[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E34]
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                          HONORING DIANA MASON

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2004

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
recognition of the career of my long-time friend and constituent Mrs. 
Diana Mason.
  Diana began her career in 1963 after graduating from Diablo Valley 
College in Pleasant Hill, California. As a secretary in the engineering 
department of the United States Steel Corporation, Diana began what 
would be three decades of service to US Steel. Two years after her 
initial employment she transferred to the Industrial Engineering 
Department and finally in 1967 began working at the San Francisco 
corporate offices as secretary to the Director of Public Relations of 
Western States.
  Diana continued her exemplary service and in 1979 was promoted to 
Executive Secretary to Plant Manager and returned to Pittsburg, CA. In 
1986, US Steel merged with Pohang Steel Corporation of South Korea to 
become USS/POSCO Industries (UPI) and Diana began working as secretary 
to Mr. S.H. Yo, Executive Vice President of UPI.
  In 1993, Diana became responsible for bringing UPI to the forefront 
of the community and began her new job as Manager of Community 
Relations. In this position she worked closely with the people and 
businesses of surrounding cities--Antioch, Oakley, and Brentwood.
  In addition to her work for UPI, Diana supports several outreach 
programs including Junior Achievement, Project Read, Choices, and the 
Pittsburg Seafood Festival. She is also a member of the Pittsburg 
Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club.
  For three decades Diana has dedicated her career to working for US 
Steel and later UPI. In October 2003, Diana ended her long and 
successful career and I would like to take the time today to 
congratulate her on a job well done. I will continue to enjoy my 
friendship with her and I have tremendous respect and appreciation for 
the work she has done on behalf of her company, its employees, and our 
community.
  I encourage my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me 
in acknowledging the career and dedication of Diana Mason.

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