[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO BERTHA GLOTZBACH

 Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, on April 23, 1941, the United 
States was at peace, although Europe and Asia were not. Citizen Kane 
was to open and be hailed as the best American film ever. A new 
baseball season was just underway and would see Joe Dimaggio hit safely 
in 56 straight games. On that day, Bertha Glotzback reported to work at 
the Department of Labor.
  Here it is almost 61 years later and Ms. Glotzbach, a native of 
Topeka, KS, is ending her career in Government service. For most of her 
time in Government Ms. Glotzbach has worked as a secretary for the U.S. 
Agency for International Development and its predecessor agencies. Ms. 
Glotzbach was there almost at the creation--joining the Economic 
Cooperation Agency less then a year after it was establish to implement 
the Marshall Plan. Through the years she has worked diligently and 
tirelessly in a number of different offices within USAID, most often in 
the Office of the General Counsel.
  Ms. Glotzbach is a special person--a person whose dedication and 
devotion to her work has demonstrated the best of what we should expect 
from public servants. Over the course of her valuable service to her 
country she has earned the respect and affection of all who have worked 
with her. She has made their lives easier by the way she has carried 
out her responsibilities. One expects nothing less from a Kansas 
native, but she shines above others.
  On March 1, 2002, Ms. Glotzbach will retire. USAID and the country 
will lose a valuable civil servant. Bertha, we wish you well in your 
retirement. Thank you for over 60 years of dedicated service to this 
country. Your Nation is grateful.

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