[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    COMMENDING JESSICA ESPAILLAT, DAPHNE HERNANDEZ, MARIA PALOMARES 
 CARRANCO, AND NEREYDA REYES ON THEIR SELECTION AS BENJAMIN A. GILMAN 
                         INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2018

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate four outstanding 
Houston residents on their reception of the Benjamin A. Gilman 
International Scholarship.
  I offer my sincere congratulations to Ms. Jessica Espaillat, Ms. 
Daphne Hernandez, Ms. Maria Palomares Carranco, and Ms. Nereyda Reyes 
for their remarkable achievement of receiving the Benjamin A. Gilman 
International Scholarship.
  The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship builds young, well-
rounded and diverse leaders who have the skills to contribute to our 
national security and public diplomacy efforts.
  The scholarship program was established with the support of the late 
Congressman Benjamin A. Gilman of New York, whose leading contributions 
to study abroad educational programs continue to help many students 
develop the ability to communicate and understand the economic, social 
and political connections among nations.
  The scholarship was established to provide recipients with the tools 
to develop international knowledge and language skills, as well as gain 
valuable career-enhancing experiences in their experiences abroad.
  The Gilman program has enabled more than 25,000 outstanding Americans 
of diverse backgrounds to engage in a meaningful educational experience 
abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security 
and economic competiveness.
  Houston's contribution to this impressive list of talented 
individuals includes:
  Ms. Jessica Espaillat, of the University of Houston, who studied 
abroad in Japan;
  Ms. Daphne Hernandez, of Colby College, who studied abroad in Japan;
  Ms. Maria Palomares Carranco, of the University of Texas at Austin, 
who completed her studies in Mexico; and
  Ms. Nereyda Reyes, of Texas A&M University at College Station, who 
spent her time abroad studying in Belgium.
  This is truly a wonderful accomplishment for the recipients, and I 
offer them my best wishes as they embark on the next steps of their 
educational journeys.
  My office is always open to the scholarship recipients, and I 
encourage them to contact me for any help they may need with their 
future educational goals.

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