[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 110 (Monday, July 23, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1295-E1296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN HONOR OF GEORGE McGOVERN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 23, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor George McGovern who 
is celebrating his 90th birthday and to thank him for his many years of 
service and dedication to social justice.
  McGovern was a steadfast student at Dakota Wesleyan University, where 
he was elected school president twice. Following his service during 
WWII, McGovern enrolled at Northwestern University where he earned M.A. 
and Ph.D. degrees in government and American history.
  In 1956, McGovern was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives 
where he spent two terms as an advocate to the American farmer. 
Continuing on his mission of social justice McGovern was named Director 
of the Food for Peace Program by President John F. Kennedy, leading 
efforts to donate food to developing countries. As a U.S. Senator from 
South Dakota, McGovern made an immediate impact by challenging the U.S. 
military involvement in Vietnam, and by being named Chairman of the 
Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. He held office 
for three terms during which time he continued challenging the Vietnam 
War.

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  After leaving the Senate and after his bids for president, McGovern 
served as the 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations 
Agencies for Food and Agriculture during the Clinton Administration. In 
2001, McGovern was appointed as the first UN Global Ambassador on World 
Hunger and continues to be a leading advocate in the fight against 
hunger around the world.
  Throughout his storied career both in Congress and as a leading voice 
against world hunger, McGovern has been honored countless times. He has 
received more than ten honorary degrees and is the recipient of a 
Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Gandhi Peace Award and a National 
Peacemaker Award from the National Conflict Resolution Center.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring a long time 
friend, George McGovern, on the occasion of this 90th birthday.

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