[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 113 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF AMBASSADOR ALLAN KATZ

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                            HON. DEVIN NUNES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 1, 2013

  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today alongside my colleagues, 
Representatives David Valadao, Jim Costa, and David Cicilline, to 
commemorate the retirement of U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Allan Katz.
  A lawyer by training, Ambassador Katz worked on the staffs of 
Congressmen Bill Gunter and David Obey before serving as General 
Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives Commission on 
Administrative Review. He then moved to Florida, where he served as 
Assistant Insurance Commissioner and General Counsel for the State of 
Florida Insurance Department. Afterward he went into private practice.
  In March 2010, Allan Katz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. 
Ambassador to Portugal. A capable and gifted representative of our 
Nation, Ambassador Katz served with distinction, upholding the United 
States' long friendship with the Portuguese people. We recognize and 
commend his fine service on the occasion of his retirement.

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