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W. Weldon: “I left Washington on Thursday and flew 22 hours to Durban, South Africa, and returned Monday to be able to be here for…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1997
I left Washington on Thursday and flew 22 hours to Durban, South Africa, and returned Monday to be able to be here for votes on Tuesday. The reason I went to Africa, Mr. Speaker, and to Durban, was because the African Association of Physiological Sciences and the South African Physiological Society invited me to deliver the keynote speech at the conference representing those health care professionals throughout the African nations as they assembled for their annual conference, and in the case of the other organization, their biannual conference. The purpose of the session was to convey what is happening in the technology area relative to this country and how it could assist Africa with the terrible problems they have with their medical care delivery.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Discussing a recent trip to South Africa to deliver a keynote speech at a health care conference.

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