[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11603]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING CARRIE LIERL

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I congratulate Ms. Carrie 
Lierl on placing first in Kentucky for the 21st annual National Peace 
Essay Contest State-level competition. Sponsored by the United States 
Institute of Peace, the National Peace Essay Contest asks American high 
school students to write an analytical essay on a topic chosen by the 
Institute's board of directors. This year's topic was on the 
relationship between natural resources and international conflict. An 
independent panel of experts judges each essay and a winner is chosen 
from every state, plus one from U.S. territories and one from among 
American students living abroad.
  In addition to placing first in Kentucky, Carrie will receive a 
$1,000 college scholarship and is currently competing for national 
scholarship awards of up to $10,000. On June 22, 2008, Carrie will join 
fellow essay winners from around the country in an all-expense paid 
weeklong seminar in Washington, DC, to participate in embassy 
briefings, and conflict resolution simulations, while meeting with 
officials from Congress, Federal agencies, and experts and 
practitioners from various organizations.
  Ms. Lierl has proven herself to be an exemplary student, representing 
the Commonwealth of Kentucky at the 2008 National Peace Essay Contest. 
I look forward to seeing all that she will accomplish in the future.

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