[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21141]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO WILSON ``BILL'' LIVINGOOD

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise to recognize the extraordinary work 
of the Honorable Wilson ``Bill'' Livingood, who served with distinction 
for 17 years as the House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms, 
protecting and serving Members, staff and visitors to the Capitol 
complex.
  Mr. Livingood, the House Chief Law Enforcement Officer, served with 
great merit in his capacity as Sergeant at Arms and as a member and 
biennial Chairman of the United States Capitol Police Board, 
shepherding monumental security enhancements post September 11, 2001.
  Mr. Livingood was sworn in on January 4, 1995, for the 104th 
Congress, making him the third longest-serving House Sergeant at Arms 
in United States history. Prior to 1995, Mr. Livingood was the Senior 
Advisor to the Director of the U.S. Secret Service, from 1989 to 1995, 
serving for 33 years as a special agent with the Secret Service.
  Born on October 1, 1936, in Philadelphia, Mr. Livingood received a 
Bachelor of Science degree in Police Administration from Michigan State 
University. His public service began at an early age, as he served as 
Michigan State University's student body president in 1959. A veteran 
of the U.S. Navy, he was appointed as a Special Agent at the Secret 
Service's Dallas Field Office in 1961 and held supervisory assignments 
at headquarters and on several protective divisions to include the 
Presidential Protective Division.
  In 1969, Mr. Livingood was promoted to Assistant to the Special Agent 
in Charge of the Presidential Protection Division. Five years later, he 
was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Office of 
Protective Forces. Mr. Livingood was named Special Agent in Charge of 
the Houston Field Office in 1982 until his appointment as Deputy 
Assistant Director, Office of Training in 1986. From 1988 to 1995, he 
served as the Senior Advisor to three Directors.
  Mr. President, Mr. Livingood is known best around the world for his 
introduction of the President of the United States at the State of the 
Union address, and he is the 36th person to hold the Sergeant at Arms 
office since the House of Representatives first met in New York City in 
1789.
  Mr. Livingood served during critical, historical and tragic events 
that include the fatal shootings of two United States Capitol Police 
officers, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax 
attacks the following month in 2001.
  Mr. President, during his tenure, Mr. Livingood has served with great 
resolution, balancing security needs while maintaining open access to 
the ``People's House.''
  Mr. President, I congratulate Mr. Livingood on his well-earned 
retirement.

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