[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING WILLIAM J. KOWALSKI

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2008

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in honoring William J. Kowalski as he retires from the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation on August 1st.
  William ``Bill'' Kowalski became a Special Agent in May 1983 after 
receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Detroit 
in 1979 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit School of 
Law in 1982. After taking the oath of office he trained at the FBI 
Academy in Quantico, Virginia and began his Bureau career by returning 
to his hometown of Detroit.
  After serving tours of duty in Memphis and New York City, Bill was 
promoted to a supervisory position at FBI Headquarters in 1989. In this 
capacity he was responsible for counter-intelligence and espionage 
investigations throughout the United States. He was one of the first 
FBI Agents to travel to Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Berlin 
Wall.
  Returning to Detroit, Bill became a Field Supervisor in the Detroit 
Division in August, 1992. He assumed supervisory responsibilities in 
Flint and Ann Arbor. In September 2004 he was promoted to Assistant 
Special Agent in Charge, Detroit Division, overseeing the FBI Detroit's 
Joint Terrorism Task Force, with counter-terrorism investigation 
jurisdiction in the state of Michigan.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to rise and join me 
in applauding the exemplary work of William J. Kowalski. He has been a 
dedicated public servant, working to ensure the safety of the United 
States and its citizens for many, many years. I have appreciated his 
insight, his thoughtfulness and his commitment to performing his work 
and I wish him the best as he enters the next phase of his life.

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