[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18096]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HAPPY TRAILS TO AMBASSADOR VLADIMIR PETROVIC OF SERBIA

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 3, 2013

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia 
to the United States, Vladimir Petrovic is not just a great Ambassador 
but a great person.
  He is passionate about Serbia.
  And he also loves the USA.
  Working with the Ambassador was easy because we speak the same 
language.
  Many people don't know that Texans and Serbs are a lot alike.
  We are both independent, vocal, and opinionated.
  We don't back down.
  And I think that's why the Ambassador and I get along so well.
  As co-chair of the Serbian Caucus along with my good friend from 
Missouri, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, I am sad to see the Ambassador 
leave.
  We know that with his Serbian spirit, there are only good things to 
come.
  Happy Trails, Ambassador Petrovic.
  And that's just the way it is.

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