[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H5230-H5231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT-ELECT IVAN DUQUE OF COLOMBIA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to 
President-elect Ivan Duque on being elected the new president of 
Colombia on Sunday, achieving 10 million votes, with one of the largest 
voter turnouts in the history of Colombia.
  At 41, President-elect Duque will be one of the youngest presidents 
in the country's history. The father of three is married to Maria 
Juliana Ruiz.
  I know firsthand of the talented people of Colombia, as former co-
chairman of the Partners of Americas program, hosting students from 
Colombia with two of my sons as exchange students to Colombia.

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  The South Carolina National Guard, headed by General Bob Livingston, 
is grateful to be training with Colombia's military and the State 
Partnership Program.
  This election was the first to be held since a peace deal was reached 
that ended the murderous, leftist insurgency in Colombia.
  I am grateful that President-elect Ivan Duque plans to work closely 
with the United States in the tradition of former President Alvaro 
Uribe. He will be successful in creating jobs, increasing security for 
the population, and leading Colombia to a more prosperous future.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. We will remember 
Otto Warmbier on the anniversary of his death.

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