[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             PABLO BACHELET

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate my good 
friend, Pablo Bachelet, the Latin American correspondent in Washington 
for my hometown newspaper, The Miami Herald. Pablo is leaving the paper 
to join the Inter-American Bank for Development.
  Pablo, the father of two, is a sophisticated and keen observer of the 
history and politics of Latin America, writing incisively about 
democracy, diplomacy and security issues, and exploring the rich and 
sometimes complicated relationships that America has with the people of 
this dynamic region.
  Pablo has traveled extensively in Latin America, writing about 
everything from hurricane devastation in Grenada and the struggles 
against drugs and corruption to the grief caused by the disco fire in 
Buenos Aires and U.S. policy toward Mexico or Cuba or Colombia or 
Venezuela.
  Throughout his career, Pablo has always displayed a masterful command 
of the issues to keep us, the Herald's loyal readers, informed about a 
region so important to our interests. Pablo's extensive experience and 
knowledge will serve all of us who care deeply about the economic and 
social progress in Latin America.
  My words are not ones of farewell, but ones of welcome for a new 
beginning and an upward march of a great talent and a warm and 
thoughtful human being.
  Felicidades, Pablo.

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