[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 BIDDING FAREWELL TO AMBASSADOR JAZAIRY

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to 
share with my colleagues that Ambassador Idriss Jazairy of Algeria will 
be leaving us soon at the end of a very successful tour of duty in the 
United States.
  It has been a privilege working with this gentleman as Algeria's 
ambassador to the United States for the past 4 years. His eloquent 
professionalism, great confidence, and his deep care for his family and 
country have all been reflected in his life and service here.
  Ambassador Jazairy is a true diplomat. He builds bridges and 
facilitates reconciliation. He has been an eloquent spokesman for his 
country and the causes of peace and goodwill in the world. He, indeed, 
is what one would call a peacemaker. He represents his nation's 
interests with great dignity and has been a wonderful man to work with 
and call a friend. We will miss him.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish the ambassador the very best as he begins his new 
tour of duty in Geneva as an ambassador to the United Nations, and hope 
our paths will cross soon.

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