[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E261]
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 HONORING MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM J. WALKER SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE U.S. 
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2022

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Major 
General William J. Walker, the 38th House Sergeant at Arms and the 
first Black person to serve as the chamber's top security official.
  A native of Chicago, Illinois, Walker holds degrees from the 
University of Illinois at Chicago (BA), Chicago State University (MS), 
National Intelligence University (MS), and American University (MA). He 
completed the National and International Security Program at Harvard 
University, the National Security Studies Program at George Washington 
University, the Seminar XXI Foreign Politics, International Relations, 
and the National Interest Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology.
  He has been awarded nearly two dozen medals and badges for his 39 
years of military service. He was appointed as a senior intelligence 
officer in 2009, holding final post as deputy assistant administrator 
for Strategic Warning at DEA headquarters.
  Walker served as vice chair on the board of directors of the Young 
Marines, a military affiliated non-profit organization that serves more 
than 10,000 boys and girls. He also is a member of several community 
organizations including Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Pi Phi fraternities.
  As the 23rd commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
Guard, Walker led deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, 
Poland and Saudi Arabia. He has overseen the 113th Wing, served at the 
Pentagon, and as chair of the National Guard Bureau's Joint Diversity 
Executive Council.
  Walker played a central role in restoring control following the 
Capitol siege on January 6. His expertise will go a long way toward 
restoring our faith in safety we once took for granted. Further, he is 
committed to empowering males of color to achieve their dreams. He is 
newly inducted into the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project and was 
bestowed the Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring Major General William J. 
Walker for his decades of public service and for answering your call to 
``bring his steady and patriotic leadership'' to this critical new 
role.

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