Program for 
Inter-American Communication and Action (EPICA) in Washington for 
Outstanding Contributions to the Struggle for Human Rights in Central 
America.
  Esmeralda Brown is a native of Panama, and holds a B.A. in Political 
Science from Hunter College of the City University of New York.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that it is incumbent on this body to recognize 
the work of Esmeralda Brown. Her deep commitment to the international 
community makes her most worthy of our recognition today.

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