[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8338]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              DAVID WILKINS NOMINATED AMBASSADOR TO CANADA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, last night President 
Bush nominated his long time friend South Carolina Speaker of the House 
David Wilkins as America's new Ambassador to Canada. While I have mixed 
feelings of the loss of Speaker Wilkins from public service in South 
Carolina, I am thrilled he will now serve all Americans as the 
representative to our sister nation, which is America's largest trading 
partner in the world.
  David Wilkins and his wife Susan are the perfect team to represent 
America. Susan is competent and gracious and will establish the 
Ambassador's residence as a center of warm, Southern hospitality.
  All South Carolinians are proud of David Wilkins making history by 
becoming an ambassador to our appreciated northern neighbor. In 1994, 
he made history to become the first Republican Speaker of the House of 
a Southern legislature in the 20th century, followed by many speakers, 
from Austin to Richmond.
  Godspeed, David and Susan.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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