[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      THANKING BRADLEY DALE MATTAN

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 2008

  Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I am submitting this statement to offer 
gratitude to one of my constituents, Mr. Bradley Dale Mattan of 
Geneseo, Illinois. I am very pleased that Mr. Mattan has decided to 
serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador.
  The Peace Corps was designed to encourage mutual understanding 
between Americans and other cultures of the world. For the past 47 
years over 190,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in 
139 countries.
  In his statement upon signing the Order that established the Peace 
Corps, President John F. Kennedy said, ``Our Peace Corps is not 
designed as an instrument of diplomacy or propaganda or ideological 
conflict. It is designed to permit our people to exercise more fully 
their responsibilities in the great common cause of world 
development.'' I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Mattan 
for his dedication to this responsibility, and for helping to restore 
America's image in other parts of the world. Our country has truly been 
enriched by the experiences of the Peace Corps volunteers.
  I offer my best wishes to Bradley Dale Mattan in his endeavors both 
here and abroad and look forward to seeing great work from him in the 
future.

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