[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15688]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE GUJARAT, INDIA DELEGATION AND THE ALLIANCE FOR U.S.-
         INDIA BUSINESS (AUSIB) FOR PROMOTING U.S.-INDIA TRADE

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                       HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA

                           of american samoa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2010

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to welcome the Gujarat, 
India delegation to Washington, D.C. Gujarat is one of the most 
prominent States on the western coast of India and has contributed 
significantly to India's growth story with consistent double digit GDP 
growth for almost a decade.
  Since 2003, the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit has attracted 
investment agreements worth more than USD 370 billion. The State is now 
gearing up for the 5th Vibrant Gujarat Summit scheduled to be held on 
January 12-13, 2011 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  As prelude to the Summit, the Gujarat delegation will be visiting New 
York to highlight Gujarat as a leading investment destination while 
identifying areas of Gujarat-U.S. collaboration.
  The delegation will also visit Capitol Hill where members will be 
hosted by the Congressional Taskforce on U.S.-India Trade and 
Investment Relations in cooperation with the Alliance for U.S.-India 
Business (AUSIB), a leading non-profit trade association that offers a 
pathway to help businesses succeed in the United States and India.
  Members of the Gujarat delegation include: Nitin Shukla, CEO, Hazira 
LNG Pvt. Ltd.; Nitin Sandesara, Chairman, Sterling Biotech Ltd.; Rajiv 
Modi, Chairman, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; H K Chudgar, Chairman, 
Intas Pharma; Parimal Nathwani, Group President, Reliance Group; Ravi 
Sharma, CEO, Adani Group; Sudhir Mehta, Chairman, Torrent; Sunil 
Kakkad, Chairman, Sai Infosystem (India) Ltd.; Kriti Joshi, Sr. VP, Sai 
Infosystem (India) Ltd.; Sushil Handa, Chairman, Fifth Veda 
Entrepreneur/Abellon Energy; D Alok, Business Head, Suzlon Energy Ltd.; 
B K Goenka, Chairman, Welspun; R J Shah, CEO, Dahej SEZ Ltd.; Samir 
Patel, CMD, Amos Enterprises; Nirav Mahadevia, Managing Director, 
Technopolis; Bina Hermeith, Business Head, Abellon Energy.
  I join with my colleagues in recognizing the importance of this 
delegation's visit to our Nation's capital, and I commend AUSIB's 
President, Mr. Sanjay Puri, for playing a pivotal role in advancing, 
promoting and strengthening the U.S.-India partnership.

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