[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6478-6479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO SIGRID SOMMER

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sigrid Sommer for her 
wonderful service to Las Vegas and her commitment to public 
international education.
  Sigrid Sommer has served with great distinction as Germany's Honorary 
Consul in the Las Vegas area and beyond. She has enjoyed the highest 
possible respect for her professional accomplishments, as well as 
affection for her warmth and friendliness, by all those who have had 
the privilege of working with her, both in Germany and the United 
States. She has resided in the Las Vegas area for some 30 years and 
comes from a distinguished family of diplomats and journalists in

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Germany. She is a fixture in local business, cultural and political 
affairs and is married to another well-respected member of the Las 
Vegas community, attorney George Golson. She has received many 
accolades for her personal and professional accomplishments, most 
notably receiving the ``Cross of Merit'' from the German government in 
1996.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Sigrid Sommer for her personal and 
professional success. I wish her the best in her retirement.

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