[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9034]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING OFER BAVLY

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2011

  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ofer Bavly, the Consul 
General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico for his many years of 
service to the South Florida Jewish Community, which is being honored 
this evening by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish 
Federation of South Palm Beach County.
  The son of Israeli diplomats, Mr. Bavly has dedicated his life to 
public service since his graduation from the Hebrew University of 
Jerusalem with duel degrees in International Relations and Middle 
Eastern Studies. Like many Israelis, Mr. Bavly courageously served his 
country in the Israel Defense Forces, rising to the rank of Captain.
  In 1991, Mr. Bavly joined Israel's Foreign Ministry, and has since 
served his country in Israel's Embassies around the world, including 
Madrid and Rome. Mr. Bavly's success as a diplomat and foreign policy 
expertise led to his appointment as a Policy Advisor to the Foreign 
Minister of Israel in 2005. Subsequently, Mr. Bavly was appointed 
Counselor in the Foreign Ministry's North America Division in 2006.
  Mr. Bavly's diplomatic career has culminated with his 2007 
appointment to his current position of Counsul General of Israel to 
Florida and Puerto Rico. It has been an honor working side by side with 
Mr. Bavly to further America's unshakeable relationship with Israel.
  I congratulate Mr. Bavly, his wife Ayala, and their three children 
for their great honor tonight, and I look forward to many more years of 
strong partnership with Mr. Bavly as we work towards our shared goals 
of advancing the safety and security of Israel and creating a lasting 
peace.

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