Max Baucus: “I rise today to thank Angela Marshall- Hofmann, who has worked on my staff for more than a decade. I first met Angela in…”

“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.”