[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO LT. COL. DONNA K. DOUGHERTY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. Bereuter] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, for myself and for the House delegation to 
the North Atlantic Assembly, I rise today to recognize Lt. Col. Donna 
K. Daugherty for her distinguished and exemplary service to the U.S. 
Air Force and this great Nation and her lengthy tenure as the Deputy 
Chief of the Air Force House Liaison Office from February 29, 1991, to 
July 3, 1997.
  In this capacity, Colonel Daugherty truly has excelled in providing 
the House of Representatives with outstanding service and unselfish 
commitment above and beyond the call of duty. She quickly established a 
solid reputation with both Members and staff and continued to build 
onto those strong relationships during her time in the liaison office. 
Her keen wit, good judgment, genial personality, and intelligence have 
helped her represent the Air Force and the Department of Defense in 
outstanding fashion.
  For the past 6 years, her assistance was routinely sought by members 
of the Committee on National Security and their staff to arrange 
briefings on a wide variety of national security issues. Throughout her 
work, Kim's sound judgment and keen sense of national priorities are 
attributes or talents that have greatly benefited Congress and the U.S. 
Air Force.
  In the challenging arena of assisting Members of Congress in 
international travel, she was of outstanding assistance in planning, 
organizing and executing assigned congressional delegation trips to 
locations all over the world. Actually, she assisted in the planning 
and executions of 35 CODEL's to 41 different countries involving 143 
current and former Members of Congress.
  As the chairman of the House delegation to the North Atlantic 
Assembly, this Member has been assisted by her on several North 
Atlantic Assembly trips, and her sound performance was always stellar. 
It certainly has been this Member's pleasure to have worked and 
traveled with Lt. Col. Kim Daugherty. She has served with great 
distinction and has earned our respect and gratitude for her many 
contributions to our Nation's defense and assistance to the U.S. House 
of Representatives.
  Mr. Speaker, this Member confidently speaks for the many colleagues 
who know Colonel Kim Dougherty when a fond farewell is extended to her 
along with sincere best wishes and continued success to her and her 
family as she moves on to the National War College.
  Mr. Speaker, the House can be thankful, however, that Colonel 
Dougherty will be returning to the Legislative Liaison Office next 
year. We look forward to working with her in the future.

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