E310 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 5, 2008 drafted countless constituent correspondence, A TRIBUTE RECOGNIZING THE and friendship around the world. They are a assisted visitors and callers in her always pa- 47TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE unique and effective corps of informal ambas- tient and thoughtful manner, and helped sev- sadors for this country. eral staffers with legislative research and spe- Madam Speaker, as the organization ob- cial projects. While her professional skills and HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD serves its 47th Anniversary, please join me in congratulating Ron Tschetter and the Corps’s academic credentials are certainly impressive, OF CALIFORNIA thousands of volunteers on a job well done. Katrina is also an absolute pleasure to work IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES They truly represent the best of what our great with. No matter the assignment, she is always Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Nation has to offer. eager to help and approaches every new task with a smile. The anecdotes of her adventures Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Madam Speaker, I f rise today to recognize and commend the as a first-time visitor to the United States were INTRODUCTION OF THE CHESA- 190,000 former and current volunteers of the a constant source of entertainment, and her PEAKE GATEWAYS AND United States Peace Corps, as we celebrate tales of life in Australia gave our office a WATERTRAILS NETWORK REAU- the 47th Anniversary of this extraordinary THORIZATION greater understanding of her country’s rich his- agency. tory, culture, and values. Katrina arrived on In a 1960 speech to students at the Univer- Capitol Hill hoping to acquire a better under- sity of Michigan, President Kennedy issued HON. JOHN P. SARBANES standing of the U.S. legislative process, and it one of his most historic challenges. He asked OF MARYLAND is my sincere hope that she benefited as Americans to trade the comforts of home for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES much from this experience as we did from the adversities of volunteer work overseas Wednesday, March 5, 2008 having her with us. and, in doing so, serve our country by serving Mr. SARBANES. Madam Speaker, I rise Madam Speaker, in addition to Siobhan and the rest of the world. today to introduce legislation to reauthorize Katrina, I am delighted to recognize our col- President Kennedy’s original mission for the the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network leagues here in the House and other col- Peace Corps remains unchanged today. The (CBGN), which will otherwise expire at the end leagues in the Senate who have been con- Peace Corps volunteers—who range from col- 2008. The CBGN provides grants to parks, gressional hosts in 2008: lege graduates to retirees with decades of ex- volunteer groups, wildlife refuges, historic perience—help the people of host countries by sites, museums, and water trails throughout James Paterson of Melbourne University, in- sending trained men and women with exper- the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Network terning with Rep. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART; tise in a variety of professional fields. The vol- ties these sites together to provide meaningful Monique Salm of Griffith University, interning unteers also promote a better understanding experiences and foster citizen stewardship of with Sen. CHUCK HAGEL; Madelene Fox of of Americans abroad and create bonds of the Chesapeake Bay. Since 2000, it has Deakin University, interning with Rep. JERROLD friendship that last a lifetime. grown to include 156 Gateways in six States NADLER; Lucas Robson of Melbourne Univer- More than 8,000 Peace Corps volunteers and the District of Columbia, and over 1500 sity, interning with Sen. CHRISTOPHER DODD; currently serve in 74 countries. In some of the miles of established and developing water Clare Anderson of Griffith University, interning most deeply impoverished regions of the trails. with Rep. JOHN TIERNEY, Stephanie Lyons of world, the volunteers are often the first My own Congressional District includes sev- the University of Canberra, interning with Rep. glimpse of America that the people have ever eral such Gateways sites. For example, the SAM FARR; Suzanne Allan of the University of encountered. These volunteers make signifi- Annapolis Maritime Museum, which sits on the Canberra, interning with Sen. MIKE CRAPO; cant and lasting contributions in each host banks of Back Creek, promotes an under- Katrina Mae of the University of Wollongong, country through their work in agriculture, busi- standing of the