E2110 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 4, 2000 Watchdog of the Treasury Award from the native language proficiency faculty that en- ratified the Convention met for a two-day con- United Conservatives of Ohio, has received couraged them to enhance their profes- ference in Rome this fall. Lamberto Dini, the the Guardian of Small Business Award, was sionalism, resulting in the highest student pro- Italian Foreign Minister, opened the con- named the 1990 Vocational Education Legis- ficiency scores. Language proficiency is an ference. He praised the achievements of the lator of the Year, was awarded the State 4±H equally important aspect of post-Cold War convention, but lamented the continuing Alumni Award, and was twice honored with military readiness. Also, Col. Devlin initiated a abuses of human rights: ``In too many coun- the Ohio State Bar Association's Distinguished culture of ``customer service'' among the fac- tries the dignity of too many individuals con- Service Award. He was named by the Associ- ulty and staff at the installation, through such tinues to be stamped on and despoiled, too ated Builders and Contractors as Legislator of means as pay increases based on merit and often amid general indifference.'' The dele- the Year in 1992, Legislator of the Year by the student performance. gates met not only to celebrate the achieve- Ohio Association of Local School Superintend- Mr. Speaker, I have the unique distinction ments of the past, but also to discuss many ents in 1995, and in 1996, he was recognized among my colleagues of representing the current human rights issues. The importance as the Outstanding Legislator by the United former Fort Ord, the largest closed military of the Convention was further highlighted by Conservatives of Ohio. base in the nation. As the Installation Com- the presence of delegates from the United I would also like to recognize his wife, mander who oversaw the closure of a military States and Japan, neither of whom are mem- Libby, and their two teenage sons, Matthew community that once housed 29,000 residents, bers of the convention. and Ryan, for supporting Senator Cupp's ef- Colonel Devlin and I had the opportunity to The vision set out in the Convention re- forts in the Ohio Senate. work closely together, and I can truly attest to mains an unfinished project. Across the Euro- Mr. Speaker, Senator Robert R. Cupp is an his leadership qualities, commitment to duty, pean continent, discrimination against vulner- asset to the State of Ohio and his constitu- attention to detail and willingness to go above able groups and individuals leads to mistreat- ents. I ask my colleagues in the 106th Con- and beyond the call of duty to ensure the ment or torture, especially ethnic, religious and gress to join me in commending him for his smoothest possible transition to civilian use of racial minorities, refugees and asylum seek- sixteen years of service and to wish him and the nation's largest piece of military real es- ers. Much work has been done by The Euro- his family the best in all of his future endeav- tate. While some of the most difficult chal- pean Committee for the Prevention of Torture, ors. lenges of closing the former Ford Ord are be- a body set up in 1987 within the Council of f hind us, I regret that I am losing a close asso- Europe; nevertheless, the fact that many ciate as the next phase of economic revitaliza- human rights abusers are able to act with im- HONORING U.S. ARMY COLONEL tion occurs on the Monterey Peninsula. punity and escape justice continues to be a DANIEL DEVLIN Webster's Dictionary defines friend as ``a serious problem. Recently, human rights have person whom one knows, likes and trust.'' been violated on a large scale in Bosnia, HON. SAM FARR Colonel Dan Devlin has truly been a friend to Kosovo and Chechnya; the onus is on Euro- OF CALIFORNIA all residents of the Monterey Peninsula, and I pean nations to improve intervention and rapid IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES am proud to call him my friend. I know all response methods in order to prevent such present today join me in wishing Colonel Monday, December 4, 2000 violations of human rights occurring in the fu- Devlin and his family a richly deserved retire- ture. The countries of Europe should rest as- Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I wish ment. sured that the United States will stand with our today to honor a true patriot, soldier and cit- f European friends in their efforts to achieve the izen. U.S. Army Colonel Daniel Devlin, who 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EURO- goals of the Convention. has helped shape thousands of young soldiers PEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN f as the Installation Commander at the Defense RIGHTS Language Institute, Foreign Language Center PERSONAL EXPLANATION and Presidio of Monterey, will be retiring from the Army after 31 years of service to his coun- HON. TOM LANTOS HON. HEATHER WILSON OF CALIFORNIA try. OF NEW MEXICO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Colonel Devlin began his service as an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Armor Second Lieutenant in 1969, having Monday, December 4, 2000 Monday, December 4, 2000 graduated as a Distinguished Military Grad- Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, this fall, the Mrs. