[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E956-E957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CENTURY OF PARTNERSHIP OF EGYPT AND AMERICA

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 20, 2022

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, as a Ranking Member of 
the Foreign Affairs Committee, I am grateful to recognize the 
Centennial of Egypt and the United States with diplomatic relations.
  Egypt is a friend, an ally, and an important economic and regional 
security partner of the United States. Over the past 100 years, Egypt 
has been a strategic partner in advancing peace in the Middle East and 
the Eastern Mediterranean.
  Trade ties between America and Egypt have grown rapidly over the 
years. In 2021, the

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United States was Egypt's second largest trading partner and our 
largest export market in Africa, with a total bilateral trade volume 
standing at 9.1 billion dollars. Egyptian investment in innovation and 
commitment to economic prosperity has led to important development in 
oil and gas exploration and production, as well as renewable energy 
technologies and production. It is significant Egypt's newest 
satellite, Nilesat 301, successfully launched a Space X Launcher from 
the Space Force station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, initiating greater 
progress in space technologies.
  Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Embassy of Egypt's 100 
Year Diplomatic Relations Reception at the Library of Congress hosted 
by Ambassador Motaz Zahran. Ambassador Zahran is highly respected in 
Washington with Deputy Chief of Mission Abdelrahman Raafat and 
Counselor Ahmed Abu Moussa. It was an honor to join them in celebrating 
the Centennial of Egypt and the United States diplomatic relations, and 
I look forward to continuing the advancement of our partnership.
  I am thankful the United States and Egypt remain close allies for 
mutual benefit, and I would like to again recognize this years' 
Centennial of our partnership.

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