[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO MATT FONG

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Matt Fong 
for his service to the state of California and the United States. Matt 
Fong's leadership and accomplishments in Republican politics has had a 
profound impact on the advancement and quality of life in California 
and America.
  Matt Fong has been committed to public service for many years, most 
recently as California Treasurer. As treasurer, Mr. Fong worked to 
create higher efficiency within the office, thereby saving California 
taxpayers millions of dollars. He earned additional funds for 
California schools, hospitals, and prisons through wise investments, 
and boosted California's ratings with investors. Mr. Fong has done much 
to increase funds for small business and education, and has also worked 
to revitalize California's inner cities.
  Aside from his many accomplishments as California treasurer, Matt 
Fong is a United States Air Force Academy graduate. He served as regent 
of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, regent of Pepperdine University, 
where he received his master's degree in Business administration, and 
he was director of the Boy Scouts of America in the Los Angeles area. 
Other activities and awards include: National Commission on Economic 
Growth and Tax Reform, Congressional National Security Group, Chairman 
of the Governor's Task Force on State and Local Investment Practices, 
Chairman of the Pacific Rim Financial Summit, Distinguished Alumnus 
Award from both Pepperdine University and Southwestern University of 
Law where he received his jurist doctorate degree, Governing Magazine's 
Deal of the Year Award, Industry Award of Excellence from the National 
Federation of Municipal Analysts, honored for service to impoverished 
communities by the First AME Church of Los Angeles, excellence 2000 
Award from the United States Pan Asian-American Chamber of Commerce, 
and the Simon Wiesenthal Center Award for efforts to promote 
restitution for Holocaust victims from Swiss banks.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I pay tribute to Matt Fong 
for his service to the state of California, and the United States. Mr. 
Fong is a faithful public servant who has shown care and dedication to 
business, education and the well being of California and the American 
community as a whole. I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Matt 
Fong many more years of success.

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