[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10189-10190]
[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 HER 
   EXCELLENCY DR. VAIRA VIKE-FREIBERGA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF 
                                 LATVIA

  The Speaker of the House presided.
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, Bill Sims, 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 Her Excellency Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, 
President of the Republic of Latvia, into the Chamber:
  The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner);
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt);
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Putnam);
  The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston);
  The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus);
  The gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker);
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi);
  The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn);
  The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson);
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Wexler); and
  The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich).
  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 Her Excellency Dr. Vaira Vike-
Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia, 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 Arizona (Mr. Kyl);
  The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott);
  The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin); and
  The Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer).
  The Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms announced the Acting Dean of 
the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Banny De Brum, Ambassador of the 
Marshall Islands.
  The Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Hall of the House 
of Representatives and took the seat reserved for him.
  At 11 o'clock and 4 minutes a.m., the Assistant to the Sergeant at 
Arms announced Her Excellency Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of 
the Republic of Latvia.
  The President of the Republic of Latvia, 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

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pleasure to present to you Her Excellency Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, 
President of the Republic of Latvia.
  [Applause, the Members rising.]

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