[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TERRY R. CARLSTROM

 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I pay tribute today to Terry R. 
Carlstrom, a distinguished and respected steward of our Nation's 
natural and cultural resources. Terry is retiring after more than four 
decades of dedicated public service in the U.S. Department of the 
Interior, including 8 years as Director of the National Park Service's 
National Capital Region. I want to extend my personal congratulations 
and thanks for his many years of service and contributions to 
protecting and enhancing our national treasures.
  Throughout his career, Terry has distinguished himself for his 
leadership and commitment to public service and to managing some of our 
Nation's most precious natural and cultural resources. Beginning as a 
young forester at Bridger National Forest in Wyoming in the early 
1960s, Terry also served in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service before joining the National Park Service in 
1972. He quickly advanced to positions in senior management in the 
National Park Service including Chief of Planning for the Denver 
Service Center Western Team and the Alaska Regional Office, Associate 
Regional Director for Professional Services in the National Capital 
Region and, most recently, as Regional Director.
  During his 22-year tenure in the National Capital Region, I had the 
opportunity to work closely with Terry and members of his staff on a 
number of National Park initiatives in the State of Maryland and the 
broader Washington metropolitan region including land acquisitions at 
Monocacy Battlefield, the renovation of the Baltimore-Washington 
Parkway, the restoration of historic structures in the C&O Canal 
National Historical Park, at Fort Washington, and the restoration and 
joint management of Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County. Terry was also 
responsible for the difficult task of overseeing the construction and 
dedication of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, the Korean Veteran 
War Memorial, and the World War II Memorial, among other monuments. I 
know firsthand the extraordinary leadership and expertise Terry brought 
not only to the National Parks and Monuments in this region, but 
equally important, to building and encouraging one of the finest, most 
professional teams of Federal employees in the Nation.
  The legacy of Terry Carlstrom's 41-year career can be seen in our 
national parks across the country and especially here in the National 
Capital region but it can also be seen in the people who have been 
fortunate enough to come to know him. He has earned the admiration and 
respect of his colleagues in the National Park Service as well as the 
visitors to the parks he has worked to improve. It is my firm 
conviction that public service is one of the most honorable callings, 
one that demands unwavering dedication to the citizens and country they 
serve. Throughout his career, Terry has exemplified this commitment to 
his country and to his fellow citizens. I want to extend my personal 
congratulations to Terry on his very distinguished career and join with 
his friends and coworkers in wishing him well in the years 
ahead.

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