[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1555-E1556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING MR. PHILLIP R. ROBERTS ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE DEFENSE 
                          INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

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                            HON. ROBERT HURT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 23, 2013

  Mr. HURT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a devoted 
public servant, Mr. Phillip R. Roberts, who will be retiring from the 
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) this month after a distinguished 32-
year career in Federal service.
  Mr. Speaker, Phil has provided a career full of exceptional 
leadership and strategic vision that have significantly contributed to 
safeguarding U.S. national security interests and strengthened our 
national intelligence and military intelligence capabilities during a 
challenging period in our nation's history. Throughout his career and 
in assignments around the globe, Phil has demonstrated an unyielding 
dedication to duty and an innate ability to inspire enthusiasm and the 
commitment to serve in those around him.
  Mr. Speaker, I have seen firsthand the fruits of Phil's labor in my 
Congressional District where he was instrumental in the development of 
the DIA BRAC relocation effort to Charlottesville, VA. Since 2010 Phil 
has served as the first Chief of DIA's Field Support Activity at 
Rivanna Station in Charlottesville, working to bring onboard over 800 
analysts to the Rivanna Station site to support DIA's Military and 
Counter-Proliferation Analysis and Scientific & Technical Collection 
efforts. Phil has worked tirelessly to ensure that DIA has been a good 
neighbor to the local community forging many important relationships 
with Charlottesville area governments, charities and institutions such 
as the University of Virginia.
  Prior to his assignment in Charlottesville, Phil served three years 
as the DIA Chief of Staff. As Chief of Staff, Phil functioned as the

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Agency's Chief Operating Officer and supervised the Agency's 
acquisition, financial, human capital, information technology and 
mission services elements spanning DIA's global footprint of over 150 
countries.
  Earlier assignments for Mr. Roberts include a tour in London as DIA's 
Chief Liaison to the United Kingdom and a tour as the Vice Deputy 
Director for Analysis for DIA where he oversaw over 2,000 military and 
civilian personnel, providing all-source intelligence analysis to the 
Combatant Commands including deployed U.S. and allied forces; the 
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the Secretary of Defense.
  Mr. Roberts has represented the Director, DIA at the NATO 
Intelligence Board and has also served as the Chief, Operational 
Support Group, where he was responsible for the production of all-
source intelligence on foreign infrastructure and operational 
environment related issues, in support of deliberate and crisis 
planning requirements worldwide.
  In August 1998, Mr. Roberts became a member of the Defense 
Intelligence Senior Executive Service when he was selected to be the 
Chief, Office for Counterproliferation Support:In this capacity, he was 
responsible for the production of all-source intelligence on foreign, 
nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare programs in support of U.S. 
counterproliferation efforts. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Roberts was the 
Senior Intelligence Officer, Office for Counterproliferation Support.
  From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Roberts served as the Director, Office of 
General Military Intelligence Functional Management. In this capacity, 
he oversaw program planning and budget execution for approximately $520 
million and over 7,000 personnel. During this period, Mr. Roberts 
chaired the Council of Intelligence Producers where he played a key 
role in the largest reallocation of Defense intelligence resources in 
the post-Cold War period. From 1989 to 1990, as the Special Assistant 
for Intelligence Production, Directorate for Research, he directed the 
production of finished intelligence and data base maintenance of over 
800 analysts. Prior to 1989, Mr. Roberts served in other supervisory 
and analytical positions including Chief, North Korean Military 
Capabilities Branch, and Senior Intelligence Officer, Asia Division.
  A career intelligence professional, Mr. Roberts has received the 
Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive and is a recipient of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency medals for Exceptional Civilian Service 
and Meritorious Civilian Service, two Defense Intelligence Agency 
Director's Awards, and the Director of Central Intelligence Diversity 
Management Award.
  Mr. Speaker, while DIA and the Intelligence Community will be losing 
a leader who has answered the call of public service at such critical 
points in our nation's history, I know that Phil will be happy to spend 
more time with his wife Teresa and children Taylor, Jonathan and 
Jordan. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation and my colleagues 
in the United States House of Representatives, I thank Phil Roberts and 
his family for his years of service to our country and wish him the 
very best in his retirement from the federal government.

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