[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 68 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ELIZABETH GIANETTI--PRESIDENT OF MASSACHUSETTS FRATERNAL ORDER OF 
                                 POLICE

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, it is a privilege to take this 
opportunity to recognize the extraordinary leadership of the President 
of the Fraternal Order of Police in Massachusetts, Officer Elizabeth 
Gianetti.
  Officer Gianetti has achieved many ``firsts'' in her outstanding 
career. She is the first person to hold this position. She was 
instrumental in its creation in 1993, when the 4,000 law enforcement 
officers of Massachusetts decided that they needed a statewide 
organization to represent their concerns. And once the Massachusetts 
State F.O.P was established, Officer Gianetti was overwhelmingly 
elected its first president by the local F.O.P. lodges across the 
state.
  She is also the first woman in the 83-year history of the national 
Fraternal Order of Police to head a state F.O.P. chapter.
  Officer Gianetti comes to this position with an impressive record of 
achievements in law enforcement and service to the community.
  She has been a Boston School Police Officer for more than 10 years. 
In that capacity she has been actively involved in the community, and 
especially active in working with children through such programs as 
Boston Medical Center's Children With AIDS Foundation. She has brought 
her enthusiasm for working with children to her position as state 
F.O.P. president. This summer, for example, she will coordinate a 
safety day with the goal of educating children and parents about 
keeping children safe, including the distribution of bicycle helmets to 
help prevent accidents and injuries.
  Elizabeth Gianetti's initiatives with the state Fraternal Order of 
Police and her work for the people of Massachusetts are truly 
remarkable. We are proud of her accomplishments, and I know that all 
Senators join me in commending her fine record of public service.

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