[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO NEW ZEALAND AMBASSADOR MICHAEL MOORE

  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, my friend Chairman Hatch and I rise today 
to offer our sincere gratitude to Ambassador Michael Moore of New 
Zealand who is returning to his home country after more than 5 years 
here in Washington and a long, successful career as a beloved public 
servant.
  With roots as a union organizer, he rose to become Prime Minister of 
New Zealand and later served as a Director-General of the World Trade 
Organization. He dedicated much of his career to the belief that freer 
trade can help address some of the most intractable challenges facing 
impoverished people around the globe.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I am happy to join my friend and Finance 
Committee colleague in expressing our gratitude to Ambassador Moore. 
Here in Washington, he witnessed the passage of three trade agreements, 
as well as historic trade legislation earlier this year that reflects 
many of the values he fought to instill in global trade policy. 
Ambassador Moore was always there with advice and good counsel as we 
navigated difficult waters, and his irrepressible spirit and good humor 
will be sorely missed.
  Mr. WYDEN. As they say in New Zealand, ``He tangeta, he tangeta, he 
tangeta,'' which translated from the Maori language roughly means, 
``people are the most important thing.''

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