[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 JULITA CRUZ-AVILES, FIRST CHAMORRO SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE APPOINTEE

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                        HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 1996

  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend Ms. Julita Cruz 
Aviles of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for having been 
the first Chamorro to be appointed to the Senior Executive Service 
[SES] government-wide. Being appointed to this position reserved for 
the top managerial and supervisory positions within the Federal 
Government is a great honor for Julie and the people of Guam.
  Julie was born on June 16, 1947 in the village of Barrigada on Guam, 
the daughter of the late Enrique Leon Guerrero Cruz and Joaquina Reyes 
Sahagon. She has two sisters, Victoria Cruz San Agustin and Rosita Cruz 
Sumait, and four brothers, Victor, Henry, Manuel, and Francisco. Her 
distinguished educational background was initiated at Barrigada 
Elementary School and Untalan Middle School before graduating from John 
F. Kennedy High School in 1966. She attended the College of Guam before 
joining the military in 1967. After leaving the military, Julie pursued 
her education earning an associate degree from the University of 
Maryland, a bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration 
from the Northwestern State University of Louisiana, and an M.S.B.A. 
degree from Boston University.
  Currently the Associate Director for Policy within the Directorate 
for Accounting Policy at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, 
Julie has over 24 years of Federal Service. This is in addition to 
approximately 4 years of accounting experience in the private sector 
and about 5 years experience as an adjunct professor for accounting and 
business administration with the University of Maryland and City 
College of Chicago. She has served under various posts in the Program/
Budget and Accounting Policy Offices for the Under Secretary of Defense 
since 1989.
  Julie is also a highly active participant in community affairs. She 
is a member of the Guam Society of America here in D.C., the National 
Conference of State Societies, the American Society of Military 
Comptrollers, and the Association of Government Accountants. In 1995, 
she was the only runner from Guam to register in the Marine Corps 
Marathon. She has participated and completed three of these events.
  Through her distinguished career and outstanding achievements, Julie 
has brought recognition upon herself, the island of Guam, and its 
people. I join her husband, Agustin Aviles-de Jesus, and her family in 
celebrating her extraordinary accomplishments. On behalf of the people 
of Guam, I congratulate her and wish her all the best in the years to 
come.

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