[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF MR. PIERRE BEJJANI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Pierre 
Bejjani, the president of the Northeast Ohio Lebanese American 
Association, NOLAA, as he is honored by the American Nationalities 
Movement.
  Mr. Bejjani was born in Lebanon and immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio 
1981. He attended The Ohio State University where he earned a degree in 
civil engineering. He returned to Cleveland after graduating and began 
working as a construction manager. Mr. Bejjani started his own business 
in 1991. Today, he serves as the managing director/executive editor of 
Profile News Ohio and is the senior partner for Diversity Advertising 
Agency.
  Mr. Bejjani has served the Cleveland community since the mid-1990s. 
He organized the first Annual Lebanon Day on November 22, 2011. He 
currently serves as the president NOLAA and vice president of the 
Cleveland American Middle East Organization. He is also on the boards 
of Worldwide Intercultural Network of Cleveland, Global Cleveland 
Initiative and the Recruiting Battalion of Northern Ohio.
  As a result of his dedication to the community, Mr. Bejjani has been 
received numerous awards. He received NOLAA's Community Recognition 
Award in 2009. In 2010 he was the recipient of the Census 2010 
Partnership Award. Mr. Bejjani was also recognized for his work on the 
U.S. Army Strength in Diversity Program in April, 2011.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing the life 
and achievements of Mr. Pierre Bejjani and congratulating him on being 
this year's American Nationalities Movement's honoree.

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