[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR DICK CARLSON

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                           HON. HENRY BONILLA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 1997

  Mr. BONILLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ambassador 
Dick Carlson, the former president of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting [CPB]. Ambassador Carlson's strong leadership and 
commitment guided the CPB during its most turbulent years.
  Ambassador Carlson brought his broad experience as a journalist and 
former news anchor in Los Angeles and as a public servant under the 
Reagan and Bush administrations to the CPB. He served in the Reagan and 
Bush administrations as director of the Voice of America and was 
appointed as Ambassador to the Seychelle Islands by President Bush. The 
unique combination of diplomatic skills, knowledge of journalism, and 
broadcasting, and wideranging contacts proved to be a powerful 
attribute for successfully leading CPB for the last 5 years.
  Ambassador Carlson leaves a legacy of commonsense reform at CPB at a 
time when Congress is moving to balance the budget. Under his 
leadership CPB moved in the direction of becoming a system of greater 
efficiency. He helped bring improved ideological balance to the CPB.
  CPB should continue in the direction Ambassador Carlson has set out. 
Following in Ambassador Carlson's footsteps to bring modernization to 
the CPB as we encounter the 21st century will protect the future of 
public broadcasting. We salute him and thank him for a job well-done.

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