[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 57 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E765]
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                 HONORING WILLIAM ``BILL'' G. MALCOMSON

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                            HON. KEN BENTSEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 26, 1999

  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor William (Bill) G. Malcomson 
for his 38 years of service in the Department of State. Bill will 
retire as Regional Director of the Houston Passport Agency.
  A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bill Malcomson grew up in 
Morgantown, West Virginia and attended the University of West Virginia. 
He began his career in the Department of State as a clerk-typist in the 
Processing Section of the Washington Passport Agency when passport 
books were printed on Addressograph machines. He then briefly worked in 
the Department's Operation Center decoding and transcribing incoming 
telegraphic messages from overseas posts.
  In 1962, Bill Malcomson was drafted into the U.S. Army and spent two 
years at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Upon completion 
of his military service and another semester of college, Bill Malcomson 
returned to the Department of State.
  His subsequent assignments, included Chief of the Special Issuance 
Section, Chief of the Official Travel Section, Operations Officer on 
the Field Coordination Staff, and Assistant Regional Director of the 
Washington Passport Agency.
  Not only has Bill Malcomson ably served his country, but he is also 
involved in the community. He is a member of the Greater Houston 
Partnership and last year, he was Chairman of the Combined Federal 
Campaign.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate William (Bill) G. Malcomson for his 
thirty-eight years of service to our great nation. His contributions to 
the State Department and to all American citizens who traveled abroad 
in one capacity or another will not be forgotten.

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