[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 88 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E477-E478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 WELCOMING GEORGE GLEZMANN HOME TO GEORGIA'S 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

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                          HON. NIKEMA WILLIAMS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 23, 2025

  Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome my 
constituent George Glezmann home from more than 2 years of wrongful 
detention by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
  George is home with his family in Atlanta in large part because of 
the tireless efforts of his wife Aleksandra. A devoted Delta airplane 
mechanic, George has an infectious zeal for life, travel, and 
experience, and I know he is eager to return to a life of normalcy and 
autonomy.
  I also want to highlight the challenges that come from extended 
wrongful detention: George has numerous medical conditions that arose 
from lack of ongoing care, and his assets have been put in 
conservatorship. The financial instability that came from George's 
detention has resulted in him and Aleksandra losing access to stable 
housing, a challenge exacerbated by George's ongoing conservatorship.
  I am so pleased that George is back with his family, and words cannot 
fully celebrate the work Aleksandra put in to bring her husband home. I 
look forward to George's swift return to normalcy and autonomy with his 
loved ones, back in Atlanta where he belongs.

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