[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 103 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1474]
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                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARK BURGET

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to pay tribute to Mark 
Burget of Boulder, Colorado and his hard work to advance the goals of 
The Nature Conservancy. Recently, Mark announced he would be leaving 
his position as the Colorado Director of the Nature Conservancy and 
moving on to The Nature Conservancy Director of the Global Priority 
Group. As he moves on in his career, I am honored to recognize his 
accomplishments before this body of Congress and this nation.
  Mark spent his childhood in Chester County, Pennsylvania. After 
receiving his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, and his 
master's in business and Juris Doctoris degree from the University of 
Virginia, he began his work for the Nature Conservancy in 1992. Soon 
after, he accepted the appointment as Colorado State Director for the 
Nature Conservancy. He was Colorado Director for eleven years, where he 
worked hard to protect 416,000 acres of natural land in Colorado. His 
new position with the Nature Conservancy will be the Director of the 
Global Priority Group, where he will work to identify and to act on the 
most urgent needs for conservation across the globe.
  Mr. Speaker, Mike will serve The Nature Conservancy well in his new 
capacity. He has already done much to protect natural lands in the 
state of Colorado, and I am confident he will continue to build upon 
this proud legacy. I congratulate Mike on his new job and wish him all 
the best in his future endeavors.

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