[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 26 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES L. ``JIMMY'' WEBB

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2012

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
great American cotton farmer, U.S. agricultural advocate, businessman, 
administrator, and dedicated community leader from the great State of 
Georgia, James L. ``Jimmy'' Webb. Earlier this month, Mr. Webb was 
elected to serve as President of the Cotton Council International, CCI. 
CCI is the National Cotton Council's, NCC, export promotions arm and 
manages programs in more than 50 countries under the prestigious COTTON 
USA trademark.
  Mr. Webb was elected to his new position at CCI's recent board 
meeting which took place in Fort Worth, Texas during the NCC's 74th 
Annual Meeting. Previously, Mr. Webb served as CCI's first vice 
president and he succeeds John D. Mitchell as CCI's newly elected 
President.
  Mr. Webb hails from Leary, Georgia and he began farming with his 
uncle, Bob McLendon, back in 1980 and he made his first crop in 1986. 
After graduating from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in 
Agriculture, Mr. Webb continued to work alongside his uncle until 1994, 
when he decided to venture out on his own.
  Over the last several years, Mr. Webb has played a positively pivotal 
and instrumental role in advocating for sound agricultural policies 
that have benefited many of our nation's farmers on regional, national 
and global platforms. He currently serves as Delegate on the National 
Cotton Council; Treasurer of the Flint River Water Planning and Policy 
Center; Director of the Edison Gin Co-op Inc.; Director of the Cotton 
Council International; President of American Peanut Marketing; and 
Director of the Southern Cotton Growers.
  Due in large part to his successful farming career and his unyielding 
advocacy on behalf of America's farmers, Mr. Webb has been recognized 
repeatedly for his agricultural achievements. In 1998, he was selected 
to participate in the National Cotton Council's prestigious leadership 
program. A few years later, in 2005, he was selected as the Lancaster 
Georgia Farmer of the Year at the Sunbelt Agriculture Expo Farm Show in 
Moultrie, Georgia. Additionally, in 2009, he was named Georgia's 
Outstanding Young Peanut Farmer of the Year.
  Mr. Webb has achieved numerous successes in his life, but none of 
this would have been possible without the support of his loving wife of 
more than twenty-five years, Anjie Webb. Mr. and Mrs. Webb are the 
proud parents of three children--Parker, Devin and Harris.
  On a personal note, Mr. Webb has served as an advisor and friend to 
me for many years and he has frequently given me wise counsel and sound 
advice.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in paying tribute 
to Mr. James L. ``Jimmy'' Webb for his outstanding contributions to 
America's agricultural industry and his principled advocacy on behalf 
of our nation's farmers.

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