[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of Thomas R. Lamont

  I would like to add, Madam President, before I ask for this consent, 
that one of the numbers I have just read relates to the nomination of 
Thomas Lamont, to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower 
and Reserve Affairs.
  Mr. Lamont is a friend of mine. He lives in my hometown, and I have 
known him for many years. He and his wife Bridget are close friends.
  Tom is a dedicated public servant. He has spent 25 years in the Judge 
Advocate General's division of the Illinois Army National Guard, where 
he was a State staff judge advocate general before retiring with the 
rank of colonel in the year 2007.
  He was also elected to the board of trustees at the University of 
Illinois. He served in the highest capacities with the Office of the 
State Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Civil Litigation in the Office of 
the Illinois Attorney General, and the Illinois Board of Higher 
Education.
  He has practiced law in Springfield, my hometown, where he has built 
a sterling reputation for integrity and ability.
  Most recently, Tom has served as special counsel to the University of 
Illinois.
  With this confirmation, his broad array of service and experience 
will serve our Nation. The Army and America need leaders such as Tom 
Lamont.
  With our Army's soldiers deployed around the world, with their 
families counting on good leadership in the Pentagon to make certain 
they are well trained, serve us well, and come home safely, we have an 
excellent person to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Manpower and Reserve Affairs in Tom Lamont of Springfield, IL.
  I was happy to recommend his name to the President.