[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING HANAN Y. ``BEAN'' SIBEL

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 23, 2007

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise 
before you today to honor the outstanding lifetime achievements of 
Hanan Y. ``Bean'' Sibel, one of Maryland's most successful business 
leaders and strongest community advocates. Hanan Y. ``Bean'' Sibel is 
an active and respected business and civic leader in all walks of life 
in greater Baltimore.
  He is the founding chairman of the Maryland/Israel Development 
Center, a nonprofit partnership of the state of Maryland, Government of 
Israel and The ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, an 
organization that promotes trade and investment between Maryland and 
Israeli businesses. Under his leadership, the MIDC became one of the 
most respected US-Israel trade promotion organizations in the country. 
The MIDC was awarded an unprecedented five grants exceeding $3.5 
million from the bi-governmental US-Israel Science and Technology 
Foundation.
  He also serves on the board of The ASSOCIATED. He chaired The 
ASSOCIATED annual campaign in 1987 and has served on numerous strategic 
committees and task forces. He was also President of Israel Bonds for 
the state of Maryland and Vice President of the Jewish National Fund.
  Hanan has been an outstanding leader beyond the Jewish Community as 
well. He is Chairman of the Baltimore County Revenue Authority. A 
graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law, Bean also serves 
on that school's Board of Visitors. He also served as President of the 
Signal 13 Foundation and the Governor's Mansion Foundation. Widely 
recognized as an important business leader in the state, Bean was a 
leader in Maryland's food brokerage industry for 45 years. He was 
elected to the Food Hall of Fame of Maryland in 2005 and has also 
served as a Board Member of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland and 
First Mariner Bank.
  Bean and his wife Carole, a community leader in her own right and 
past chairman of the board of The ASSOCIATED, have three married 
children, Todd and Amy Sibel, Steve and Joyce Sibel and Cara and Jay 
Cohen, as well as seven grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me today in honoring Hanan Y. 
``Bean'' Sibel, a man whose deep commitment to the business community, 
civic groups and philanthropic organizations has improved the quality 
of life for thousands of residents of the State of Maryland and the 
State of Israel.

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