[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  HONORING THE SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT JAMIE C. FREDERICK OF THE UNITED 
                           STATES COAST GUARD

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                         HON. FRANK A. LoBIONDO

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 2009

  Mr. LoBIONDO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize LT Jamie C. 
Frederick for his service to the United States House of Representatives 
and for his fifteen years of service to our country in the United 
States Coast Guard.
  LT Jamie C. Frederick was assigned as Congressional Liaison Officer 
to the House in the Office of Coast Guard Congressional and 
Governmental Affairs in July 2007. As Congressional Liaison Officer, he 
worked directly with the Coast Guard's appropriations and authorizing 
committees to ensure the Service receives the necessary resources and 
legislative authorities to effectively execute its vital missions. 
Lieutenant Frederick served as the face of the Coast Guard here in the 
House and has sacrificed countless hours of time with his family to 
respond to Congressional requests and to accompany Members and staff as 
we travel to learn firsthand about Coast Guard missions and policies in 
the field.
  In my roles as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, my staff and I relied on 
Lieutenant Frederick's tremendous familiarity and understanding of the 
needs, as well as operational missions, roles and responsibilities of 
the United States Coast Guard to conduct or oversight of the Service.
  Lieutenant Frederick began his Coast Guard career after graduating 
from Dover High School in Dover Plains, New York. Following basic 
training in Cape May, New Jersey, he was assigned to the USCG Cutter 
BITTERSWEET before he moved on to a three year assignment at Coast 
Guard Station Two Rivers, Wisconsin, where he served as a rescue boat 
coxswain, engineer and federal law enforcement boarding officer.
  In October 1999, he was one of only 30 enlisted members selected to 
attend Coast Guard Officer Candidate School at the United States Coast 
Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. Upon graduation in 2000, he 
received a commission as an ensign and was assigned to Coast Guard 
Sector Key West, Florida as an Operations Center Controller and Public 
Affairs Officer. While serving as the unit's Public Affairs Officer he 
earned back-to-back CDR Jim Simpson Awards for excellence in media and 
public relations.
  In 2002, he was selected to serve as the Aide to then Coast Guard 
Chief of Staff, Admiral Thad W. Allen. Admiral Allen is currently 
serving as the twenty-third Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. 
Lieutenant Frederick was a key member of Admiral Allen's staff during 
the Coast Guard's transition to the Department of Homeland Security.
  In 2004, Lieutenant Frederick was selected to command Coast Guard 
Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Washington. As the Commanding 
Officer, he was responsible for operations and readiness of the largest 
Search and Rescue and Law Enforcement Station in the Pacific Northwest 
with 7,100 square-miles of ocean, the treacherous Columbia River Bar, 
and 42 nautical-miles of the lower Columbia River. During his tenure as 
the Commanding Officer, the Station conducted over 800 search and 
rescue and 500 law enforcement cases. In 2006, he and his crew were 
awarded the Pacific Area Coast Guard Foundation Award for Heroism for a 
winter rescue of the 50-foot fishing vessel Catherine M.
  Lieutenant Frederick was a finalist for the Witherspoon Inspirational 
Leadership Award, the highest leadership award in the USCG, in 2005 and 
was recognized as an Honorable Mention in 2006. It should also be noted 
that Lieutenant Frederick's military decorations include the 
Meritorious Service Medal, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, the 
Coast Guard Achievement Medal and a variety of other personal, team and 
unit commendations.
  Lieutenant Frederick was recently selected for promotion to 
Lieutenant Commander and will attend Johns Hopkins University for a 
master's degree in communications beginning this fall. I know 
Lieutenant Frederick will excel in his studies. The critical work he 
has done in service to the Coast Guard and our nation is an example for 
all those that serve. I wish the best to him and his wife Kimberly and 
his children. Thank you, Lieutenant Frederick for a job well done.

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