[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E743]
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                    RECOGNIZING RONNIE CHIH-CHIEN LU

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2012

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise, along with the other 
co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus--Representative Shelley 
Berkley, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, and Representative Phil 
Gingrey--to recognize the service of Ronnie Chih-chien Lu. Mr. Lu is 
the outgoing Senior Officer in the Congressional Liaison Division of 
the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, TECRO. Mr. Lu 
is returning to Taiwan for his next assignment as a diplomat. During 
his service as the TECRO contact for the House Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and the Congressional Caucus on Taiwan, Mr. Lu has served as an 
invaluable resource for us.
  In 2005, Mr. Lu was hand-picked to serve as a congressional liaison 
for TECRO. During his almost 7 year tenure in this position, Mr. Lu 
oversaw Congressional Delegation visits for over 30 Members of the 
House of Representatives and organized 12 Congressional Staff 
Delegation visits to Taiwan. Mr. Lu was also part of the TECRO team 
that worked toward the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 55, which 
commemorated the 30th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. 
He also worked to garner support for House Concurrent Resolution 266 
(H. Con. Res. 266), which called for Taiwan's active participation in 
the International Civil Aviation Organization. H. Con. Res. 266 passed 
the House of Representatives in 2010.
  Mr. Lu has served in Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2000. 
Early in his diplomatic career, he served in both the Department of 
Protocol and Department of African Affairs. Mr. Lu received a Master of 
Arts degree from National Chengchi University in Taiwan.
  Though he secured many legislative victories for Taiwan while he 
served in Washington, DC, he made even more long-lasting relationships. 
My colleagues and our staff are proud to call him a friend, and we hope 
to see him back in Washington, DC one day.

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