[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING PAUL HIRSCHON

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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 Paul Hirschon, the 
Deputy 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.
  Born in London, Mr. Hirschon spent his early life in South Africa and 
pursued degrees in accounting, law, and business before immigrating to 
Israel. Upon his move to Israel, Mr. Hischon served in the Israel 
Defense Forces and worked in the Civil Service.
  After a brief time back in England, Mr. Hirschon returned to Israel 
and spent ten years as a respected businessman in the hi-tech sector, 
where he focused on developing lasting relationships with businesses 
throughout the Middle East. However, in 2004, Mr. Hirschon returned to 
public service and joined the Foreign Service.
  Mr. Hirschon was quickly promoted up the ranks of Israel's Foreign 
Ministry, working for the Consul General's Office in the Persian Gulf 
countries before being named the Deputy Consul General of Israel to 
Florida and Puerto Rico in 2008. It has been an honor working side by 
side with Mr. Hirschon as Israel and the United States continue 
advancing our shared core values of freedom, equality, and democracy.
  I congratulate Mr. Hirschon for this great honor tonight, and I look 
forward to many more years of strong partnership with Mr. Hirschon.

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