[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 78 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      APPRECIATION FOR LENEICE WU

 Mr. BIDEN. Madam President, I would like to take this 
opportunity to extend the appreciation of the Senate to a devoted 
public servant at the Congressional Research Service. Leneice Wu is 
retiring from CRS after 34 years of service to the United States 
Congress, a period spanning 17 Congresses and the tenures of eight 
Presidents. Only five sitting members of the Senate and three Members 
of the House of Representatives have longer terms of service to the 
Nation. This length of service is not only a credit to Ms. Wu, but also 
a demonstration of the dedication that the staff of the Congressional 
Research Service bring in their support of our work in Congress.
  After graduating from Mary Washington College in 1968, Ms. Wu began 
her career with the Library of Congress as a research assistant, and is 
now concluding it as the CRS Deputy Assistant Director of the Foreign 
Affairs, Defense and Trade Division. During her decades of service, Ms. 
Wu has provided research and analytical support to Members of Congress 
on a broad range of international relations issues, with a particular 
focus upon the difficult challenges of arms control. The Strategic Arms 
Limitation Talks, START, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, nuclear non-
proliferation, and chemical-biological arms control are but a few of 
the areas in which she has assisted Congress. A list of her reports and 
analytical memoranda to Congress would run several pages, but a brief 
survey finds: Congress and the Termination of the Vietnam War, Nuclear 
Proliferation: Future U.S. Foreign Policy Implications, Congress and 
Arms Control Policy, and U.S. Foreign Military Sales Legislation. Ms. 
Wu also coordinated and contributed to the eight-part Fundamentals of 
Nuclear Arms Control, issued as a Committee Print by the House 
Committee on Foreign Affairs. On two occasions, Ms. Wu was detailed to 
the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to advise in the preparation of 
Arms Control Impact Statements, ensuring attention to congressional 
intent and interests.
  In addition to her research responsibilities, Ms. Wu has undertaken 
numerous administrative responsibilities. Prior to her present 
position, within the Foreign Affairs Division she has served as head of 
the Central Research Unit, the International Organizations, 
Development, and Security Section, and the Defense Policy and Arms 
Control Section. Following these assignments she moved on to become the 
Foreign Affairs Division's Program Coordinator and later Research 
Coordinator. Ms. Wu has also overseen a unique and vital resource to 
the Congress, CRS's Language Services, which provides foreign language 
translations for both Members and Committees. For the Liberty of 
Congress as whole, Ms. Wu has served as a member of the Women's Program 
Advisory Committee, and as both Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor 
and Officer.
  Ms. Wu is a fine example of those many staff in this institution who 
work in virtual anonymity to support the important work of the 
Congress. On behalf of my colleagues, I extend our deep appreciation to 
Ms. Wu for her service, and wish her the very best in her future 
endeavors.

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