[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 92 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5152-S5153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WINROCK INTERNATIONAL

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, this year marks the 25th 
anniversary of a landmark nonprofit in my home State of Arkansas. 
Winrock International will celebrate 25 years of empowering the 
disadvantaged, increasing economic opportunities and sustaining natural 
resources in our State and around the world.
  With its global headquarters in Little Rock, Winrock International 
traces its roots to a charitable endeavor that Arkansas Gov. Winthrop 
Rockefeller established at his home and ranch on Petit Jean Mountain, 
the Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center. In 
1985 that institution merged with the Agricultural Development Council 
and the International Agricultural Development Service, both founded by 
Mr. Rockefeller's brother, John D. Rockefeller III, to form Winrock 
International.
  From Arkansas to Africa to Asia, Winrock touches lives all across the 
globe. They find solutions that work in the real world, increase long-
term productivity and make lasting improvements in people's lives.
  Near Helena-West Helena, AR, my hometown, Winrock helped five sweet 
potato farmers build a new industry based on local produce grown by 
smallholder farms. Important projects like these put infrastructure and 
expertise on the ground that support our

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traditional industry of agriculture while also building new 
opportunities for growth.
  In the Philippines, a Winrock project has supported the 
electrification of 474 villages, 13,422 households and 224 schools. 
This project improved education for more than 44,000 students and gave 
families and communities access to modern energy sources, which is a 
critical first step in increased social and economic development.
  I salute Winrock International for their dedication, commitment and 
support of our neediest communities and citizens--both in the United 
States and around the world, and I am proud that Winrock calls Arkansas 
home.

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