[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E660]
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                   HONORING NATIONAL PEACE CORPS WEEK

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2007

  Mr. WALSH of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of 
National Peace Corps Week, which took place from February 26th until 
March 1st, 2007.
  The Peace Corps was founded in the early 1960s, and has grown to a 
force of 7,749 volunteers in 73 overseas countries. The Peace Corps has 
done great work all over the world in numerous fields, including 
improving agriculture, business development, improving information 
technology, bettering education, improving healthcare, and protecting 
the environment.
  The Peace Corps provides those who join with extensive training in 
language skills as well as skills in numerous other fields that give 
them the foundation to eventually work in any field they choose, much 
like how I ended up serving my constituents here in Washington after I 
had spent time in the Peace Corps serving in Nepal.
  Today I would especially like to thank Catherine Bukowski, Terry 
Callan, Katie Clifford, Laurence Dessein, Patrick Gannon, Kerry 
Goessling, Lisa Jackson, Chetou Lamare, Ryan McCarthy, Samuel Tassone, 
and Patrick Wayne; all constituents of mine selflessly serving overseas 
in the Peace Corps. All of these men and women should be commended for 
their tireless effort, and that is I why I stand today to recognize 
them and all those serving in the Peace Corps.

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