SEC chairman HARVEY PITT DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE 29TH ANNUAL SECURITIES REGULATION INSTITUTE, JANUARY 23, 2002
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SPEAKER: HARVEY PITT chairman SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

"... I remember well the first San Diego conference twenty-nine years ago. I attended it, but not as a speaker. Rather, I accompanied my mentor, SEC chairman Ray Garrett, who was a speaker here for the first time as SEC chairman. Twenty-nine years later, I give my first speech in San Diego as the newest SEC chairman. I think Ray is smiling someplace -- at least I hope he is -- as he looks down on this scene. I wish he were here.

"I also wish that his closest colleague on that extraordinary Commission - Al Sommer - could be here as well. As most, if not all, of you know, Al finally succumbed to a debilitating illness, but only after battling courageously and keeping his dignity while he did so. I had lunch with Al a few weeks ago, and he was as sharp and clever as always. Al was a dear friend, a former colleague and a truly public-spirited public servant. Together Al and Ray were a formidable team and set very high standards for those who follow to try to meet ...."

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