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and two field stations, McAlester, Oklahoma, and Oakland, California. In
1984, I joined the Philadelphia Region as the Deputy Regional Director

responsible for claims generated from three compensation programs: Black
Lung, Longshore and Federal Workmen’s Compensation. My last assignment
was as the District Director of the Workmen’s Compensation Program in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I am James I. Walsh and I served in the Departments of Labor and

Commerce. My duties as an Economist included forming and the
administration of Task Forces to resolve various disputes between private
trading firms, longshoremen organizations, and government agencies. I was
an Administrative Judge, pro tem, in court cases involving tariff and other

trade questions. In addition, I was involved in trade negotiations, e.g. Tokyo
Round. My duties included explaining recent changing trade policies to very
different audiences including trade associations and chambers of commerce,

both foreign and domestic. I also was a visiting professor at several foreign
and domestic universities where many said my work at task forces contributed
to better understanding and better trade relations. Excellent in-house classes
helped me develop decisions and summary reports, which resulted in positive

citizen responses to government trade policies.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

I am Nyda Budig and I served in the U.S. Department of State (DOS) for 37
years. During much of my career, I worked in Public Affairs, handling media,

Congressional and general inquiries on consular issues. Those involved
outreach regarding issuance of U.S. passports, U.S. visas for immigrants and
non-immigrants and assistance to U.S. citizens traveling and living overseas.

My work was extremely rewarding and directly impacted the public we served.
My Unit also maintained our Bureaus’ website with pertinent information on
applying for a U.S. passport, travel warnings, and the visa process at U.S.

embassies and consulates abroad.

To educate Congress, foreign student advisers at U.S. colleges and universities,

and the travel industry, I organized briefings for staff members and outside
groups, so that they in turn could understand consular work and better inform

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