[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17835]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE RIGHT REVEREND AND HONORABLE SIR PAUL ALFRED 
        REEVES, CHANCELLOR OF AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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                       HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA

                           of american samoa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Right 
Reverend and Honorable Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, current Chancellor of 
Auckland University of Technology, AUT. It was my high honor and 
privilege to welcome this distinguished gentleman to Capitol Hill on 
Monday. Sir Paul came to Washington, D.C. in partnership with New 
Zealand's ambassador to the United States to support the 14th annual 
Ambassador's Shield Rugby Match.
  Sir Paul, who has given a lifetime of esteemed public service, 
attended Victoria University of Wellington where he received his B.A. 
in 1955 and M.A. in 1956. He then began to pursue ordination in the 
Anglican Church at St. John's Theological College in Auckland, where he 
graduated with a Licentiate in Theology, L.Th., in 1958. After serving 
as a deacon in Tokoroa, New Zealand, he was ordained a priest in 1960 
and served two curacies in England. During this time, Sir Paul enrolled 
in St. Peter's College at the University of Oxford where he received 
another M.A. as an Honorary Fellow. He returned to New Zealand to 
become the Vicar of Okato St. Paul, lecturer at St. John's College and 
an educational director for the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. In 1971, 
he was consecrated to the episcopate, becoming the Bishop of Waiapu.
  From 1980-1985, Sir Paul served as Archbishop and Primate of New 
Zealand, with full oversight of the Church's affairs throughout the 
country. Queen Elizabeth II subsequently appointed him to be the 
Governor-General of New Zealand, a post which he held until 1990. As 
Governor-General, he acted as the Queen's representative in New Zealand 
and the de facto head of state. Sir Paul was the first and, to date, 
only person of Maori descent to hold this highly esteemed position.
  Sir Paul was elected as Chancellor of AUT in 2005 and two years later 
he received his country's greatest honor when he was admitted to the 
Order of New Zealand.
  Sir Paul's understated dignity, quiet demeanor and ability to 
carefully listen to others belie the highly distinguished political and 
ecclesiastical positions that he has held throughout his career. It is 
with great admiration that I submit this statement to pay tribute to 
Sir Paul Reeves and offer this good man my very best wishes as he 
continues his legacy of selfless public service.

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