[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        THE RETIREMENT OF U.S. BORDER PATROL CHIEF CARLA PROVOST

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                            HON. ANDY BIGGS

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 30, 2020

  Mr. BIGGS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of U.S. Border Patrol 
Chief Carla Provost. After serving our nation for 25 years, she is 
retiring this Friday.
  A native of rural Kansas, Chief Provost first joined the U.S. Border 
Patrol on January 8, 1995, and was assigned to Douglas, Arizona. 
Despite the significant culture shock, Chief Provost remained in 
southeast Arizona another ten years. In 2006, she was transferred to 
Yuma, where she served for an additional five years. As an Arizona 
resident, I am grateful for the 15 years she spent keeping our border 
secure and our communities safe.
  Chief Provost went on to hold several leadership roles throughout her 
career, serving the El Paso and El Centro Sectors, the Office of 
Professional Responsibility, and was appointed Chief of U.S. Border 
Patrol in April 2017.
  Every American should be grateful for the men and women who serve in 
the U.S. Border Patrol. Safeguarding our nation's border can be 
dangerous and grueling work. But I hear time and again from border-
region residents that their work is vital. Chief Provost describes her 
background as ``pride-in-country and service-to-country.'' She is a 
great example of and for the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol.
  I thank Chief Provost for her many years of service and leadership of 
the agency, and I wish her well in her retirement.

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