[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN HONOR OF GEORGE A. KALOGRIDIS, PRESIDENT OF DISNEYLAND RESORT

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
George Kalogridis, who is the president of Disneyland in my hometown of 
Anaheim. George will be celebrating 40 years on September 11, in just a 
few days, and I wish to offer him my heartiest congratulations for his 
40 years with the Disney Corporation.
  George started as a busboy at the age of 17 at Walt Disney World, and 
he has worked his way up to numerous positions including being the 
chief operating officer for Disneyland in Paris, and now he's the 
president of Disneyland in Orange County, California, where he oversees 
21,000 employees.
  George's outstanding record of achievement has increased the value of 
Disneyland to our community in Orange County, and I know that he 
continues to try to improve and to provide the leadership that that 
wonderful world-known resort needs.
  The story of George's rise from a busboy to the president of 
Disneyland is really the accomplishment of the American Dream, and I am 
proud to extend him my best wishes and congratulations.

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