[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8371]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BILL CANARY

 Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
dear friend, William Canary, of Montgomery, AL. Bill Canary was 
recently named president of the Business Council of Alabama.
  While he now calls Montgomery, AL, home, Bill is a native of New York 
and attended the State University of New York at Oneonta. He also holds 
a juris doctorate degree from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at 
Touro College.
  Bill came to BCA from the American Trucking Association, the national 
trade and safety organization of the U.S. trucking industry. He began 
his career at ATA nearly a decade ago, serving as counselor to the ATA 
president and CEO, Thomas J. Donohue. Over the years, he served ATA in 
various capacities including political advisor to the president and 
senior vice president for State, Federation and Intergovernmental 
Affairs. In 2001, the ATA board of directors named him their president 
and CEO.
  Prior to his service at the ATA, Bill served as a Special Assistant 
to President George H.W. Bush for Intergovernmental Affairs. From 
January 1989 through June 1991, Bill served the White House as the 
President's liaison to local elected officials and mayors throughout 
the Nation.
  Bill has also served as chief of staff for the Republican National 
Committee and as national political director for the Committee to Re-
Elect President Bush. During the 2000 Republican National Convention he 
served as a senior advisor to the co-chairman, Andrew Card, currently 
chief of staff to President George W. Bush.
  He is the coauthor of the public research product ``The Alabama 
Poll,'' and is a writer, commentator, and political analyst for several 
Alabama television programs.
  In 2001, I was proud to recommend Bill's wife Leura to serve as the 
U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Leura has served in 
this position with distinction. Bill and Leura have a daughter, 
Margaret, and a son, Will.
  Bill Canary is a good friend and a beloved family man. I offer him my 
congratulations and best wishes in his new role as president of 
BCA.

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