[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1708]
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                         TRIBUTE TO KATE BARLOW

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2018

  Mr. ROYCE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in order to 
commend Kate Barlow, who has loyally served on my staff as director of 
scheduling and operations for over six years. Previously she served in 
a similar role for Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA).
  Kate has simultaneously served as expeditor, gatekeeper and manager 
of my daily schedule. Given my dual role, as Representative of the 39th 
District of California and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs 
Committee, this has never been an easy task. As we can all attest, the 
trajectory of a day on Capitol Hill is never a straight line nor does 
it end as planned.
  In her role, Kate has brought order out of chaos and extinguished 
daily fires with technical skill and humor. Given the sheer volume of 
meeting requests from embassies and foreign dignitaries, she has 
learned to say sometimes ``yes'' and often ``no'' with grace and 
professionalism in many languages. She has shown daily kindness and 
patience in a place lacking in both.
  Over the last year, Kate's role in my office has grown to serve as 
director of protocol and member services for the House Foreign Affairs 
Committee. She successfully organized and took part in a bipartisan 
congressional delegation trip to South America and coordinated 
committee-wide meetings with visiting Heads of State.
  I have no doubt she will continue to grow and succeed in her future 
endeavors.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Kate Barlow for her 
service.

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