[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15534]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO CONNIE VEILLETTE

  Mr. LUGAR. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
following letter be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                   August 5, 2010.
     Hon. Richard G. Lugar,
     U.S. Senator,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Lugar: On behalf of the Modernizing Foreign 
     Assistance Network, a broad and diverse coalition of 
     international development and foreign policy practitioners, 
     policy experts, and private-sector organizations committed to 
     strengthening development as a key component of U.S. foreign 
     policy, we are writing to express our sincere appreciation 
     for the exceptional work of Ms. Connie Veillette, Senior 
     Professional Staff Member for the Senate Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, as she prepares for retirement.
       Connie has truly been a pleasure to work with on a variety 
     of issues that are vital to the global development agenda--
     from comprehensive foreign assistance reform, to global food 
     security and agricultural development, to funding of key U.S. 
     government programs that contribute to the success of our 
     nation's development efforts abroad. We would like to 
     especially recognize her tireless efforts on S. 1524, the 
     Kerry-Lugar Foreign Assistance Revitalization and 
     Accountability Act, and S. 384, the Lugar-Casey Global Food 
     Security Act--both of which were successfully passed out of 
     committee this Congress.
       She has consistently kept an ``open door'' to our network's 
     members and staff, providing valuable insight, guidance, and 
     support on policy matters of critical importance to making 
     U.S. development activities more effective and efficient. In 
     more ways than one, she is a reflection of your longstanding 
     and continuing leadership on these issues, and we are 
     grateful for your collective elevation of development as a 
     pillar of our foreign policy approach.
       While we are saddened to see her leave the Committee, we 
     know that the development community will always have a friend 
     and champion in Connie, wherever she may be.
       We respectfully request that this letter be entered into 
     the Congressional Record as deserving recognition of Connie's 
     service to you, the United States Senate, and our country.
           With warm regards,

                                               David Beckmann,

                                                    MFAN Co-Chair,
                                   President, Bread for the World.

                                                George Ingram,

                                    MFAN Co-Chair, Vice President,
                              Academy for Educational Development.

     

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