[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 219 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1387-E1388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING UNITED STATES COAST GUARD COMMANDER ADAM KOZIATEK

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 20, 2021

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize United States 
Coast Guard Commander Adam Koziatek for his outstanding performance as 
part of my committee staff over the past two years.
  Commander Koziatek graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 
2002. Following graduation, he was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard 
cutter Morgenthau, where he supervised the engineering department and 
managed a $250,000 annual budget. After this assignment, Commander 
Koziatek was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bertholf as an 
engineer officer. In this role, he established shipboard programs and 
conducted oversight of a $276 million contract.

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  Then, in 2006, Commander Koziatek enrolled in the U.S. Naval Joint 
Flight Training program. Following completion of this program, 
Commander Koziatek utilized his training to respond to the Deepwater 
Horizon oil spill and the humanitarian relief efforts following the 
2010 earthquake in Haiti, he would later execute missions spanning the 
Coast Guard's largest area of operation.
  In 2018, Commander Koziatek was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard's 
Financial Analysis & Budget Execution Division, where he was 
responsible for a portfolio exceeding $6 billion. Then, in 2020 
Commander Koziatek began as a fellow to the House Appropriations 
Subcommittee on Homeland Security. He brought nearly 20 years of 
experience with the U.S. Coast Guard and became a trusted and valuable 
member of my staff.
  I offer my deepest appreciation to Commander Koziatek, and I wish him 
the very best.