[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMENDING GEORGIA SOUTHERN ON ITS LEARNING CENTER IN IRELAND

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, this past Friday in Savannah, 
Georgia, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day with over 400,000 people 
lining the streets of Savannah.
  Today, I rise to highlight the efforts that have been made by Georgia 
Southern University to strengthen U.S.-Irish relations.
  In 2019, the university established a learning center in Wexford, 
Ireland. The new learning center allows students at Georgia Southern to 
study abroad in Ireland. It allows them to take classes, experience the 
culture of Ireland, and examine the longstanding connection between 
Savannah, Georgia, and Ireland.
  In addition to aiding students at Georgia Southern, efforts made by 
the university have strengthened the Georgian economy. Efforts by the 
university's Center for Irish Research and Teaching have led the 
Savannah Economic Development Authority to select Ireland as a partner 
for various trade and investment delegations.
  The initiative also helped secure a Southeast U.S. distribution deal 
for Survipod, an Irish manufacturer of innovative surveying tools, and 
a broad-based distribution deal for the Savannah Bee Company in 
Ireland.
  I congratulate Georgia Southern University on its accomplishments and 
thank the university for its efforts to improve U.S.-Irish relations.

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