maritime heritage of Annapolis and how that history has influenced the evo- interning with Rep. ALCEE HASTINGS; Stella ness development, information technology, lution of the State of Maryland. The museum Rieusset of Melbourne University, interning education, youth, environment, health and HIV/AIDS. campus occupies the site of the old with Rep. MIKE CASTLE; Anthony Bremner of McNasby’s Oyster Packing Company. For the University of Queensland, interning with Through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, Peace Corps volun- years, from the shores of the Back Creek and Rep. JAMES CLYBURN and the Majority Whip’s other tributaries, watermen came and went de- office; Tim Goyder of the University of West- teers continue to meet the challenges of the HIV/AIDS pandemic working both formally and livering their daily catch. Boatwrights and ern Australia, interning with Del. ENI informally in 10 of the 15 focus countries. In craftsmen ran boatyards to sustain the indus- FALEOMAVAEGA; and Ally Foat from the Univer- 2007, approximately 93 percent of all Peace try. Employees of McNasby’s and other busi- sity of Queensland, interning with Rep. JAMES Corps posts contributed to HIV/AIDS activities. nesses shucked, canned, and shipped oysters CLYBURN. These volunteers assisted more than 1 million and other seafood as far as the Rocky Moun- tains. The maritime and seafood industry Let it not go unnoticed the hard work that people. goes into the Uni-Capitol Internship Program I am especially proud of the seven volun- made Annapolis a prosperous town—and they were all connected to and dependent upon the is done by founder Eric Federing. Eric is a teers from the 34th District currently in service Chesapeake Bay. The Annapolis Maritime Mu- former senior House and Senate staffer of a with the Peace Corps. These remarkable men seum teaches current residents and youth and women from my Los Angeles district and dozen years, who successfully combined his about this connection to the water and how it the countries they are currently serving in are experience in Washington with his extensive continues to influence our culture and econ- travels and lectures throughout Australia into as follows: Jennifer Baez, Ecuador; Roberto omy to this day. an ingenious program of diplomatic exchange Dubon, Paraguay; Anna Frumes, Ukraine; As reported in the Baltimore Sun late last through cultural appreciation and under- Joyce Hahn, Azerbaijan; Roanel Herrera, Pan- year, the museum has established a program standing. I have said in the past that I heartily ama; and Christina and Justin Senter, Mauri- with Eastport Elementary School to connect congratulate him on making his vision a re- tania in North-West Africa. I congratulate them students with the Chesapeake Bay through ality. This program is a step in the right direc- and all of the 821 Californians currently serv- activities that fit into their studies in reading, tion of supporting our young people who have ing around the globe as Peace Corps volun- math, and science. The students participate in a passion for and commitment to civic en- teers. activities such as ‘‘measuring water tempera- gagement and public service. I also thank Peace Corps Director Ron ture, salinity and clarity; they observe, meas- Tschetter, himself a former volunteer in , ure and document the museum’s terrapins and Over the last nine years, my staff and I for his service at the Corps’s helm since Sep- oysters; and account for funds they’re raising have greatly benefited from the relationships tember 2006. Mr. Tschetter is the latest in a to support the upkeep of the terrapins.’’ These that have been made from the result of this long line of distinguished Peace Corps Direc- kinds of programs have a profound and long program as it continues to provide all of us an tors that includes , lasting impact on students as evidenced by extraordinary experience with our friends on and, of course, , who served the feedback from one parent who said, ‘‘My the other side of the ocean. It has been a as the organization’s first leader under Presi- child has become more excited and interested great privilege to host Siobhan and Katrina dent Kennedy. in the bay and what it means to the area and I ask all my colleagues to extend their Peace Corps volunteers each cross the bor- where he lives.’’ open arms to the Uni-Captiol Internship Pro- ders of language and culture to inspire new By maintaining the Gateways network and gram and to our Australian friends in the fu- perspectives, provide real assistance in their providing access to sites such as the Annap- ture. host countries, and extend American values olis Maritime Museum, we can help develop

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