[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 161 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF DON L. RIDING

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Don Riding in the 
event of his retirement after 39 dedicated years of service with the 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
  Mr. Riding was appointed to the Officer in Charge position at U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services in Fresno in September 2003. Prior 
to this, he had served as Officer in Charge of the Fresno INS Suboffice 
since May 1984. In his previous capacity, he supervised the enforcement 
and benefits function of the INS in Central California. These 
operations included the processing of applications for benefits such as 
permanent residents and naturalization, investigation of criminal and 
administrative violations, as well as the detention and removal of 
violators of immigration laws.
  Mr. Riding began his career with INS in 1972 as an Immigration 
Inspector in El Paso, Texas. He transferred to Baltimore, Maryland in 
1975 as a Criminal Investigator. In 1980, he was promoted to the 
position of Course Developer and Instructor at the Immigration Officer 
Academy in Glynco, Georgia with a focus on Examinations. In 1982, Mr. 
Riding was promoted to the position of Port Director of Laredo, Texas. 
This job supervised the inspection of persons entering the United 
States at one of the largest land border ports of entry. He held this 
position until he was transferred to Fresno as Officer in Charge in 
1984.
  Prior to beginning his career with INS, Mr. Riding spent two years in 
the United States Army and two years on a church mission trip to 
Brazil. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brigham Young University 
where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in law enforcement in 1972. 
He is married to Donna Bright of Baltimore and has five children and 
four grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring Mr. Don 
Riding for his years of dedication to the United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.

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