[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 49 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S3608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER G. CAINE

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I wish today to honor 
Christopher G. Caine, who will be leaving International Business 
Machines, IBM, Corporation after 25 years.
  For the past 13 years, Chris has served as IBM's vice president for 
governmental programs. At this position, Chris has had responsibility 
for all global public policy issues that impact the IBM Corporation. He 
represented IBM at a number of policy and economic forums that 
addressed critical issues in the emerging global economy, including the 
2004 National Intelligence Council Conference convened by the Center 
for Strategic and International Studies; the 2003 World Knowledge Forum 
in Seoul, Korea; the 2003 World Economic Forum; and events put on by 
the Shanghai International Forum and the Congressional Black Caucus.
  Before taking his current position, Chris served as IBM's director of 
Human Resources and Environmental Policy, where he worked on a variety 
of domestic policy issues including health-care reform, labor, 
personnel, health and safety, environment, and energy. Prior to that, 
he worked in a variety of government relations capacities for IBM has 
well as Coca Cola, the Eaton Corporation, and the Electronic Industries 
Association.
  In addition to his professional success, Chris has taken the time to 
use his skills and expertise for public service. He currently serves on 
the State Department's Advisory Committees on International Economic 
Policy and International Communication and Information Policy, where he 
shares his expertise on global economic issues with our country's top 
foreign policymakers. He was appointed by then-Governor Mark Warner to 
the Virginia Information Technology Investment Board, which works to 
provide the Commonwealth's government with information technology that 
will improve efficiency, safeguard important information, and enable 
the government to better serve the public. He also serves on the 
advisory boards of the Global Strategy Institute, Ford's Theatre, the 
Constitution Project, and Brainfood.
  Last year, Chris established the Caine's Scholar Award for Global 
Leadership, Business and Policy at Lafayette College, where he earned 
his bachelor's degree. This award provides recipients, who are enrolled 
in Lafayette's policy studies program, a stipend for a summer 
internship experience. Chris has stated that he created this award with 
the hope that it will help develop a new generation of leaders that 
have an appreciation for public policy and business in a global 
environment.
  Looking forward, Chris plans to start his own professional service 
firm, which will help its clients engage and succeed in our 
increasingly global economy. If Chris can provide his new clients with 
the same level of service he gave to IBM and his previous employers, I 
am confident that his new venture will be a resounding success.
  I offer my congratulations and sincere best wishes to Christopher 
Caine, his wife Betsy, and their two children as he prepares for this 
exciting new phase in his life.

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