[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14651]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Ohio delegation, I have 
been proud to call Tony Hall ``leader.'' He has led our delegation with 
dignity and honor, and he has brought to this House a grace, a wisdom, 
and a compassion which has filled up this House.
  It is a work of mercy to feed the hungry, and Tony's life has been 
about showing mercy and about bringing together resources to make sure 
that hungry people would be fed in this country and around the world. 
When Tony saw a challenge, where hungry people did not have their needs 
met, Tony put himself on the line physically to challenge the 
sensibilities of our Nation and the world. So it is no surprise that 
President Bush would tap him to be our ambassador to the world on 
issues of food and issues of hunger.
  In his new capacity, Ambassador Tony Hall will be the one who people 
will look to from all over the world to deal with the challenges of 
world hunger. He will be the one who will make sure that the World Food 
Program is effective and that food gets to people who need it. He will 
be the one to make sure that the Food and Agricultural Organization 
coordinates its efforts to those most in need. He will be the one to 
make sure that the International Fund for Agricultural Development uses 
its resources to grow new opportunities for people around the world.
  Many of us in life are challenged to step up to our responsibilities 
to help others; and when we are, we sometimes hear the echo of words 
that come from Scriptures; and the echo that Tony Hall heard years ago 
was of a question that asked, ``When I was hungry, did you feed me?'' 
Tony Hall has been able to stand before this Congress and say, yes, and 
next he will stand in Rome in front of the world and answer again, yes.
  What a blessing it has been to work with you, Tony. God bless you. We 
all in this Congress look forward to working with you to continue to 
address the challenges of hunger, which are so serious all over this 
world and which your large heart encompasses, all the people of the 
world, so that they can share in the abundance which we know this world 
has.
  Thank you, Tony Hall.

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