[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12171-12172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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    JOINT MEETING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS BY HIS 
EXCELLENCY HAMID KARZAI, PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSITIONAL ISLAMIC STATE OF 
                              AFGHANISTAN

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Kerri Hanley, announced the Vice 
President and Members of the U.S. Senate who entered the Hall of the 
House of Representatives, the Vice President taking the chair at the 
right of the Speaker, and the Members of the Senate the seats reserved 
for them.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as members of the committee on the 
part of the House to escort His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President 
of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt);
  The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Pryce);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Cox);
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Goss);
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi);
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Harman);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton); and
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. Ackerman).
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The President of the Senate, at the direction of 
that body, appoints the following Senators as members of the committee 
on the part of the Senate to escort His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the 
President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, into the 
House Chamber:
  The Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist);
  The Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell);
  The Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens);
  The Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum);
  The Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison);
  The Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl);
  The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner);
  The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle);
  The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid);
  The Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux);
  The Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin);
  The Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow); and
  The Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton).
  The Deputy Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of the 
Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Jesse Bibiano Marehalau, Ambassador of 
the Federated States of Micronesia.

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  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Cabinet of the 
President of the United States.
  The members of the Cabinet of the President of the United States 
entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took the seats 
reserved for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
  At 9 o'clock and 35 minutes a.m., the Deputy Sergeant at Arms 
announced His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Transitional 
Islamic State of Afghanistan.
  The President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, 
escorted by the committee of Senators and Representatives, entered the 
Hall of the House of Representatives and stood at the Clerk's desk.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]
  The SPEAKER. Members of the Congress, it is my great privilege and I 
deem it a high honor and a personal pleasure to present to you His 
Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Transitional Islamic State of 
Afghanistan.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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