[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF CHARLES F. VANCE

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 1996

  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, it gives us great pleasure to rise and pay 
tribute to Mr. Charles F. Vance, who is this year's recipient of the 
Northern Virginia Community Foundations's [NVCF] Founders Award. Mr. 
Vance is being honored for his dedicated service to the Northern 
Virginia community.
  The Northern Virginia Community Foundation is a nonprofit public 
charity which provides donors with a flexible and efficient vehicle for 
charitable giving to benefit the arts, community improvement, 
education, health, and youth programs. The Founders Award is NVCF's 
most prestigious award and is presented annually to an individual who 
has a record of outstanding community service and dedication to the 
improvement of Northern Virginia.
  This year's recipient, Mr. Charles F. Vance, is the chairman and CEO 
of Vance International, Inc., a firm he founded in 1984. Vance 
International provides the private sector a full line of security 
services, including executive protection, uniformed services, 
investigations, tactical response teams, training of security 
personnel, technical surveys, and consulting.
  Prior to entering the private security field, Mr. Vance served for 14 
years as a special agent and supervisor in the U.S. Secret Service. 
During his tenure, Mr. Vance was assigned on a permanent basis to 
President Gerald R. Ford, and Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey and Spiro 
Agnew. He also protected several foreign heads of state.
  A firm believer that businesses are an integral part of their 
surrounding communities, Mr. Vance serves on the Northern Virginia 
roundtable and is a member of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. 
He is an active member of several business-to-community organizations. 
He also has been a major supporter of more than 50 charitable 
organizations, such as Youth for Tomorrow, the American Heart 
Association, the Close Up Foundations, Fight for Children, Special 
Olympics, United Cerebral Palsy, America's Smithsonian, and the KFS 
Memorial Golf Classic.
  For his exemplary business and community service, Mr. Vance has been 
awarded Arthur Anderson's 1995 and 1996 Fast Track Award for revenue 
growth and their 1996 Enterprise Award for Best Business Practices. Mr. 
Vance was also awarded Inc. Magazine's 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year 
Award.
  He and his wife, Cynthia Steele, live in Northern Virginia. They have 
two daughters, Tyne and Heather, and are expecting a baby early next 
month.
  Mr. Speaker, we know our colleagues will join us in saluting the 
commitment that Mr. Vance has made to helping our community. He is, 
indeed, well-deserving of this distinguished award.

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