[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





  CONGRATULATING AMBER JEFFERSON PEARSON UPON HER SWEARING IN TO THE 
        SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE RANKS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2023

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, it is with a great deal of pride, 
admiration, and joy that I rise to extend congratulations to Ms. Amber 
Jefferson Pearson upon her advancement to the highest civilian rank in 
the U.S. federal government. On June 20, 2023, Ms. Amber Jefferson 
Pearson was sworn in as Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, 
Executive Director, Information Security Policy and Strategy, within 
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Ms. Amber Jefferson Pearson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norvell 
Jefferson, Jr. Mr. Norvell Jefferson, Jr., is the son of Mr. Norvell 
Jefferson, Sr., and Mrs. Nancy B. Jefferson. Mr. Norvell was an 
outstanding plumber in our community; his son, Norvell, Jr., is a 
retired Superintendent of Streets and Sanitation for the City of 
Chicago.
  Ms. Pearson's grandmother, Nancy B. Jefferson, was Executive Director 
of the Midwest Community Council for many years and was an influential 
leader in the area where we lived. Mrs. Jefferson was an intimate 
advisor to Mayor Harold Washington. A post office is named in her 
honor, and many people in the area affectionately called her the Mother 
Theresa of the Westside. Ms. Pearson's family are icons of our 
community.
  I congratulate Ms. Amber Pearson on her achievements. We are all 
proud of her and her accomplishments.
  I am sure that Mr. Norvell and Mrs. Nancy are looking down with a 
gleam in their eyes, and her father Norvell is riding around in his 
little antique sports car talking about her accomplishments and keeping 
watch over the community. We love and respect her.

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