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HONORING MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM J. WALKER SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE U.S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON
of florida
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Ms. WILSON of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Major General William J. Walker, the 38th House Sergeant at Arms and the first Black person to serve as the chamber's top security official.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Walker holds degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago (BA), Chicago State University (MS), National Intelligence University (MS), and American University (MA). He completed the National and International Security Program at Harvard University, the National Security Studies Program at George Washington University, the Seminar XXI Foreign Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He has been awarded nearly two dozen medals and badges for his 39 years of military service. He was appointed as a senior intelligence officer in 2009, holding final post as deputy assistant administrator for Strategic Warning at DEA headquarters.
Walker served as vice chair on the board of directors of the Young Marines, a military affiliated non-profit organization that serves more than 10,000 boys and girls. He also is a member of several community organizations including Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Pi Phi fraternities.
As the 23rd commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, Walker led deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, Poland and Saudi Arabia. He has overseen the 113th Wing, served at the Pentagon, and as chair of the National Guard Bureau's Joint Diversity Executive Council.
Walker played a central role in restoring control following the Capitol siege on January 6. His expertise will go a long way toward restoring our faith in safety we once took for granted. Further, he is committed to empowering males of color to achieve their dreams. He is newly inducted into the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project and was bestowed the Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award.
Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring Major General William J. Walker for his decades of public service and for answering your call to
``bring his steady and patriotic leadership'' to this critical new role.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 46
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