[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14561-S14562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNITION OF BERNARD L. BARELA

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of 
the retirement of Bernard L. Barela, District Director for the 
Albuquerque District after 34 years with the Internal Revenue Service.
  Mr. Barela is a native of New Mexico whose family has been here for 
over 200 years. His mother, sister, and numerous family members still 
reside in the New Mexico area.
  Mr. Barela served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1959. Upon receiving 
an honorable discharge he returned to Albuquerque where he was a 
civilian employee. 

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  Mr. Barela began his IRS career as a grade 3 mail clerk in the 
Phoenix District Office on 1961. He then became an office call 
interviewer in Phoenix until 1966.
  After that he transferred to Las Vegas as a revenue officer until 
1969 whereupon he became revenue officer group manager in San 
Bernardino, CA. In 1971, he moved to San Diego as chief of office 
branch and was selected as one of the first grade 13 group managers in 
collection in the Los Angeles District.
  Mr. Barela moved to the field branch chief position in 1972 in San 
Diego and in l973 marked his first return to Albuquerque as a 
collection and taxpayer service division chief. 1973 also marked 
another promotion for Mr. Barela as the collection division chief in 
New Orleans District. Mr. Barela served as executive assistant, to 
assistant regional commissioner, central region office in Cincinnati 
from 1975 to 1981.
  In 1981, Mr. Barela entered the executive ranks of IRS, where he has 
served in several positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Barela's 
first executive assignment was an assistant director, returns and 
processing in Washington, DC, during 1981. In 1985 Mr. Barela became 
the assistant director, service center in Atlanta. In 1989, Mr. Barela 
became assistant District Director in Fort Lauderdale where he assisted 
during the recovery after Hurricane Andrew. In 1993, Mr. Barela 
returned home to Albuquerque as the District Director, the highest 
State office with the IRS.

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