[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF H.E. AMBASSADOR VASILIOS PHILIPPOU

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 22, 2018

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay 
tribute to His Excellency Ambassador Vasilios Philippou as he ends his 
tenure as High Commissioner and Consul General of the Republic of 
Cyprus in New York City.
  Ambassador Philippou has dedicated his entire adult life to serving 
his country. As a young man, Ambassador Philippou served in the Cypriot 
National Guard. He began his career in at the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs in 1991. His postings in foreign service include serving as 
Consul General in New York; High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus 
to Antigua, Barbuda, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago; a Counsellor 
on Economic and Multilateral Affairs; and as an Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mexico.
  Ambassador Philippou has been awarded the International Good Scout 
Award from the greater New York Councils of Boy Scouts of America and 
has been honored by the Cyprus Children's Fund, a nonprofit which 
provides scholarships to Cypriot students to attend University abroad. 
He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association of New 
York.
  Throughout his tenure in New York, Ambassador Philippou displayed 
tremendous dedication to improving the U.S.-Cypriot relationship. He 
has been named the next High Commissioner of Cyprus in Ottawa, Canada, 
and I am confident that in that role, he will build upon his already-
impressive record of public service.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing H.E. 
Ambassador Philippou's amazing dedication to public service and his 
tireless work to strengthen the long friendship between the Republic of 
Cyprus and the United States of America.

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