[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S7613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO ROBERT WINCHESTER

 Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I rise to mark the retirement 
of Robert Winchester after 35 years in government service. Throughout 
this time, Bob has been both the consummate professional and a friendly 
presence in the Halls here on Capitol Hill.
  Mr. Winchester had a varied and distinguished career, having worked 
in different positions and capacities for the Department of Justice, 
Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Army. For most of that time, 
Bob worked in the intelligence field where efforts and successes are 
not always rewarded publicly. I am glad we can do so here today.
  Mr. Winchester graduated in 1967 from the University of Paris, La 
Sorbonne, and from Kings College in 1968. From 1969 until 1971, he 
served in the U.S. Army as an intelligence analyst and was stationed in 
Vietnam. After being honorably discharged as a staff sergeant, he 
continued his education at Illinois State University earning a master's 
degree. He then returned to Europe to receive a master's of advanced 
European studies with honors in 1974 from the College of Europe in 
Bruges, Belgium.
  Continuing his already impressive academic achievements, Mr. 
Winchester received his juris doctorate from Temple University School 
of Law. He served as a judge advocate general captain in the U.S. Army 
Reserves for 13 years. He is a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
  Mr. Winchester worked for 7 years at the Central Intelligence Agency 
in operational law and legislative liaison positions, and also served 
as an assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice in 
Pennsylvania.
  During the last 25 years, Bob has served as legislative counsel to 
the Secretary of the Army and the Army leadership, the Army G-2, the 
commanding generals of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence 
at Fort Huachuca, and the Intelligence and Security Command.
  Since 1984, Mr. Winchester served as the special assistant for 
legislative affairs for the U.S. Army's Office of the Chief, 
legislative liaison and served as the Army's principal liaison to the 
Congress for all Army intelligence programs and policies. It was in 
this role that Mr. Winchester became a fixture in matters involving 
Army intelligence on Capitol Hill. For over two decades, the Members 
and staff of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence knew that they 
could turn to Mr. Winchester with a request and he would respond not 
just in a timely and professional manner, but also with insight and 
enthusiasm. He was able not only to represent the views and policies of 
the U.S. Army, but also to ensure that Congress had the information it 
requested to conduct effective congressional oversight. He made this 
difficult job look easy.
  Mr. Winchester has earned his retirement many times over, but we 
still hope that he reconsiders and returns to serve his country once 
again.
  Mr. Winchester, thank you for your service and good luck in all your 
future endeavors.

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