[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15887]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO ANGELA MARSHALL-HOFMANN

  Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I rise today to thank Angela Marshall-
Hofmann, who has worked on my staff for more than a decade.
  I first met Angela in 1990. She was a reporter for the school 
newspaper at Eastern Montana College during her freshman year. Angela 
met me at the Billings airport to do an interview, and after the 
interview was over, she indicated she would like to be an intern in my 
Billings office.
  I told her to come in--and she did such a great job that when a part-
time position opened up, we hired her. She continued to work in the 
Billings office until she graduated from college.
  During her time in the Billings office, Angela began to develop an 
interest in trade issues. She worked on setting up a state visit by 
several Ambassadors, and helped draft an export manual for Montana's 
small businesses.
  During her senior year of college, she was encouraged to apply for 
the Rotary Club's International Scholarship. There is always a talented 
pool of students in Montana that applies for that prestigious 
scholarship--and Angela won it. She used it to study in France for a 
year, and continued to focus on international trade.
  When she came back from France she went to law school in Missoula and 
began work in our Missoula office. During her time there she got 
involved with the Mansfield Center and helped to plan their 
international conferences, including one in China.
  In 1997, Angela finally came east to work in our Washington, DC 
office, with a portfolio that included both agriculture and trade 
issues. During that time, she organized and traveled on trade missions 
to Asia and to South America.
  Angela has always been one of the best multitaskers I know. When she 
worked in the Missoula office, she was going to law school and teaching 
dance classes--and doing great at all three.
  These days, I think she has taken multitasking to a new level. With 
twin babies Marshall and Stephen at home and all of her 
responsibilities at work, she still manages to thrive.
  And not only does Angela thrive, she does so with a positive attitude 
that makes her one of the most pleasant people to work with. I doubt 
there is anyone who has a bad thing to say about her. And after all her 
years on Capitol Hill--that is really saying something.
  I was perhaps most proud of Angela, however, when she was asked this 
year to be the commencement speaker at Montana State University in 
Billings--formerly Eastern. She spoke as one of MSU's most 
distinguished alumni. I believe she inspired the graduating students to 
achieve and accomplish many great things--as Angela has.
  Angela has truly done it all--from intern, part-time staffer, and 
receptionist, to legislative assistant, and now international trade 
counsel to the Senate Finance Committee. She has worked on issues that 
are vital to Montana, including softwood lumber an agriculture. She has 
helped pass historic legislation, including Permanent Normal Trade 
Relations for China and this year's Trade Act.
  Angela--thank you for your years of hard work, for your dedication to 
the State of Montana, and for the service to your country. You will 
truly be missed.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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