[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 188 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE SERVICES OF SERGE S. DUARTE

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2007

  Mr. ISSA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 20 years of 
exemplary service that Serge S. Duarte has given to this great country.
  Serge S. Duarte, a native of southern California, is the Deputy 
Special Agent in Charge in San Diego for U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, ICE, Office of Investigations.
  From March 1987 to 2003, Mr. Duarte served in a variety of 
management, supervisory, and Federal investigative roles with the U.S. 
Customs Service. During his first 5 years with Customs, Mr. Duarte 
conducted extensive undercover investigations penetrating international 
narcotics trafficking organizations.
  In March 2003, the U.S. Customs Service merged under the newly 
created Department of Homeland Security. Under this new organization, 
Mr. Duarte oversees a large Federal law enforcement workforce that 
conducts investigations into terrorism, protection of critical 
infrastructure, money laundering, commercial fraud, copyright 
protection, criminal gangs, immigration fraud, cyber crimes, and 
narcotics smuggling. He is responsible for enforcement operations that 
have identified and removed over 500 unauthorized aliens illegally 
working at airports, military installations, Government shipyards and 
other critical infrastructure facilities in San Diego. Additionally, 
over 100 persons in the San Diego area involved in sexual predation and 
child pornography have been arrested or deported. Finally, he oversees 
investigations into criminal organizations that are responsible for the 
illegal transfer of military aircraft hardware and restricted 
technology from the United States to Iran, China and other proscribed 
countries.
  Mr. Duarte received a masters in public administration from National 
University in 2003. He is also a graduate of the FBI Law Enforcement 
Executive Development Seminar and the Federal Executive Institute in 
Charlottesville, VA, and is a veteran of the United States Marine 
Corps. He is the Chair of the Border Research Technology Center 
Advisory Council, and a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Area Maritime 
Security Council, the National Tactical Officers Association, the 
California Narcotic Officers Association, the Intelligence and National 
Security Alliance, and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development 
Association.
  On behalf of the people of the United States, whom Serge Duarte spent 
a career serving, I thank him for his service and commitment to the 
defense of our Nation.

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