[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MR. HUGH FLOYD WILLIAMS

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 2015

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, Mr. Hugh Floyd Williams is celebrating forty (40) years of 
serving others in the Peace Corps as a volunteer for two years (1974-
1976) and with the State Department for thirty-eight years (1977-2015); 
and
  Whereas, Mr. Williams retired this year with the rank of Minister-
Counselor from the State Department wherein under his guidance as a 
Foreign Service Officer, he has provided stellar leadership on an 
international level, he has enhanced the lives of many in Sierra Leone, 
Europe, Asia, Hong Kong, Canada, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Belgium, 
Jamaica and the Americas; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious man is an ambassador of 
goodwill; he has given hope to the hopeless, fed the hungry and is a 
beacon of light to those in need; and
  Whereas, Mr. Williams is a man of compassion, a fearless leader and a 
servant to all, but most of all a visionary who has shared his time and 
talent to promote diplomacy around the world representing our great 
nation; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Mr. Hugh Floyd Williams 
as he celebrates forty years in service and to salute him as he retires 
from the State Department; A true Man of Excellence; now therefore, I, 
Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim July 23, 2015 as Mr. 
Hugh Floyd Williams Day in the 4th Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 23rd day of July, 2015.

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