[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 48 (Thursday, April 11, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SERVICE OF ANNE EVANS

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 11, 2013

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Anne Evans, United 
States Department of Commerce International Trade Administration 
District Director for Connecticut. I congratulate her for her induction 
into the New England Tire and Service Association (NETSA) Hall of Fame 
for 2013 and wish to recognize her numerous achievements in business, 
government, and service to her country and community.
  Throughout her career, Anne has demonstrated a commitment to 
excellence. From her childhood experience learning valuable customer 
service skills from her father and grandfather, through her leadership 
of New England's tire industry, and now as a senior Department of 
Commerce Official, Anne continues to seek innovative approaches to 
develop New England and Connecticut's economy and solve business and 
environmental challenges.
  Anne's career began early, helping with the family business. As a 
young professional, she served her state in Washington, D.C. as a 
Congressional and Committee staff member, as well as in the Connecticut 
Assembly. While Anne would go on to an illustrious career in government 
service, her family business came calling first. When her father fell 
ill in 1978, Anne returned to Connecticut to run the family tire 
business.
  Over her 30 year career in the tire industry, Anne has found success 
in the retreading, retailing, distribution, and import-export sectors. 
Joining Import Tire in 1982 sparked Anne's passion for international 
trade. She dove headfirst into global challenges facing the tire 
industry, forming a company to focus on international trade in tires as 
well as the global waste-tire disposal. This company, in partnership 
with Oxford Energy, developed the Exeter Energy Plant in Sterling, 
Connecticut. She was recognized for her immense success and went on to 
manage waste-tire issues for the government of the United Kingdom and 
founded Elm Energy and Recycling Limited with the support of the global 
tire industry. Her commitment to global business issues culminated in 
2008 when she was appointed as the District Director for Connecticut to 
the United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration.
  For her efforts, Anne has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, 
The New Yorker, The Financial Times, and the New York Times. In 2000, 
she received the International Business Leader of the Year award from 
the Metro Hartford Chamber of Commerce. In 2003 Anne was awarded the 
Tire Industry Association ``Industry Pioneer Award'' for her leadership 
and achievements in the waste tire industry. In 2012 the Hartford 
Business Journal named Anne as the ``Remarkable Business Woman of the 
Year.'' Most recently, in December of 2012, she was recognized by the 
U.S. Department of Commerce for her work in creating and sustaining her 
Veterans Workforce Development Program at the Middletown Export Center. 
Since I was elected to Congress, I have worked closely with Anne to 
help Connecticut companies expand exports. Anne and I have lead trade 
missions to the United Kingdom, Israel, and Belgium with Connecticut 
companies to help create new economic opportunities and jobs in the 
state.
  Anne's honor gives us the opportunity to reflect on our shared 
commitment to growing our economy in the face of the challenges of 
increased global competition. I ask my colleagues to join me today in 
honoring Anne Evans's induction into the NETSA Hall of Fame for 2013.

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