[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JOYCE WOODBURN

 Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, today I honor Ms. Joyce Woodburn's 
35 years of dedicated service at the Central Intelligence Agency. Ms. 
Woodburn has had a long and distinguished Government career, and on 
January 2, 2007, she will bring to a close a career as a CIA staff 
officer that includes over 27 years in the CIA's Office of 
Congressional Affairs.
  Joyce began her extensive career as a secretary and rose to the rank 
of senior executive within the Agency. During her career, she has 
worked for 7 Presidents, 13 Directors of Central Intelligence, 2 
Directors of the CIA, and the first Director of National Intelligence.
  Joyce's excellent work and professionalism is well known to us on the 
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and she has been a linchpin in 
coordinating and supporting the CIA's relations with Congress over the 
last 27 years. Her calm and friendly diplomacy has certainly smoothed 
over many a bump in the CIA's relations with Congress.
  She has represented the CIA in Congress through some historic crises, 
including the ordeal of the American hostages in Iran, the Soviet 
occupation of Afghanistan, the bombings of the Embassy and Marine 
compounds in Beirut, the Iran-Contra scandal, the fall of the Soviet 
Union, Operation Desert Storm, Somalia, the bombings of our embassies 
in Africa, 9/11 and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the invasions of 
Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the current tensions with Iran and 
North Korea. Joyce has been a tremendous help over the past 27 years in 
getting the members and staff of the Senate Select Committee on 
Intelligence the information and briefings we need to do our work.
  Thank you for your service, Joyce, and we wish you a healthy and 
prosperous retirement.

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