[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING FARON K. PARAMORE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Faron K. 
Paramore, Deputy Director of the United States Secret Service, on the 
occasion of his retirement from Federal service. Over the course of his 
thirty-four-year career with the Secret Service, Mr. Paramore 
distinguished himself as a strategic leader and dedicated public 
servant. From the start of his career as a Special Agent at the Detroit 
Field Office/Grand Rapids Resident Office in Michigan to his role as 
Deputy Director, Mr. Paramore helped keep the United States safe from 
threats to our national security and to our nation's leaders.
  As Ranking Member and past Chairman of the Committee on Homeland 
Security, I had the pleasure of working closely with Mr. Paramore for a 
number of years, and I came to appreciate his forthrightness and 
commitment to ensuring the Secret Service reflects the diversity of our 
great nation. During the course of his service, Mr. Paramore worked 
diligently to help modernize the Secret Service Uniformed Division, 
ensure Secret Service employees are paid fairly, and improve 
recruitment of Special Agents and Uniformed Division Officers.
  Mr. Paramore's dedication to the Secret Service and its workforce 
will be sorely missed. Throughout his career, Mr. Paramore worked with 
Congress to pass laws that strengthen the Secret Service and homeland 
security, including the Fraud Recovery Act of 2009, Overtime Pay for 
Protective Services Act of 2016, and National Computer Forensics 
Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022. Moreover, Mr. Paramore served as 
Acting Director of the Secret Service during a transition period in 
2022, and, at the time of his retirement, Mr. Paramore was the highest 
ranking African American leader in the Secret Service.
  I am proud to have worked with Mr. Paramore during his tenure at the 
Secret Service. I rise to honor his service and wish him well.

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