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, I regret that I uate from North Dakota State University. After countries of Europe celebrated in Rome the missed the votes on Monday, November 13, service in various assignments from 1969± 50th anniversary of the signing of the Euro- 2000, on S. 2594 and S. 1972. I was delayed 1976, he was selected for Soviet/East Euro- pean Convention on Human Rights. pean Foreign Officer training, and attended ci- As a result of the horrendous atrocities and due to flight problems. Had I been present I would have voted vilian schools, the U.S. Army Russian Institute, suffering during World War II, the countries of ``yea'' on S. 2594, a bill to authorize the Sec- and Command and General Staff College. Europe, in an effort to create greater unity, or- retary of the Interior to contract with the From 1983±88 he served in the 66th Military ganized the Hague Congress on May 7, 1948, Mancos Water Conservancy District to use the Intelligence Group/Brigade with various as- remembered as the ``Congress of Europe.'' Mancos Project facilities for impounding, stor- signments, and from 1988±90 he commanded Several months later, five foreign ministers age, diverting, and carriage of nonproject the 6th Psychological Operations Battalion met in Brussels to set up the Council of Eu- water for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. rope, consisting of a ministerial committee and municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial During Operation Desert Shield and Desert a consulting body. The Convention for the Storm, Colonel Devlin served as the Deputy purposes. Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Had I been present I would have voted Commander, 4th Psychological Operations Freedoms (the European Convention on Group in Saudi Arabia, then as a liaison offi- ``yea'' on S. 1972, a bill to direct the Secretary Human Rights) was drawn up within the of Agriculture to convey to the town of Dolo- cer to the American Embassy in Cairo, and fi- newly-formed Council of Europe and signed nally as a liaison officer to the Joint Special res, Colorado, the current site of the Joe on November 4, 1950. The Convention en- Rowell Park. Operations Command. In June of 1992, Colo- tered into force in September 1953. f nel Devlin was assigned to the Pentagon as The Convention was set up to take the first Chief of Psychological Operations and Civil Af- steps for the collective enforcement of certain HONORING GENERAL ANTHONY fairs for the Joint Staff. rights enshrined in the United Nations Uni- ZINNI My close association with Colonel Devlin versal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. began in February of 1996, when he came to These rights range from protecting freedom of HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL Monterey to begin his tenure as Installation thought to the right to a fair trial. The first OF PENNSYLVANIA Commander of the Defense Language Insti- country to ratify the convention was the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tute and Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), Kingdom, which approved the document on the premier foreign language school for the March 8, 1951. Thus far, 41 countries have Monday, December 4, 2000 Department of Defense. His tenure at DLIFLC ratified the Convention, which currently pro- Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, today I con- has resulted in a stronger and more vibrant tects the rights of over 800 million people. gratulate General Anthony Zinni on receiving academic and military institution. He created a To mark the anniversary of the Convention, the Montgomery County Chamber of Com- teaching environment for DLI's highly qualified ministers from all of the countries which have merce Outstanding Citizen Award. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2111 Gen. Zinni is a native of Conshohocken in tolerance with tolerance and kindness. He was IN RECOGNITION OF STATE REP- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and retired always an honest broker. He never questioned RESENTATIVE GENE KREBS FOR in July after 39 years of service in the Marine or impugned his opponents' motives. He was HIS SERVICE TO OHIO Corps. The General joined the Marine Corps unwavering in his beliefs. And, he never aban- in 1961 after graduating from Villanova Univer- doned principle for temporary political gain. HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR Sid left us a strong legacy of achievement sity with a degree in economics. In addition to OF OHIO on which to build and an example of true earning a bachelor's degree, Gen. Zinni holds IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a masters in international relations and man- statesmanship. agement and supervision. f Monday, December 4, 2000 Gen. Zinni has held numerous command TRIBUTE TO MINISTER CLEMSON Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to and staff assignments that include platoon, BROWN recognize an extraordinary member of the company, battalion and expeditionary force Ohio House of Representatives and his out- units. He has also been a tactics and oper- standing service to the state of Ohio. Rep- ations instructor at several Marine Corps HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS resentative Gene Krebs currently represents schools and colleges and was selected as a OF NEW YORK Ohio's 60th House district, which includes part fellow on the Chief of Naval Operations Stra- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Butler County and all of Preble County. tegic Studies Group. General Zinni's joint as- Monday, December 4, 2000 In his four terms in the Ohio House, Rep- signments include command of a joint task Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to resentative Krebs focused on many issues of force and a unified command. He has also pay tribute to one of the outstanding importance to Ohioans. Most notably, he has had several joint and combined staff billets at videographers of the African experience in directed much of his energy towards improving task force and unified command levels. New York City, Minister Clemson Brown. Dur- our schools. He sought many legislative re- During his distinguished career as a Marine, ing the past 25 years, Minister Brown and his forms dealing with issues from school safety General Zinni served in the Mediterranean, ubiquitous video camera have captured over to funding. He fought to improve school safety Caribbean, Western Pacific, European and 20,000 hours of contemporary history in New by giving principals and school officials the Korean headquarters. He supervised a num- York City. He has recorded and documented power to properly deal with students who bring ber of security operations including Operation the issues