[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5181]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING CARMENZA JARAMILLO

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 2010

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker I rise today to honor 
an exceptional leader and dignitary, the Honorable Carmenza Jaramillo, 
former Consul General of Colombia to the U.S. and current President of 
the Colombian American Chamber of Commerce in Miami.
  Ms. Jaramillo has served around the world in various posts, including 
Ambassador of Colombia to India, representing her native Colombia and 
advancing the needs of her people. Most recently, she served as Consul 
General in Miami, ensuring that the U.S. and Colombia strengthen their 
partnership as allies and their presence as the hemisphere's leading 
democracies. Ms. Jaramillo has also been very much involved in working 
to promote and advance Colombian American small businesses in our 
community and has been engaged in issues like trade and commerce, 
serving as a leading voice in urging the passage of a Free Trade 
Agreement between the U.S. and Colombia.
  Ms. Jaramillo is also dedicated to serving the needs of others and is 
involved in various community organizations and non-profits and has 
received numerous recognitions for her work. She serves with 
professionalism and has dedicated her life to her country. She truly 
embodies the ideals of liberty and democracy. She is a friend to the 
U.S. and stands prepared to serve not only her country, but ours as 
well.
  As we celebrate Women's History Month, I ask you to join me in 
honoring and thanking Ms. Carmenza Jaramillo, for her dedication to her 
country, her countrymen and to the cause of freedom and democracy.

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