[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 19 (Friday, February 3, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E137]
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                DAVID MAO, DEPUTY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS

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                           HON. GREGG HARPER

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 3, 2017

  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend the 
Deputy Librarian of Congress, David Mao, who is leaving the Library of 
Congress after 11 years of distinguished service to accept a position 
with the Georgetown University Law Center.
   Mr. Mao, who holds a law degree from Georgetown University and a 
library degree from Catholic University, began his tenure at the 
Library in 2005, serving for five years in the Congressional Research 
Service, before working in and later leading the Law Library. In 2015 
Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington appointed Mr. Mao to become 
Deputy Librarian of Congress. Later that year he succeeded Dr. 
Billington, serving as Acting Librarian of Congress for nearly a year 
until Dr. Carla Hayden was nominated, confirmed, and sworn-in as the 
current Librarian of Congress last year. As Deputy Librarian under Dr. 
Hayden, Mr. Mao oversaw the U.S. Copyright Office, CRS, Library 
Services, and the Law Library within the Library of Congress.
   During Mr. Mao's tenure as acting Librarian of Congress and Deputy 
Librarian, he has distinguished himself by his steady leadership during 
a time of transition for the Library of Congress. Among many 
achievements he led efforts to improve the Library's information 
technology operations, including hiring a new permanent Chief 
Information Officer, strengthened the institution's overall operations, 
and created a new department focusing on national and international 
outreach.
   In my positions as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee 
on the Library of Congress in previous terms, I have always been 
impressed by David's self-effacing and gracious manner, and his 
exceptional leadership of the world's premier library. He is a 
wonderful example of a public servant. I thank him for his service to 
the Library of Congress, to the U.S. Congress, and, more broadly, to 
the American people. He will be missed on Capitol Hill. I wish him 
well.

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