[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                      IN HONOR OF MR. MARTY McVEY

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 14, 2016

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to honor a respected 
business and community leader, Marty McVey.
  Mr. McVey proudly served the American people for over four years, 
from 2011 to 2015. In 2011, he was appointed by President Barack Obama 
to serve as a Director of the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID) Board for International Food and Agricultural 
Development (BIFAD). USAID plays a critical role in our nation's 
efforts to stabilize regions and build responsive local governance. The 
agency addresses many of the same problems as military interventions, 
but uses a different set of tools.
  Mr. McVey's responsibilities with the agency included providing 
guidance to the federal government regarding investments in training, 
research, and technology transfer to developing countries. As part of 
these responsibilities, Mr. McVey served as Chairman for the Haitian 
Reconstruction Task Force, as well as Chairman of the BIFAD Budget 
Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of a friend who has served our 
President and our country well, the Honorable Marty McVey.



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