[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF H.E. MINISTER FADY ABBOUD

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize H.E. Minister 
Fady Abboud, Minister of Tourism for the Republic of Lebanon and to 
welcome him to the City of Cleveland.
  Born on March 21, 1955, Minister Abboud graduated from the 
International School of Choueifat. In 1976, following a year of service 
in the military, he began studying at the University of Westminster. 
Minister Aboud and his wife of 26 years, Sarah-Lilianna, have two 
children, Faddy and Joanne.
  Fady Abboud had a successful career in industry, working in the 
packaging, plastic engineering, general machines and metal processing, 
and food businesses. In 1982, he was named Chairman of General 
Packaging Industries. In 2002, he was elected as President of the Board 
of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists. Minister Abboud is also 
a member of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and the 
International Chamber of Commerce.
  Abboud was appointed as the Minister of Tourism in November 2009. 
Since his appointment, Minister Abboud has turned the office's focus to 
sustainable tourism in order to promote the different regions of 
Lebanon.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in welcoming H.E. Minister 
Fady Abboud to the City of Cleveland.

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