[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 106 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1337]
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                    IN HONOR OF MRS. ANNETTE LANTOS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 15, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of the 80th 
birthday of Mrs. Annette Lantos, a praiseworthy individual and dear 
friend of mine, who has devoted her life to fighting for human and 
animal rights.
   Born in Hungary in 1931, Annette came to the U.S. at the age of 16 
after surviving the Holocaust. She graduated from high school and went 
on to receive her bachelor's degree and teaching certificate from San 
Francisco State University.
   Annette was married to the late Congressman Tom Lantos for nearly 58 
years. Congressman Lantos was also a survivor of the Holocaust, and 
shared his wife's commitment to human rights. Annette worked full-time 
in her husband's office for the nearly three decades that the late 
Congressman held office. She served as Executive Director of the 
Congressional Human Rights Caucus, which was co-founded by Congressman 
Lantos, and helped her husband in co-founding the Congressional Friends 
of Animals Caucus.
   Outside of Congress, Annette has worked tirelessly to help human 
rights victims and to further human rights causes. In 1977, she founded 
the International Free Wallenberg Committee to raise awareness of Raoul 
Wallenberg's humanitarian efforts in Hungary during World War II. 
Today, Annette is Chairman of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights 
and Justice. She continues to uphold the Lantos legacy of furthering 
human rights throughout the world.
   Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing this 
remarkable woman as she celebrates her 80th birthday surrounded by 
friends and her wonderful family.

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