[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5619]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF TWIN OAK ESTATES

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 9, 2008

  Mr. ORTIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere 
congratulations to the Government of the Republic of China, Taiwan, for 
celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Twin Oaks Estates.
  Built in 1888 by Mr. Gardiner Greene Hubbard, founder of the National 
Geographic Society, the estate has served the Taiwanese Government in 
the United States since 1937.
  Twin Oaks Estates has been instrumental in allowing the people of 
Taiwan to establish a dynamic and mutually beneficial relationship 
between our two countries. The people of Taiwan continue to be our 
partners in economic matters, democracy, and the pursuit of peace.
  I look forward to continue working with the Government of Taiwan and 
congratulate them again on the 120th anniversary of the Twin Oak 
Estates.

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