IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE OF THE HONORABLE DAVID O'SULLIVAN, AMBASSADOR OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 5
(Extensions of Remarks - January 10, 2019)
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IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE OF THE HONORABLE DAVID O'SULLIVAN,
AMBASSADOR OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS
of new york
in the house of representatives
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor European Union
Ambassador to the United States David O'Sullivan, whose invaluable
commitment to the bonds of friendship between Europe and the American
people has left an indelible mark on the transatlantic alliance. As Co-
Chair of the Congressional EU Caucus, I have worked on numerous
occasions with Ambassador O'Sullivan to strengthen that alliance, and
build upon the great history of partnership between Europe and America.
In November 2014, David O'Sullivan was appointed Ambassador and Head
of the European Union Delegation to the United States in Washington,
DC. Since then, Ambassador O'Sullivan has worked tirelessly to promote
transatlantic unity, emphasizing people to people contacts during his
travels to all 50 of our states in furtherance of his mission to spread
the European Union's message of peace and prosperity for all people. In
February of this year, when he retires from his Ambassadorial role, he
will conclude nearly 40 years of service to the European Union. His
time as EU Ambassador is thus an appropriate capstone to his long and
distinguished career.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, and as a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin
and the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, Ambassador O'Sullivan has
served in a number of senior official posts in the European public
service over five decades that saw monumental changes on the European
continent. Prior to his appointment as EU Ambassador to the U.S., he
was the Chief Operating Officer of the `European External Action
Service', responsible for establishing this new EU diplomatic corps.
His other notable positions within the European Commission include
Director General for Trade, Secretary General of the European
Commission, and Head of European Commission President Prodi 's Cabinet.
The transatlantic community has always been a community of values,
and this is more important now than ever before. Ambassador O'Sullivan
has continuously reminded us that we cannot take the transatlantic
alliance for granted. We must build upon the common beliefs that have
connected the peoples of Europe and America over the past century: our
commitment to democracy, our commitment to the rule of law, and our
commitment to the dignity of all people in our own countries and around
the world. Today, I thank Ambassador O'Sullivan and his wife Agnes
O'Hare, for their service to these ideals, and wish him a long and
happy retirement.
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