[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3028-S3029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO FRANK FANNON

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize my good friend 
and former staffer, Mr. Frank Fannon, who has been confirmed to lead 
the State Department's Bureau of Energy Resources.
  We have seen how expanding U.S. energy exports to Eastern Europe has 
supported our allies and curbed Russia's influence in the region. As 
Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, Frank can use his 
leadership

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and expertise effectively to advance American energy dominance and 
enforce energy sanctions, like those against Russia and Iran.
  Frank served as energy counsel to the Senate Committee on Environment 
and Public Works from 2003 to 2007. While at EPW, his knowledge on 
energy issues was vital. He drafted key provisions of the bipartisan 
Energy Policy Act of 2005, legislation that helped to unleash American 
innovation and set the conditions for today's energy abundance.
  I want to congratulate Frank Fannon on this well-deserved 
confirmation and wish him well in his new role at the State Department.

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