[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E403]
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IN HONOR OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAMES MARTIN CENTER FOR 
 NONPROLIFERATION STUDIES AT THE MIDDLEBURY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL 
                    STUDIES IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 25, 2015

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the twenty-fifth 
anniversary of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at 
the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, 
California. Sixty years ago, MIIS was founded as a graduate school that 
would promote international understanding through the study of language 
and culture. Even though our world is much more complex and 
interconnected, our democratic objectives of global peace and security 
are still best advanced when Americans understand other cultures and 
can speak to non-English speakers in their own language.
   And the Center for Nonproliferation Studies has been at the nexus of 
peace and security issues for more than two decades. The Center 
provides professional education to both U.S. and international students 
on critical global issues dealing with regional security, terrorist 
motivations, the science and technology of weapons of mass destruction, 
and innovations in analytical tools and methods. As the world's first 
graduate degree program that teaches the knowledge and skills needed to 
curtail the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), CNS has been 
at the forefront of United States leadership on the threat that weapons 
of mass destruction pose against global security. CNS has safeguarded 
not only our nation, but also the world.
   It is not enough that the United States be at the forefront of 
weapons technology to counter the threat of weapons of mass 
destruction. We must also focus on strategy and diplomacy in order to 
make meaningful policy that promotes nonproliferation and disarmament 
worldwide. CNS, under the leadership of its founding director, Dr. 
William C. Potter, has excelled at the nexus of global policy and 
diplomacy by cultivating world-class nonproliferation leaders for the 
classroom and providing CNS students with unique academic assignments 
outside the classroom.
   Mr. Speaker, for twenty-five years, CNS significantly advanced the 
security of the nation and strengthened international partnerships that 
build peace. The importance of continuing that progress is even more 
important in today's uncertain world. Will the world be safe for our 
children and grandchildren? As long as rogue nations possess weapons of 
mass destruction, we will face challenges, but those challenges are 
being addressed by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies 
by educating nonproliferation leaders of tomorrow. I commend the Center 
for all its accomplishments over the last twenty-five years and I look 
forward to its continued distinguished service to our country into the 
future.

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