[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 2, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1416]
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                         HONORING MARK E. LOPES

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                          HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 2, 2013

  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that my colleagues join 
me in honoring Mark E. Lopes for his nomination to the position of 
United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development 
Bank. If confirmed, he will be one of 14 members on the board of 
executive directors and will represent the United States in all aspects 
of overseeing the conduct of the bank.
  Mr. Lopes, an Arizona native, has a distinguished and varied career 
in public service that makes him eminently qualified to carry out this 
role. He served as a Peace Corp volunteer in Paraguay and then worked 
for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a 
Presidential Management Fellow. He spent the next portion of his career 
as a staffer on the House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations 
Subcommittee, and as the Senior Policy Advisor on the Senate Foreign 
Relations Development and Foreign Assistance Subcommittee. He later 
returned to USAID, and has risen to the position of Deputy Assistant 
Administrator of the Latin American and Caribbean Bureau.
  These accomplishments clearly demonstrate Mr. Lopes' passion, 
sacrifice, and dedication. He is the epitome of expertise in 
International Development and it is my privilege to represent him in 
Congress. I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mark E. Lopes 
on this momentous career achievement.

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