[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    RECOGNIZING THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ``A MESSAGE OF PEACE''

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2000

  Mrs. CAPP. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to celebrate and to call my 
colleagues' attention to an important exhibition that is taking place 
this week and month in Santa Barbara, California--the ``Message of 
Peace'' Hiroshima/Nagasaki International Exhibition.
  I want to warmly welcome and recognize the distinguished Japanese 
Delegation that has traveled to our Country to officially open the 
exhibition. I believe that the presence of this Delegation and the 
wisdom that their experience provides will foster many meaningful 
dialogues.
  Due to the generous support of community organizations, this exhibit 
has been sponsored by the Santa Barbara Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. 
The exhibition seeks to preserve the memory of the tragic consequences 
of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the hope of 
strengthening our commitment to a more peaceful world. In addition to 
the artifacts and photos of the exhibit, the Foundation and other 
community groups have organized a series of events and exhibits that 
will reach countless people--young and old--with the Message of Peace.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to close by thanking the Nuclear Age Peace 
Foundation for its ceaseless commitment to peace. I am honored to 
represent the Foundation and the ideals its members stand for in 
Washington.

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