[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 64 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JAMES W. NELSON

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                        HON. RICHARD A. GEPHARDT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 1996

  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor my friend and fellow St. 
Louisan James Nelson, who retired last week as Special Agent in Charge 
of the FBI for Missouri after a career that has spanned a quarter 
century. It is fitting to recognize Jim for his work on behalf of his 
country.
  Born and raised in St. Louis, Jim graduated from Southwest High 
School and then went on to the University of Missouri. In 1964 and 
1965, he played professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins. Jim 
later enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served our country as an 
artillery officer in Korea.
  Jim began his work with the FBI in 1969 as a Special Agent, and from 
1976 to 1981, he worked at FBI Headquarters as the Chief of the La Cosa 
Nostra investigations. Jim was then selected to attend the senior 
command course at the British Police College in Bramshill, England.
  In 1982, Jim was assigned as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the 
FBI's Los Angeles office, where he oversaw their narcotics, organized 
crime, and general criminal operations, as well as managing security 
for the 1984 Olympics. In 1987, he returned to Washington, DC as chief 
of the General Crimes Section, which is responsible for a wide array of 
sensitive FBI investigations throughout the country. Jim has lectured 
extensively, and has been an expert witness in numerous trials. Jim was 
assigned as Special Agent in Charge of the FBI for the State of New 
Mexico from November 1988 until he assumed his duties in Missouri in 
June of 1991. He retired last week after 27 years of service to our 
country to begin a new career in the private sector.
  Personally, I have known Jim for more than 30 years. I have the 
utmost respect and admiration for him and his achievements in fighting 
crime. I am honored to recognize him here today, and wish him a happy 
retirement and the best of luck for his new career.

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