[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO WEN HUI TAN

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Wen Hui Tan for being 
named the Nevada State winner in the 19th annual National Peace Essay 
Contest sponsored by the United States Institute for Peace.
  Approximately 4,000 students from across the United States wrote 
essays for this year's topic, ``Controlling the Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons.'' This contest challenges students to consider some of 
the most pressing issues confronting international peace and our 
country's security. This year's topic of nuclear proliferation could 
not be more timely, and it is also a challenge that the international 
community will confront for decades to come. Wen's essay, titled 
``Nuclear Proliferation: Two Superpowers and Iraq,'' won at the Nevada 
State level, earning Wen a $1,000 college scholarship and a chance to 
compete at the national level.
  Wen is currently a student at Coronado High School in Henderson, NV. 
Her passions include volunteering in the children's department of a 
local library, graphic design, eating foreign cuisine, chemistry, and 
traveling. With a myriad of interests, she has aspirations of pursuing 
higher education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in hopes 
to train for her future careers as a linguist, pediatric surgeon, and 
paleontologist.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Wen Hui Tan for being the Nevada 
State winner of the 19th annual National Peace Essay Contest sponsored 
by the United States Institute for Peace. I commend her success and 
wish her the best of luck at the national competition and in all of her 
future endeavors.