[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 107 (Wednesday, September 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S8496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO ROGER SANT

 Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, it is my privilege to recognize 
the truly world-changing efforts of Roger Sant, a distinguished and 
successful businessman who, in his six years as Chairman of World 
Wildlife Fund, has brought profound changes to the way conservation is 
accomplished here in the United States and, indeed, around the world.
  Having taught corporate finance at Stanford University's Graduate 
School of Business early in his career, Mr. Sant moved east to lead the 
Ford Administration's energy conservation efforts as head of the energy 
conservation program at the Federal Energy Administration. In 1981, he 
founded AES Corporation, a publicly held global power company 
characterized by its innovative approaches to energy production. 
Throughout his career, culminating in his chairmanship of WWF, Mr. Sant 
has been committed to conservation in all its aspects, inspired by the 
imperative of leaving a living planet to future generations.
  As the involved and inspiring chairman of World Wildlife Fund, Mr. 
Sant has encouraged the organization to think big, working to achieve 
conservation results at a new ecoregional, landscape scale. He has 
applied his business acumen as well as a range of skills and approaches 
honed through his work in government, academia, and the nonprofit world 
to make a compelling case for conservation to decision makers around 
the world, from heads of state to government leaders in the United 
States. Encouraging partnerships, he has supported significant and 
innovative cooperative arrangements between conservation organizations, 
governments and private entrepreneurs, and among governments, all with 
the goal of advancing conservation priorities at a scale that can 
achieve lasting results. His personal support of conservation 
initiatives has made a world of difference.
  As Roger Sant steps down on September 19 after six years as WWF 
Chairman, he continues his personal commitment to conserving the 
world's endangered species and spaces. Based on his track record, we 
all can give thanks for his substantial conservation achievements as 
well as for all we know he will achieve for conservation in the coming 
years.

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