[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2087]
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                        TRIBUTE TO M. ANN BELKOV

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                          HON. SUSAN MOLINARI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, November 1, 1995

  Ms. MOLINARI. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, November 4, 1995, a special 
event will take place in New York City. Hundreds will gather at Ellis 
Island to honor M. Ann Belkov, National Park Service Superintendent of 
the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. It is my 
pleasure to thank her for her stewardship of these unique American 
monuments, the crown jewels of our Nation's history and eternal symbols 
to all the world of our promise.
  Ms. Belkov, a Staten Islander, is retiring after three-and-a-half 
decades of distinguished service with the National Park Service and the 
U.S. Department of the Interior. The granddaughter of four Ellis Island 
immigrants from Russia and Poland, Ms. Belkov has brought her heritage 
and her experience in culture park management to the place where 
millions of immigrants arrived on our shores to seek freedom and 
opportunity.
  Her career in recreational and historic park management includes 
superintendencies of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve 
in New Orleans, LA and Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park 
in Georgia and Tennessee.
  She was chief of interpretation and visitor services at the National 
Visitors Center in Washington, DC., chief of recreation at the Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. In 1994, she 
represented the United States to the Australian Department of 
Conservation and Land Management and a fellow at Edith Cowan University 
in Perth.
  National parks and historic monuments preserve our Nation's natural 
wonders and its great past. Ms. Belkov has made many important 
contributions to the people of our Nation and visitors from throughout 
the world. She is an outstanding citizen and humanitarian, one who has 
the esteem and respect of the National Park Service, the great State of 
New York and the United States of America. We can accord her 
patriotism, love of country, loyalty, professional capabilities and her 
commitment and dedication to duty no greater tribute.

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