[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
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                 CONGRATULATIONS TO WALTER B. SLOCOMBE

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Walter B. 
Slocombe, who was recently confirmed by the Senate to be Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy. Mr. Slocombe brings a wealth of 
experience and public service to this position.
  Mr. President, this is an historic period for the Department of 
Defense. The instability and uncertainty of the post cold war world is 
presenting new challenges to our Nation's military at a time of 
internal downsizing and budget cuts. Given this environment, I was very 
pleased to vote in support of an individual with Mr. Slocombe's 
credentials.
  Walter Slocombe has spent a great deal of his career working on 
defense policy. From November 1979 to January 1981, he was Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning, serving concurrently as 
Director of the Department of Defense SALT Task Force. In 1969 and 
1970, Mr. Slocombe was a member of the Program Analysis Office of the 
National Security Council staff, focusing on long term security policy 
planning and intelligence issues.
  A graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International 
Affairs at Princeton, and Harvard Law School, Mr. Slocombe is the 
author of numerous papers on both defense policy and tax law. He has 
also served as an advisor or consultant to a number of our Nation's 
most prestigious think tanks, including RAND and the Center for 
Strategic and International Studies.
  Mr. President, I am pleased that Walter Slocombe is bringing his 
energy and keen intellect to the Department of Defense. I know my 
colleagues join me in both congratulating him, and wishing him good 
luck in this important position.

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