[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12227-12228]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO ALEXANDREA SWANSON

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 22, 2015

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Alexandrea Swanson of Carter Lake, Iowa for receiving a 
coveted Fulbright award during the 2014-2015 Academic Year. Alexandrea 
is a recent graduate of Creighton University with a bachelor's degree 
in international relations and German and a minor in Spanish. She will 
travel to Germany in August 2015 and begin working in an English 
teaching assistantship.

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  Established by Congress in 1946, the Fulbright Program is funded 
through an annual appropriation to the U.S. Department of State. It 
serves as a valuable foreign affairs tool by making people-to-people 
connections. It also gives participants a chance to help with important 
issues across the globe and gain valuable skills, giving them the 
necessary experience to lead our future generations. With over 360,000 
participants since its creation, the Fulbright Program serves an 
important role in educating our young people and improving our 
diplomatic relations.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect and admiration that I recognize 
Alexandrea today. It is the young people like her who are willing to 
work hard and make sacrifices for the betterment of society that will 
lead our future generations. I know my colleagues in the U.S. House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating her on this outstanding 
achievement and wish her nothing but continued success moving forward.

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