[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E51]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JOSE F. ALIAGA

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 12, 2011

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Jose F. 
Aliaga for his outstanding work as a civil servant in his home country 
of Peru and the United States of America.
  Jose Aliaga first arrived in the United States to pursue a college 
education at the University of Michigan, where he recently earned his 
diploma this past December. As a political science major, Mr. Aliaga 
learned about the democratic process in America and looked for ways to 
use this knowledge to strengthen the diplomatic and economic 
relationship between Peru and the United States. He worked to promote 
trade between America and Peru and led one of the first trade missions 
from the United States prior to the Free Trade Agreement.
  In addition to his diplomatic work, Jose Aliaga has continued to 
further his role as a leader to children in Latin America. He founded 
the Aliaga Foundation to provide impoverished children in the jungle of 
Peru with books, pencils, food and medicine and continues to foster 
positive relations between the United States and Peru by promoting 
student exchanges between universities.
  Today I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Jose F. Aliaga. I 
commend Mr. Aliaga on his dedication to strengthening ties between 
America and Peru. He is to be applauded for his continuous contribution 
to the lives of children in Latin America.

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