[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO LTC WILLIAM H. JEFFERSON

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 19, 2004

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Lieutenant 
Colonel William H. Jefferson on his retirement from the United States 
Army National Guard Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison, United 
States Army, the Pentagon, Washington, DC effective December 2, 2004.
  Lieutenant Colonel William H. Jefferson has distinguished himself by 
twenty two years of exceptionally meritorious conduct in the 
performance of outstanding service to the Army in a series of key 
positions as an Army Air Defense and Military Intelligence Officer, 
culminating in service with the Office of the Chief of Legislative 
Liaison responsible for liaison between the Army, Members of Congress, 
their personal staffs, and the professional staffs of the Senate Armed 
Services Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.
  Lieutenant Colonel William H. Jefferson commissioned as a Second 
Lieutenant, Air Defense Artillery, after graduating from the United 
State Military Academy at West Point and assigned as an Improved Hawk 
Missile Defense Battalion, Platoon Leader in 3d Bn, 30th Air Defense 
Artillery in Germany and transferred to the Military Intelligence Corps 
where he served as an Intelligence Officer, Operations Officer and 
Company Commander for the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade and later 
served with the National Security Agency and then to the Northeastern 
Reserve Intelligence Support Center from 1996 to 1998.
  Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson was selected and served as an Army 
Congressional Fellow for Congressman Jim Saxton of New Jersey's 3d 
District in 1999 and applied his legislative experience and missile 
defense and strategic intelligence expertise as a Hardware 
Congressional Liaison Officer in the Office of the Secretary of the 
Army, Legislative Liaison Programs Division from February 2000 through 
December 2004 maintaining a constant liaison with Professional Staff 
Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees on issues 
relating to Army Procurement programs focusing on Army Space and 
Missile Defense.
  Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson has provided outstanding leadership, 
advice, and sound professional judgment on numerous critical issues of 
enduring importance to both the Army and Congress. His actions and 
counsel were invaluable to Army leaders and Members of Congress as they 
considered the impact of important issues. Lieutenant Colonel 
Jefferson's dedication to accomplishing the Army's legislative liaison 
mission has been extraordinary. He is truly an outstanding officer who 
displays superb professional leadership skills and is totally dedicated 
to mission accomplishment in the highest traditions of military 
service.

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