[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1257]
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     IN RECOGNITION OF THE AMERICAN FELLOWS IN THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2014

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate eight young 
Americans for their outstanding performance in the German Bundestag 
this summer as fellows in the prestigious International Parliamentary 
Scholarship.
   Nathan Crist, Gaelen Strnat, Sheila Casserly, Cristina Burack, Betsy 
Crowder, Josef Nothmann, Joe Verbovszky, and Ian van Son have been 
fantastic representatives of the United States during their last five 
months working with a member of the Bundestag. They have learned about 
the German system of government and contributed to our strong bilateral 
ties. This experience promises to turbo-charge their future. IPS 
participants have gone on to serve as leaders in the public and private 
sectors around the world while maintaining close ties to Germany.
   This prestigious program is a demonstration of the deep friendship 
the United States enjoys with the German people. I thank the Bundestag 
for hosting the fellows and I hope to see exchanges between our two 
countries, such as this one or the equally prestigious Congress-
Bundestag Youth Exchange, continue for many years to come.

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