[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17684-17685]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING DPU AND AUSIB FOR HOSTING HISTORIC INDO-U.S. EDUCATION 
                             CONCLAVE 2011

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                       HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA

                           of american samoa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2011

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. P.D. 
Patil and the DPU University of which he is Chancellor for his 
visionary leadership in partnering with Mr. Sanjay Puri of the Alliance 
for U.S.-India Business (AUSIB), and with the State Legislative Leaders 
Foundation (SLLF), to host the Indo-U.S. Education Conclave 2011, a 
first-of-its-kind global educational event to be held in Pune, India 
from December 5-7, 2011.
  This event brings together prominent thinkers from the fields of 
education, politics and business for purposes of promoting the highest 
standards of education, value systems and governance. The Summit aims 
to build partnerships between Indian and American universities in line 
with the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative (OSI) launched 
last year.
  Given the importance of this first Indo-U.S. Education Conclave, I 
want to publicly commend Dr. Patil who I had the privilege of hosting 
in Washington, D.C. I am well aware of what Dr. Patil has done for the 
rising generation and, in tribute of his work and mission, I have 
honored him in the Congressional Record because I share his vision of 
education.
  Education isn't just about collecting and distributing knowledge. 
Education is about the

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development of character and the acquisition of truth. Education is 
about offering one's best to the world and I thank Dr. Patil for 
offering his best to us.
  I also commend Mr. Puri for his work. As President Obama has stated, 
the U.S.-India partnership is ``one of the defining relationships of 
the 21st century,'' and having worked with Mr. Puri for more than a 
decade, I can assure my colleagues that the U.S.-India relationship is 
stronger because of his advocacy for and on behalf of India and Indian 
Americans. His passion for education and his relationships with key 
Members in the House and Senate will ensure the success of the Obama-
Singh Knowledge Initiative.
  Once more, I thank DPU, AUSIB, and the SLLF for expanding cultural, 
economic, educational and political ties between the two largest 
democracies in the world. These organizations deserve our support for 
expanding the presence of American universities across India, a country 
that sends more students to the USA than any other country in the 
world.

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