that have shaped and defined the weapons to school. Additionally, he supported Provide Hope in the Soviet Union, Operations experiences of African people from Howard directing tobacco settlement funds to schools. Restore Hope, Continue Hope and United Beach to Central Park, from Clifford Glover to He has also worked to ensure that schools in Shield in Somalia as well as more than a Amadou Diallo. low-wealth districts have the needed funds to dozen anti-terrorist operations in the Central Minister Brown is currently involved in a successfully compete with schools across Command. He also commanded major non- project to create a new museumÐthe Living Ohio. combatant evacuations in Liberia, Zaire and Museum of African People. It is to be a multi- Another of Representative Krebs' efforts in Sierra Leone and participated in presidential media spectacular, consisting of exhibits, arti- the Ohio House of Representatives focused diplomatic missions in Somalia, Pakistan and facts, and film representing a chronological on protecting Ohio farmers and preserving Ethiopia. timeline that extends from the dawn of human farmland. He sought to ensure that drought- It is an honor and privilege to recognize civilization in Africa and culminates in the ridden farmers receive a temporary tax break General Anthony Zinni for the extraordinary present millennium. It is hoped that this mu- to avoid loan defaults, thereby preventing service and leadership he has provided to the seum will eradicate the racist stereotype that farmers from sinking lower into debt. By cre- citizens of the United States of America. I ap- Africans are a people without a civilization, ating a farmland preservation task force, he and create in young people a new sense of plaud the Montgomery County Chamber of worked to guarantee a strong future for Ohio's pride and self-worth. vital farming communities. Commerce in choosing such a deserving man For the past 25 years, he has recorded and Fortunately, the state of Ohio will not lose for Outstanding Citizen of the Year. documented the personalities and landmark f events that have shaped and defined the des- this valuable asset. Representative Krebs has been elected to serve as a Preble County HONORING SID YATES tiny of African people. He is the president of Trans Atlantic Production, which has archived Commissioner. Preble County will continue to the world's largest collection of African and Af- benefit from his knowledge and considerable HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN rican-American history on videotape. More that experience. OF CALIFORNIA 20,000 hours are raw and edited footage of I would also like to recognize his wife, Jan, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES film and videotape are included in this histor- and their two daughters, Kindra and Alaina, for supporting Representative Krebs' efforts in the Monday, December 4, 2000 ical treasury. Minister Brown is a world traveler, as well Ohio House of Representatives. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, as a respected videographer. His work and Mr. Speaker, Representative Gene Krebs is To be able to practice five things every- abiding interest in the unsung people of the an asset to the state of Ohio and to his con- where under heaven constitutes perfect vir- world have taken him all over the United stituents. I ask my colleagues in the 106th tue....[They are] gravity, generosity of States, as well as the Caribbean, Panama, Congress to join me in commending him for soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.— his eight years of service and to wish him the Confucius Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua, England, Mex- ico, Ethiopia, and Kenya. He has traveled best in all of his future endeavors. We are diminished by the death of our along with Reverend and Mrs. Jesse Jackson, f former colleague, Sid Yates, who was by the Reverend Herbert Daughtry, Dr. Yosef CONGRATULATING JENNIFER every estimation a model legislator and one of Ben Jochannan, and Dr. Ivan Van Sertima. BARRETT the most decent men to have served in the Minister Brown served as head of the Amer- House of Representatives. ican delegation that journeyed to Kenya to in- Sid devoted his life to public service and vestigate the promising AIDS therapy, HON. SAM FARR spent nearly a half century in Congress work- KEMRON. OF CALIFORNIA ing to better the lives of all Americans. As His interest in young people led to the pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Chairman of the Interior Appropriations Sub- duction of over 75 major documentaries, which Monday, December 4, 2000 committee, he worked hard for the protection have been used as learning materials in of our environment and the enrichment of our scores of community programs, schools, and Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I wish culture. He was committed to bringing cultural colleges across the country. today in great admiration to extend my con- opportunities to Americans of all backgrounds Minister Brown has also trained uncounted gratulations and to recognize one of my con- in every part of the country and he made sure numbers of young people in the use of media stituents for her accomplishments at the XIth that the federal government played a strong equipment and video technology. He has done Paralympaid in Sydney, Australia. Jennifer role in nurturing the development of talented this through apprenticeship programs and the Barrett of Gonzales, California was selected to artists. establishment of media training courses in represent the United States at the games Sid always treated his congressional col- schools in the New York City area. which took place October 18±29 of this year. leagues with respect and courtesy. In recent He is married to Lady V. Brown and has two The Paralympaid is a multi-disability sports years, when federal funding for the arts be- childrenÐClemson R. Brown and Herlinda competition at the most elite level of competi- came a polarizing issue, Sid responded to in- Brown. tion. Ms. Barrett not only qualified for the U.S.