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1	1	H.R. No. 1782
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Jose Riojas of El Paso has been nominated by
6	6	President Barack Obama to serve as assistant secretary for
7	7	operations, security and preparedness of the Department of Veterans
8	8	Affairs; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Supremely qualified to undertake this challenging
10	10	role, retired Brigadier General Riojas began his distinguished
11	11	30-year career in the armed services after graduating from the U.S.
12	12	Military Academy at West Point in 1976; commissioned as a second
13	13	lieutenant in the Field Artillery, he went on to serve in a number
14	14	of significant operational and command assignments throughout the
15	15	world; and
16	16	WHEREAS, General Riojas also served notable tenures as
17	17	political and military affairs officer with the U.S. Department of
18	18	State, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, senior assistant
19	19	professor of military science at Bowling Green State University,
20	20	and project manager of the Extending the Littoral Battlespace,
21	21	Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration at Pacific Command; in
22	22	addition, he served at the Pentagon as the chief of Army
23	23	Requirements, the Army's representative at the Joint Requirements
24	24	Oversight Panel as part of the Joint Requirements Oversight
25	25	Council, and executive officer to the chief of staff of the Army;
26	26	and
27	27	WHEREAS, General Riojas later became assistant division
28	28	commander for the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort
29	29	Stewart in Georgia; from 2004 to 2006, he commanded Joint Task Force
30	30	North, headquartered at Fort Bliss, with a geographical area of
31	31	responsibility that included Canada, Mexico, and the 48 contiguous
32	32	states; the command covered all branches of the military and its
33	33	mission was to provide Department of Defense resources in support
34	34	of law enforcement agencies in an effort to more effectively
35	35	interdict transnational threats such as terrorists, weapons of mass
36	36	destruction, aliens from special interest countries, and
37	37	narco-terrorists; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Since 2006, General Riojas has been a valued member
39	39	of The University of Texas at El Paso community, serving as vice
40	40	president for strategic initiatives, executive director of the
41	41	National Center for Border Security and Immigration, and executive
42	42	director of the Center for Defense Systems Research; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Throughout a career distinguished by sound judgment
44	44	and exemplary leadership, General Riojas has set the highest
45	45	standards of excellence in the performance of his duties, and it is
46	46	a pleasure to honor him on his latest achievement; now, therefore,
47	47	be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
49	49	Legislature hereby congratulate retired Brigadier General Jose
50	50	Riojas on his nomination as assistant secretary for operations,
51	51	security and preparedness of the Department of Veterans Affairs and
52	52	extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his
53	53	important work; and, be it further
54	54	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
55	55	prepared for General Riojas as an expression of high regard by the
56	56	Texas House of Representatives.
57	57	Marquez
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Speaker of the House
60	60	I certify that H.R. No. 1782 was adopted by the House on May
61	61	11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Chief Clerk of the House