[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          REMEMBERING FORMER CONGRESSMAN ROBIN LEO BEARD, JR.

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2007

  Mr. TANNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to help remember our former 
colleague, a distinguished leader and fellow Tennessean, former 
Representative Robin Beard, who passed away over the weekend. I had the 
honor of knowing him both professionally and personally.
  A former Marine, Robin served twice as assistant secretary general of 
NATO in Brussels. He and I had several lengthy conversations about NATO 
and the relationship between that organization and our work here in the 
House of Representatives. I appreciated his first-hand knowledge into 
the goals and workings of NATO, and his insights are helpful now as we 
represent the U.S. Congress at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
  Madam Speaker, I hope you and our colleagues will join me and the 
Tennessee delegation in remembering former Congressman Robin Beard, who 
made great contributions to our state, our country and the global 
community.

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