[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1228]
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                     RECOGNITION OF DAVID SAFAVIAN

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                           HON. CHRIS CANNON

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 10, 2002

  Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, on July 11th, David Safavian will be sworn 
in as the Chief of Staff for the Administrator Stephen Perry at the 
General Services Administration. President Bush has made a wise choice, 
I know.
  Prior to accepting his new position, David was my Chief of Staff in 
Washington DC. In that role, he demonstrated the dedication to public 
service that I wish all Federal employees had.
  David never let partisanship get in the way of sound public policy. 
He is a leader who never forgets that only through teamwork do things 
get accomplished. And even though he was not born in Utah, he learned 
the culture, and as a result, was adopted by the Beehive State.
  Theodore Roosevelt once indicated that a man who never failed is 
someone who never did anything. David took challenges head on, fully 
knowing that failure was possible. Yet he was able to keep his eye on 
the ultimate objective: helping the people of Utah's Third 
Congressional District and the United States of America.
  Mr. Speaker, we remain good friends, and I will miss David's counsel. 
But my loss is the Administration's gain. And for that, I could not be 
more pleased.

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