[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 13, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2506-E2507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF LTG ROBERT ORD

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 13, 2009

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise to commend a distinguished career of 
public service. On February 1, LTG Robert Ord will be retiring as the 
Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies at the Naval 
Postgraduate School.
  After 34 illustrious years in the U.S. Army, culminating as the 
commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific, Bob Ord joined the faculty 
at the Naval Postgraduate School, bringing his wealth of military 
experience and relationships from the halls of the Pentagon to one of 
the most significant graduate military education programs in the 
Nation. The School of International Graduate Studies addresses current 
and emerging global security challenges by providing U.S. military and 
international students with a graduate education in foreign policy, 
international relations and security cooperation.
  Having been a former Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from 1964-66, 
I have a deep appreciation for the programs in the SIGS department that 
focus on the need for capacity building. Two programs of special 
interest to me are the Leader Development and Education for Sustained 
Peace and the Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies. Both 
of these programs address a gap I identified while serving in the Peace 
Corps--the need to have greater cross-cultural awareness in our 
security building programs; and, the importance of bringing 
stabilization and reconstruction stakeholders together in the classroom 
before they work together in an operational environment. Along with the 
Center for Homeland Defense and Security, the only Department of 
Homeland Security-sponsored master's degree program, SIGS is at the 
cutting edge of 21st century security and homeland defense challenges.
  Since February 1, 2008, General Ord has served as the first Director 
of the Global Center for Security Cooperation, located at the Naval 
Postgraduate School. The Center ensures the Secretary of Defense is 
knowledgeable about all the Department of Defense international 
education providers. Supporting the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review and 
the Defense Security Cooperation Guidance, the Global Center 
coordinates, integrates and deconflicts international education 
providers' activities and programs. In his capacity as the first 
Director, Bob Ord's dynamic leadership and breadth of experience has 
enabled him to stand up a highly resilient organization that can 
quickly respond to OSD priorities for global international education. 
The success of the Global Center for Security Cooperation is a lasting 
tribute to LTG Robert Ord.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to call Bob Ord a friend and I wish him 
well in the next chapter of his storied life.

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