[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 8, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1455-E1456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM WON KYUN HWANG AS PRESIDENT OF 
THE WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL UNIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR 
                         THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 8, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate Mr. 
William Won-Kyun Hwang for his appointment as President of the 
Washington Chapter of the 16th Session of the National Unification 
Advisory Council (NUAC) for the Republic of Korea. The Council was 
established in 1980 under the Constitution of the Republic of South 
Korea to advise the Korean President on policies that promote a 
democratic peaceful reunification of Korea, including the views of 
Koreans living domestically and abroad.
   A successful Northern Virginia businessman, Mr. Hwang is a resident 
of Oakton in the 11th Congressional District, and he has been an active 
member of the Fairfax County community. He is the president of three 
companies involved in trade and property development, and he serves on 
the Fairfax County Park Foundation Board.
   He served from 2008 to 2010 as President of the Korean-American 
Association of Virginia, which provides a multitude of services to help 
Korean immigrants adjust to life in America. In addition to being a 
past chairman of the Board of Directors for the KAAV, Mr. Hwang also 
has chaired the 14th San Francisco Korean American Olympics Washington 
Team in 2007, the Vocational School of the Korean American Association 
of Northern Virginia, the Korean American Business Association, and the 
Korean American Sports Association of Greater Washington. He was the 
2006 delegate for the Washington, D.C., and Seoul City Sisterhood, and 
Seoul City, along with Dan Kook University of Korea, recognized him as 
an honorary ambassador in 2008.
   As co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, I am pleased to 
have worked with KAAV and other Korean-American organizations on 
promoting cultural awareness and addressing issues within the 
community, and I

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am pleased to join them in celebrating Mr. Hwang's appointment. Mr. 
Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Hwang for 
his service to the local Korean-American community and in commending 
the NUAC for its efforts to promote peace and unity on the Korean 
peninsula.

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