[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
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[Page 977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         IN HONOR OF ROBERT ORD

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 28, 2008

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise to commend a distinguished career of 
public service. On February 1, LTG Robert Ord will be retiring as the 
Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies at the Naval 
Postgraduate School.
  After 34 illustrious years in the U.S. Army, culminating as the 
commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific, Bob Ord joined the faculty 
at the Naval Postgraduate School, bringing his wealth of military 
experience and relationships from the halls of the Pentagon to one of 
the most significant graduate military education programs in the 
Nation. The School of International Graduate Studies addresses current 
and emerging global security challenges by providing U.S. military and 
international students with a graduate education in foreign policy, 
international relations and security cooperation.
  Having been a former Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from 1964-66, 
I have a deep appreciation for the programs in the SIGS department that 
focus on the need for security building. Two programs of special 
interest to me are the Leader Development and Education for Sustained 
Peace and the Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies. Both 
of these programs address a gap I identified while serving in the Peace 
Corps--the need to have greater cross-cultural awareness in our 
security building programs; and, the importance of bringing 
stabilization and reconstruction stakeholders together in the classroom 
before they work together in an operational environment. Along with the 
Center for Homeland Security and Defense, the only Department of 
Homeland Security-sponsored master's degree program, SIGS is at the 
cutting edge of 21st century security and homeland defense challenges.
  The most recent jewel in this crown of programs at the School of 
International Graduate Studies is the Global Center for Security 
Cooperation. Continuing as director of the center, Bob Ord brings 
dynamic leadership and breadth of experience to ensure the successful 
coordination of DOD international education programs.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to call Bob Ord a friend and I wish him 
well in the next chapter of his storied life.

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