[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MR. P.T. WRIGHT

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2007

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. P.T. 
Wright, the Acting Deputy Director of the United States Visitor and 
Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program, who was 
recently awarded the prestigious Presidential Rank Award for 
Meritorious Executive.
  This award was given for his extraordinary contributions to the 
security of our Nation over the course of a U.S. border management 
career spanning 33 years. This award is presented to a small number of 
federal senior executives who have made significant accomplishments 
throughout their careers in the Federal Government. Mr. P.T. Wright 
first began his career with the former U.S. Customs Service on August 
30, 1973, and has held key positions in customs and border protection 
management in Washington, DC, El Paso, Texas, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and 
Nogales, Arizona.
  Mr. Wright also serves as the U.S. team leader on the U.S.-Mexico Bi-
National Technical Working Group and the U.S.-Canadian Bi-National 
Technical Working group for the implementation of the US-VISIT program. 
In recognition of his work with Mexico and Canada, he has received the 
National Narcotics Officers Association Customs Award and the European 
Commission-Sanctions Ambassador's Peace Recognition Award.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to have this time to recognize Acting 
Deputy Director P.T. Wright, a fellow public servant working to help 
improve our Nation's security.

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