[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               IN HONOR OF H.E. AMBASSADOR SAMEH SHOUKRY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 27, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of H.E. Ambassador 
Sameh Shoukry, who is ending his tenure as the Arab Republic of Egypt's 
Ambassador to the United States of America.
   Born on October 20, 1952 in Cairo, Egypt, Ambassador Shoukry is a 
second generation diplomat. He graduated from Ein Shams University in 
1975 with a law degree and specializes in disarmament and non-
proliferation issues. Just a year later, in 1976, Ambassador Shoukry 
joined the Egyptian Diplomatic Corps. Throughout his more than 30-year 
career, he has served in the Egyptian Embassies in London, Buenos Aires 
and the Permanent Mission of Egypt in New York.
   Prior to being appointed Egypt's Ambassador to the United States in 
September, 2008, Ambassador Shoukry served as Egypt's Permanent 
Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Egypt's Ambassador to 
Austria and as Permanent Representative to the International 
Organizations in Vienna. He has also served as the Director of the 
Minister of Foreign Affairs cabinet and led the department of the 
United States and Canada in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
   Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring H.E. 
Ambassador Sameh Shoukry, the Arab Republic of Egypt's Ambassador to 
the United States, as we bid him farewell.

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