[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1131-E1132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MR. JAMES C. CLEVELAND

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 1997

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, it give me great pleasure to rise 
today and pay tribute to Mr. James Cleveland, who is an outstanding 
member of the Reston community. James is retiring as president of Mobil 
Land Development Corp., Virginia Region.
  Jim is a native of Arlington, VA. After college James remained in the 
area to help develop the virtually untouched Western Fairfax County. He 
began working for the residential sales staff of Reston, Virginia Inc. 
in the summer of 1967, several months prior to the purchase of the 
project by the Gulf Oil Corp. For the next 11 years, James served in 
all facets of Gulf Reston's, Inc. home and land sales management. In 
July, 1978 James joined the newly formed Reston Land Corp. Reston Land 
is wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mobil Land Development Corp., Mobil 
Corporation's real estate development affiliate. After serving as 
director of marketing, and marketing vice president, he was promoted to 
executive vice president and general manager in April 1981. Jim assumed 
his duties as regional president and president of the operating 
companies in June, 1984.
  His dedication to the community has proven instrumental to the 
achievement of many important developments in the Reston area. The 
Reston Land Corp. is a growing 7,400 acre community with over 55,000 
residents and

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20,000 homes. Jim Cleveland is responsible for the evolution of the 
Reston Town Center, a bustling retail and industrial plaza filled with 
fine restaurants, an ice skating rink, and multiplex theater, located 
in the heart of downtown Reston. One of the best aspects of Reston Town 
Center's numerous amenities are their summer concerts which draw 
thousands of citizens each weekend.
  A dynamic real estate professional, Jim has become an active 
community participant and leader by contributing his endless energy and 
vast knowledge to many civic organizations, services and local 
legislative bodies. He is a founder and past president of the Northern 
Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Industrial & Office 
Properties. He is a life member of the Million Dollar Circle of the 
National Association of Home Builders' Sales and Marketing Council. Jim 
is also a charter member of the board of directors of the Washington 
airports task force, which promotes the growth of Washington Dulles and 
National Airports. Jim's community involvement extends to the arts as 
well as youth programs. He has given his incredible skills and talents 
to these special programs by serving on the board of directors of the 
Greater Reston Arts Center and the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in honoring and thanking 
Jim Cleveland for his achievements in nurturing and developing the 
Reston area. We appreciate all the hard work he has done in making 
Reston one of the finest places in American to live and work, and we 
wish him all the luck in his future endeavors.

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