Transcript: FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES:RICHARD W. RILEY

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September 19, 2000

Remarks as Prepared by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley

United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs

Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services

Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee. It is a great pleasure to be here today to speak with you about the importance of foreign language instruction as part of a comprehensive 21" century education.

I want to take just a moment to mention that this likely will be my last appearance before Congress, and I am delighted that we will end on such a positive note. Chairman, it is wonderful to be here with you, someone who ...

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