[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


          HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MR. E. MORGAN WILLIAMS

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2009

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a tremendous friend 
of the people of Ukraine and the Ukrainian-American community, who is 
to be honored this coming Sunday, May 17, 2009.
  Mr. E. Morgan Williams was born in Kansas, and holds a bachelors 
degree from Ottawa University, Ottawa, Canada, and a masters degree in 
economics from the University of Kansas. Mr. Williams moved to 
Washington in 1977 to serve Senator Bob Dole as a staffer on the Senate 
Agriculture Committee.
  In 1992, as senior advisor to a major food system development project 
in Russia and Ukraine, Mr. Williams worked with U.S. agribusinesses 
that were investing in the former Soviet Union. Then, from 1997 to 
1999, Mr. Williams was the President and CEO of a private agricultural 
input finance company in Kyiv, Ukraine.
  Since 1992, Mr. Williams has worked toward the recognition and 
acknowledgement of the Holodomor as one of the world's greatest 
tragedies. He has made pivotal contributions to the world-wide 
commemoration of the 75th anniversary of this genocide, including being 
the founder and trustee of a ``Holodomor: Through the Eyes of Ukrainian 
Artists'' Exhibition and Education Collection. This collection is 
composed of original artworks by Ukrainian artists about the Soviet-
induced starvation of 1932-1933 that resulted in the death of millions 
of Ukrainians.
  In his current capacity as president of the U.S.-Ukraine Business 
Council (USUBC), Mr. Williams has expanded the membership of this 
important entity to over 100 major U.S. corporations. He has developed 
this important organization into an advocate for better business laws 
and practices and provides vital business news to U.S. businesses that 
have interests in Ukraine.
  In February of 2008, he was appointed to the new Council of Investors 
(COI) created by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Mr. 
Williams also serves as a representative of the U.S.-Ukraine Business 
Council.
  For this outstanding service and body of work, Mr. Williams will be 
honored by the Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Federation of 
America on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at the Alexander B. Chernyk Gallery at 
the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, 
Pennsylvania.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in praising the 
exemplary achievements of Mr. E. Morgan Williams for and on behalf of 
Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. May his dedication and tireless work 
ethic be an inspiration to us all.

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