[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 172 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E995-E996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING TEXAS-24 HOMETOWN HERO WILLIAM SMARR

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2023

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, I rise today to recognize our 
Texas-24 Hometown Hero, retired United States Secret Service Special 
Agent in Charge (SAIC) of the Dallas Field Office William Smarr. SAIC 
Smarr has spent more than two decades protecting our nation's leaders 
before retiring on October 13, 2023.

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  Mr. Smarr began his career in 1999 in the Pittsburgh Field Office 
with subsequent assignments in the Houston Field Office and the 
Presidential Protective Division in Washington, D.C. In addition to 
providing protection to our nation's leaders and investigating threats 
against the President, Mr. Smarr managed high-profile transnational 
fraud investigations involving the targeting of U.S. financial 
infrastructure and private industry victims. During his time as the 
Senior Executive for the North Texas District, SAIC Smarr led all 
operations involving executive protection and criminal investigations 
with offices in Dallas, Lubbock, Tyler and Waco. Before assuming his 
role in the Dallas Field Office, Mr. Smarr led as the Deputy SAIC in 
Houston, TX, where he oversaw the Secret Service's investigative and 
protective portfolio covering all southeast Texas and the country of 
Mexico. SAIC Smarr has dedicated his life to the integrated mission and 
responsibilities of the United States Secret Service and fulfilled his 
role with honor. I thank SAIC Smarr for all he had done to protect and 
serve our great Nation. I wish him the best in his well-deserved 
retirement.

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