[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 7 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S86]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO RICHARD METREY

 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, today I want to pay tribute to an 
outstanding public servant, Mr. Richard Metrey, who retired last week 
after 41 years of Government service in the United States Navy.
  Throughout his career, Richard Metrey has distinguished himself 
through his leadership, commitment and dedication to public service, 
and by making government work better and more efficiently. Beginning as 
a project engineer in the Ships Machinery Division of the former Bureau 
of Ships, he swiftly worked his way up through the ranks into positions 
in senior management, including Head of the Combat Systems Branch in 
the Naval Sea Systems Command and Program Manager for the Navy Advanced 
Prototyping Program.
  For the last fifteen years, Mr. Metrey has served as Technical 
Director of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, where 
he has had a profound impact on the Navy's approach to researching, 
developing, testing and evaluating naval vehicles. During this time, 
Richard was directly responsible for the Division's entire technical 
program--its planning, execution, and staffing of current programs, as 
well as strategic planning and new starts. Prior to that, Mr. Metrey 
also served in the Navy Secretariat in a range of important 
responsibilities from Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Surface Warfare to principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy for Surface Warfare Research and Development and Acquisition.
  Mr. Metrey's colleagues attest to the ingenuity and integrity he has 
brought to the positions in which he has served. His contributions and 
accomplishments have been recognized through many prestigious awards, 
including the Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Award, the Navy 
Superior Civilian Service Award and numerous Outstanding Performance 
Awards--to name only a few. He has also been selected to serve as the 
United States representative on several international forums, and on 
high level committees, including the Congressionally established 
Advanced Submarine Advisory Panel.
  I came to know Richard Metrey in the early 1990s during the Base 
Closure and Realignment (BRAC) process. Having had the opportunity to 
work with him during the BRAC and on other matters, I can also attest 
firsthand to his professionalism and deep commitment to our Navy and 
its mission. It is my firm conviction that public service is one of the 
most honorable callings, one that demands the very best, most dedicated 
efforts of those who have the opportunity to serve their fellow 
citizens and country. Throughout his career, Richard Metrey's 
commitment and remarkable talent have enabled him to go beyond meeting 
this demand. So I want to extend my personal gratitude to Richard for 
these many years of hard work and dedication and I wish him well in 
whatever endeavors he seeks to undertake in the years ahead.

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