[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1871]
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                 HONORING MR. FEDERICO ``KIKO'' ZUNIGA

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2008

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Federico 
``Kiko'' Zuniga, of Laredo, Texas, in recognition of his being elected 
Chairman of the International Federation of Customs Brokers Association 
(IFCBA) during their biannual conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
  The IFCBA is made up of customs broker organizations from 27 
countries around the world, and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, 
Canada. Mr. Zuniga has been a member of the IFCBA board since 2003, and 
for the past 2 years has served as one of the organization's managing 
directors. In addition to being a part of IFCBA, Mr. Zuniga also is 
Chairman of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of 
America (NCBFAA), and prior to that, served as the president of NCBFAA 
for 4 years. He is currently a member of the Department Advisory 
Committee for the commercial Operation of Customs and Border Protection 
(COAC) and related agencies. Mr. Zuniga has been a licensed customs 
broker since 1984 and is part owner of F. Zuniga, Inc., the brokerage 
his father started in Laredo, Texas.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to recognize the 
hard work and dedication of Mr. Federico ``Kiko'' Zuniga to the City of 
Laredo, to his wife, Bobbie, and to his family. He is a truly deserving 
recipient of the great honor of being elected chairman of the 
International Federation of Customs Brokers Association.

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