[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8115-H8116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY IN MARRAKECH

  (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, 2 weeks ago, I 
participated as the ranking member with Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee 
Hastings and Co-Chairman Senator Roger Wicker of the Joint Commission 
on Security and Cooperation in Europe--the Helsinki Commission--to 
attend the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, with 
fellow Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver and   Andy Harris.
  We were warmly received into North Africa by President Mohamed 
Ennaceur of Tunisia in Tunis. We saw firsthand the vibrant democracy 
conducting parliamentary and presidential elections. We placed a wreath 
at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, where over 6,500 
Americans are memorialized for liberating North Africa from Nazi 
occupation.
  In Jerusalem, we met with our dedicated U.S. Ambassador to Israel, 
David Friedman, who presented an update on the U.S.-Israeli Alliance. 
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enthusiastically reviewed the ever-
changing political situation. We were inspired with an audience with 
the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III.
  Chief of Staff Alex Johnson provided well-researched briefing 
materials for the assembly in Marrakech.
  With parliamentarians from 57 nations, it was refreshing that 
opportunities were available for full participation, led by Assembly 
President

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Tsereteli of Georgia with Secretary General Roberto Montella of Italy.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th and the global war on terrorism.

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