[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10927]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO RONALD L. FANN

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of the service 
of Ronald L. Fann, who will be retiring August 1, 2013, after 42 years 
of dedicated service to the Federal Government. Mr. Fann demonstrated 
great dedication to enhancing the safety and security of the U.S. 
Senate, its staff, and visitors.
  Mr. Fann began his career in 1969, as a military intelligence officer 
in the U.S. Army, where he performed counterintelligence operations 
against East Germany and the Soviet Union. He continued his 
intelligence work in Germany as a U.S. Army civilian, protecting our 
Nation during the height of the Cold War, serving in Bremerhaven and 
Frankfurt. Mr. Fann went on to work at the Pentagon for the U.S. Army 
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, supervising intelligence 
operations worldwide.
  In 1986 Mr. Fann was assigned to an important classified program that 
supported the Nation's national security and emergency preparedness 
operations. During his 27-year assignment to this project, he was 
appointed to the National Security Agency's Senior Cryptologic 
Executive Service in 1991, serving as its deputy and later as program 
director.
  Mr. Fann is a proud Texas A&M Aggie alumnus and a graduate of the 
National War College.
  I commend Mr. Fann's contributions and longstanding career in public 
service. I, along with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle, 
congratulate him on his well-earned retirement and wish him all the 
best in his future endeavors.

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