[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10249]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


  RECOGNIZING JINGWEN ZHANG WINNING THE U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE ESSAY 
                            CONTEST FOR OHIO

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                           HON. JOYCE BEATTY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 24, 2013

  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize one of my 
constituents in Ohio's Third Congressional District, Jingwen Zhang. 
Jingwen Zhang is a junior at Thomas Worthington High School in 
Westerville, Ohio, who recently demonstrated outstanding academic 
achievement by becoming the state of Ohio winner of the U.S. Institute 
of Peace 2013 National Peace Essay Contest.
  The annual National Peace Essay contest sponsored by the U.S. 
Institute of Peace engages our nation's youth in an educational essay 
contest relating to the topics of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, 
and international affairs. This year's topic was, ``Gender, War, and 
Peacebuilding,'' and Jingwen Zhang's essay, ``Gender Revolution: From 
Unjust Misogyny to Honorable Equality,'' earned her a place as one of 
the 50 high school students selected as the state-level contest 
winners.
  The winners receive a $1,000 academic scholarship and are invited to 
Washington, D.C. to participate in a five day educational program where 
they will engage with practitioners and elected officials regarding 
foreign affairs.
  On behalf of Ohio's Third Congressional District, I am honored to 
commend Jingwen Zhang on her winning essay and I wish her much 
continued success in her future endeavors.

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