[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     WHITE HOUSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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                          HON. CHARLES F. BASS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 10, 1999

  Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to pay tribute to a recipient of 
the distinguished 1998-1999 White House Fellowship Program--Lieutenant 
Commander Mark Montgomery of Sunapee, New Hampshire.
  Established in 1965, the White House Fellowship program honors 
outstanding citizens across the United States who demonstrate 
excellence in academics, public service, and leadership. It is the 
nation's most prestigious fellowship for public service and leadership 
development. Each year, there are 500-800 applicants nationwide for 11 
to 19 fellowships. Past distinguished U.S. Navy White House Fellow 
alumni have gone on to become exceptional military leaders and I have 
no doubt Commander Montgomery will be successful in his future 
endeavors.
  This award is well-earned by an individual who carries himself with 
great professionalism and distinction in the finest traditions of our 
country's military history. Lieutenant Commander Montgomery was most 
recently Executive Officer of the destroyer U.S.S. Elliot. He was one 
of only a handful of liberal arts majors to complete the naval nuclear 
power program. Lieutenant Commander Montgomery has completed two 
overseas deployments on the nuclear powered cruiser U.S.S. Bainbridge. 
He also led a team of thirty Bainbridge sailors to provide disaster 
relief on the island of St. Croix after Hurricane Hugo. He later was 
assigned as Operations Officer of U.S.S. Leftwich and then to the 
reactor department of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, where he was 
deployed to Bosnia during air strikes. Commander Montgomery will be 
Commissioning Commanding Officer of U.S.S. McCampbell. In addition to 
his military service, Commander Montgomery is involved with the Big 
Brother organization.
  Commander Montgomery's distinguished military career made him a 
perfect candidate for his current White House Fellowship assignment 
with the National Security Council. In this capacity, he manages the 
operation for the Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group, which is 
responsible for implementing presidential decision directives on 
critical national infrastructures. He also coordinates the interagency 
development of a National Infrastructure Assurance Plan, which 
formulates the Administration's efforts to protect our government and 
private sector infrastructures from terrorist attack. Commander 
Montgomery was a member of the U.S. delegation that traveled to the 
United Arab Emirates on a mission regarding security cooperation. Other 
responsibilities include working on the Counter-Terrorism Security 
Group and coordinating NSC policy on international Y2K issues.
  The people of this nation can feel secure in the knowledge that 
individuals like Commander Montgomery are working for them. For his 
efforts, and in recognition of the well-deserved honor of serving as a 
White House Fellow, I am privileged to commend and pay tribute to 
Commander Montgomery.

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