[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 111 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8844-S8845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF ALFONSO E. LENHARDT AS SERGEANT AT ARMS

  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I send a resolution to the desk and ask 
for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 149) providing for the election of 
     Alfonso E. Lenhardt as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate, effective September 4, 2001.

  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, it is my honor to welcome Alfonso E. 
Lenhardt as Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate.
  In 1789, when the office was first established, the challenges of the 
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were quite different than they are today. The Sergeant at Arms was 
given the responsibility for keeping a majority of members together 
long enough to organize and begin the business of government.
  Today, the job has grown, and so has the office. The Sergeant at Arms 
is now the chief protocol and law enforcement officer of the Senate, as 
well as the administrative manager for many Senate support services. 
The Sergeant at Arms oversees the largest staff and budget in the U.S. 
Senate.
  That expanded role demands expanded skills--in both law-enforcement 
and management.
  In every position he has held, Al Lenhardt has demonstrated those 
skills as well as a solemn commitment to public service.
  Al retired from the United States Army in 1997 as a Major General 
after over 31 years of domestic and international experience in 
national security and law enforcement programs. As Commanding General 
at the U.S. Army Recruiting Command in Ft. Knox, KY, he managed and 
directed over 13,000 people in over 1,800 separate locations.
  Before the recruiting command, Al served as the senior military 
police officer in the Army, overseeing all Army police operations and 
security matters worldwide and managing a budget of over $300 million.
  For the past four years, he has served as Executive Vice President 
and Chief Operating Officer of the Council on Foundations, a non-profit 
membership association of foundations and corporate philanthropic 
organizations.
  Al Lenhardt is a versatile senior executive with the stature, the 
management experience and the law enforcement portfolio to make an 
outstanding Senate Sergeant at Arms. While Al Lenhardt may not be 
readily known to you because he has no prior connection to me or to the 
Senate, I think my colleagues will be impressed with the experience, 
the ability and the character of the man.
  In the 212 year history of the Senate, Al Lenhardt will become the 
35th person to serve as Sergeant at Arms, and the first African 
American to hold this position.
  But more importantly, Al is clearly of the highest caliber and 
qualifications. The Senate will benefit greatly from his service and 
leadership. We all look forward to working with him in the months and 
years ahead.
  Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be 
agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, without 
intervening action for debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 149) was agreed to.
  (The text of S. Res. 149 is printed in today's Record under 
``Statements on Submitted Resolutions.'')

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