[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 166 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2149]
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                        HONORING WOLFGANG HERZOG

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                            HON. TIM HOLDEN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 15, 2010

  Mr. HOLDEN. Madam Speaker, on the evening of December 17, 2010, 
hundreds of friends and colleagues, as well as state and local 
officials in southwest Germany, will gather to honor one of the most 
unique business leaders that that I have had the privilege to 
encounter--Wolfgang Herzog. He serves as the director of utility 
services for the city of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has emerged as a 
leader in German programs designed to further promote and enhance 
critical host-nation relations with the huge American military 
components in the region. Kaiserslautern, a city whose U.S. military 
and business profile is so pronounced that it is now called The 
American City in Germany, is the home to nearly 55,000 Americans, 
making it the largest U.S. military outpost overseas.
  The cooperation of the U.S. military with the leaders of the 
community is an essential component of overseas forces activities. It 
is the host-nation city that makes possible the logistical, social, 
cultural, and infrastructure that provide for workable and meaningful 
relations between our troops and the people of a foreign nation which 
surrounds them.
  Over the last two decades Mr. Herzog has escorted numerous city 
officials and associates to Washington. He has met with multiple 
Senators and Representatives to profile the extent of Kaiserslautern's 
commitment to its American neighbors.
  Mr. Herzog has also been welcomed at the Pentagon by the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the Army and Air Force Chiefs of 
Staff. He has often worked with military staff in providing efficient 
energy services and protecting environmental standards.
  Mr. Herzog has received tributes from senior American military 
leaders in Kaiserslautern. General Roger Brady, Commander of U.S. Air 
Forces in Europe presented him with the Medal of Distinction. Army 
Major General Patricia McQuiston, Commander of the 21st Theater 
Sustainment Command, decorated him with the Soaring Eagle Award.
  The Lord Mayor of Kaiserslautern, Dr. Klaus Weichel and all of the 
residents of the region join with me in saying to Mr. Herzog: Ad Multos 
Annos!

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