[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

  (Mr. BOUSTANY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
anniversary of a pivotal event in history. Twenty-five years ago, 
November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, heralding the end of the Cold 
War. Today Germany is the vibrant financial, economic, and political 
heart of all of Europe. Germany is an important ally of the United 
States and central to European integration and a unified Atlantic 
community.
  Today a large segment of the Berlin Wall, accepted by former 
Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and James Baker, as well as 
Atlantic Council's Fred Kempe, will be unveiled at the German Embassy 
until a permanent location for the public is found here in Washington. 
It is signed by the statesmen and activists whose vision in leadership 
made this possible and led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It will 
serve as a very important reminder of the diplomatic ties between our 
two countries.
  Mr. Speaker, I pledge to continue working with my colleagues to 
ensure that our two countries continue to strengthen our diplomatic, 
economic, and strategic partnership into the 21st century.

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