[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO RETA LAFORD

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I am proud to announce the recent 
appointment of my legislative fellow for 2007, Ms. Reta LaFord, to the 
position of Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Coronado National Forest in 
New Mexico and Arizona. Reta has been invaluable in my office 
throughout this past year, specializing in Native-American and natural-
resource issues. Her 20 years of experience working for the Forest 
Service in Montana and other parts of the West provided me with greater 
expertise related to how the Federal Government can successfully work 
with the tribes and other stakeholder groups on critical land 
management issues. She has particular sensitivity to the cultural 
concerns of the tribes in the West, and the USDA Forest Service will 
indeed gain from her knowledge and understanding as the Federal 
Government works with tribal governments in the Coronado National 
Forest to resolve important resource management challenges. Reta's 
diligence and thoroughness for the projects she manages will bring her 
tremendous success in this next chapter of her career.
  I wish her the very best and thank her for her devoted service to the 
great state of Idaho during 2007. She will be missed in my office.

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