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doors without Mrs. Nereson welcoming children into a classroom.

I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Mrs. Nereson for her 57 years of educating our youth and wish her well during her

retirement. Los Alamos County will be paying

special tribute to Mrs. Nereson on Friday, May

19 which is being declared Jeanie Nereson

Day in Los Alamos.

D’AMICO, CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

CONGRATULATIONS TO TONY

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HON. JERRY WELLER OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, tonight we are

here to honor a gentleman who has brought

so much to Joliet and to this region. He is

being honored by UNICO National as their Citizen of the Year for his struggle as a young

boy growing up in Italy and for his many successes as a restaurateur here in Joliet.

Mr. Anthony ‘‘Tony’’ D’Amico grew up in

Eufemia, Italy as 1 of 11 children. Realizing

his opportunities were limited in his hometown,

he migrated to America in a steamship in

1920 at the age of 16. His first venture in

America was in Pennsylvania where he

worked at a steel company. He then moved to

Joliet where he served as a member of the

Local #75 Laborers Union for 22 years.

However, Mr. D’Amico’s true calling was the

restaurant business. He ran the lunch counter

in Anderson’s Gas Station from 1947–1951

and then opened his own full-time restaurant

in Troy called Tony’s. The short, but popular

menu made Tony’s a well-known eatery.

His success has not been short-lived. At the

age of 91, Tony D’Amico is famous in Joliet

restaurant history. He owns D’Amico’s on Jefferson, D’Amico’s 214, Earl’s Cafe, the Sports

Bar and Grill, and D’Amico’s Catering, all employing 130 people.

It is Mr. D’Amico’s dedication, hard work

and success that brings us here tonight to

honor him. He is a model citizen who represents all immigrants that have molded this

great Nation of the United States of America.

So, thank you Mr. D’Amico for your inspiration and commitment to quality of life, heritage, family values and, of course, good food.

Congratulations Tony D’Amico on being

named ‘‘Citizen of the Year.’’

HONORING A KNOX COUNTY

fLEADER

HON. HAROLD ROGERS OF KENTUCKY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply

saddened by the death of my good friend,

Herman ‘‘Vance’’ Mills. My family and thousands of others throughout Knox County and

Kentucky are devastated by this terrible and

sudden loss.

Our community has lost a topnotch businessman, an active church leader, an inspiring

civic and community volunteer, a political leader, and a good Christian friend. He helped everyone he could and always was willing to

sacrifice his time for others.

Vance’s businesses employed dozens of

local people and his high-energy, friendly style

is what always stood out most.

One of Knox County’s most prominent citizens, he was a man who always was known

for taking care of business. In 1992, Vance received the Daniel Boone Festival Award for

Outstanding Citizen because of his outstanding work for our community.

At 15, Vance started drilling wells alongside

his father, Kail. In the 60’s, Vance became a

partner in a gas distributorship. He also owned

gas stations, a rock quarry, a concrete company, a bank, and two hotels.

Vance was a man who could see the future

for Barbourville, Knox County and southern

and eastern Kentucky. He also had the drive

and resourcefulness to make his vision a reality. These improvements meant more jobs

and a better economy for the region.

Vance Mills was a great leader and a good

man. He offered hope to many people in Knox

County, and he will be sorely missed.

HONORING DR. PHILIP SEGAN

fHON. ELIOT L. ENGEL OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, On May 7, 1995

Dr. Philip Segan will be honored at the Student Sponsorship Breakfast to be held by the

Riverdale Temple.

It has been noted that most of the significant life cycle events in Dr. Segan’s adult life

are connected to the Riverdale Temple. It is

rare that we find someone so committed to his

community and his religious ideals.

Dr. Segan has served as co-president of the

Parents’ Association and then as chairperson

of the schools committee. But Dr. Segan’s

work with the temple did not stop when his

children grew up. He went on to become temple vice president and then in 1990 became

the temple’s 18th president—a number with

great significance in Judaism.

Dr. Segan and his family have also worked

with indigent families in the surrounding community through the Kingsbridge, Riverdale,

Marble Hill Food and Hunger Project. Now a

former Schools Committee chairperson, still an

active member, and past president of the temple, Dr. Segan remains actively involved in social and educational causes both in the temple

and the community.

I join with Dr. Segan’s family, friends and

fellow temple members in congratulating him

on this honor.

THE NEED FOR UNITED NATIONS

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HON. LEE H. HAMILTON OF INDIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, there is growing pressure in the Congress for meaningful

reforms in the United Nations system. Due to

U.S. budgetary constraints, the need to pare

down our contributions to the United Nations

and focus our resources on its most effective

programs has become more urgent.

On April 7, I wrote to Secretary of State

Warren Christopher urging high-level attention

to the issue of U.N. reform. On May 4, I received the State Department’s response.

Because there is a high degree of congressional interest in this issue, I ask that this correspondence be included in the RECORD.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Washington, DC, May 4, 1995.

Hon. LEE HAMILTON,

House of Representatives,

Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. HAMILTON: Secretary Christopher has asked me to respond to your letter of April 7 regarding our UN reform efforts and the possibility that Congress will

not approve the full amount of our request

for contributions for the UN System.

We agree that UN reform is a high priority.

Like most international—and national—institutions, the UN must adapt to changing

times if it is to succeed. Today, that means

learning, whenever possible, to deliver better

results at a lower cost. That is a goal we are

working with other UN members and the UN

Secretariat to achieve.

As you rightly note, this Administration

has taken the lead on UN reform in preparations for the Halifax Summit. We believe

that the Group of Seven should commit

themselves to improve the UN’s efficiency,

productivity and professionalism, and to

make more equitable the scale of assessments for peacekeeping. We are working cooperatively with our G–7 partners in an effort to reach consensus on these issues and

to increase the likelihood that we will gain

support elsewhere. It is a fact of life that

real reform cannot be achieved at the United

Nations without broad support from other

countries.

Overall, the Administration supports

peacekeeping, management, personnel and

budgetary reforms designed to produce

greater value for each dollar we—and others—contribute to the UN. We agree with

you that the success of the new Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is important. A strong UN Inspector General is an essential ingredient for true UN reform. We believe that the appointment of Karl Paschke

of Germany to this post was a good choice.

To help ensure his success, our own Inspector General has agreed to detail a member of

our OIG staff to the UN. We have also forwarded to the OIOS the names of several

Americans for the position of Principal Investigator. We are doing our best to see that

OIOS is adequately funded, and we appreciate the support you have shown for our efforts.

OIOS has the authority already to undertake audits and investigations of separately

administered UN organs such as UNDP,

UNICEF, and UNEP. We have recently taken

steps to pursue the institutionalization of an

‘‘IG-type’’ function in the specialized agencies, beginning with the largest—UNIDO,

IAEA, FAO, WHO, and ILO. We believe there

is no organizational substitute for an oversight mechanism modeled after the UN Secretariat’s OIOS, which affords the qualities

of accountability, transparency, and operational independence to the membership of

these organizations.

In addition, following up on President Clinton’s proposal at last fall’s UN General Assembly, we are working with the President

of the General Assembly to establish a special high-level working group to review existing studies on UN reform for the purpose

of developing a practical strategy for implementing key recommendations on a timely

basis.

We still believe that the Administration’s

budget request to meet our commitments to

the United Nations and other international