[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5016-S5017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          BERTHA M. GLOTZBACH--55 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE

  Mrs. KASSEBAUM. Mr. President, too often we are ready to 
criticize those who work for the Government but rarely recognize 
individuals who have dedicated their lives to public service. That is 
why, today, I would like to pay tribute to Bertha Glotzbach of the U.S. 
Agency for International Development [USAID]. On April 23, 1996, Ms. 
Glotzbah completed 55 years of Government service.
  Born on the Fourth of July raised in my home State of Kansas, Ms. 
Glotzbach attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka. Her 
Government career began just before World War II on April 23, 1941, 
with the Department of Labor. Ms. Glotzbach first worked for the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics and later with the Special Assistant for 
International Relations to the Secretary of Labor.
  In 1949, Ms. Glotzbach joined the Economic Cooperation Agency, which 
Congress created in 1948 to administer the Marshall plan. She has 
worked continuously for foreign assistance agencies ever since. In 
addition to the numerous awards and commendations Ms. Glotzbach has 
received over the years, her service with USAID and its predecessor 
agencies sets a 47-year record.

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  Mr. President, it is with great pleasure and gratitude that I rise 
today with USAID, to honor and congratulate Ms. Glotzbach for her 
dedicated service to the Nation.

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