[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 48 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF MR. JAMES F. SLOAN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT 
             AFTER 34 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE

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                          HON. SILVESTRE REYES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 2009

  Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a fellow 
Army veteran, a man of great integrity and an unwavering sense of 
commitment to his Nation, Mr. James F. Sloan, on the occasion of his 
retirement after 34 distinguished years of public service.
  I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Sloan in his role as the 
Coast Guard's Assistant Commandant for Intelligence. When he assumed 
his duties in 2003, the Coast Guard had only two years earlier been 
designated a member of the Intelligence Community. In the years since, 
Mr. Sloan has been responsible for modernizing the Coast Guard 
intelligence program to keep pace with an ever-expanding and 
increasingly complex set of national security threats.
  Mr. Sloan has also worked to cultivate extensive relationships and 
collaborative partnerships with other elements of the Intelligence 
Community. He has been an enthusiastic advocate for bringing the Coast 
Guard's wide-ranging expertise to bear in a variety of crucial national 
missions. Under his leadership, the Coast Guard has become an integral 
actor in the fight against terrorism, providing port security, 
conducting maritime interdiction, and supplying essential tactical and 
operational intelligence to a variety of other U.S. Government 
agencies.
  I would be remiss if I failed to mention Mr. Sloan's 21 years of 
service with the United States Secret Service. During more than two 
decades, he served as the agency's Deputy Assistant Director for 
Protective Operations and later as the Senior Program Manager of the 
Anti-Terrorism programs, where he represented the Secret Service on the 
National Security Council.
  The Nation is better and safer as a result of Mr. Sloan's service. 
For that, we thank him.

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