,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #baj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4       
,hatch1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4
 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,ms4
 ,hirono7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
and honoring ,robert ,s4 ,mueller1      
,,iii1 ,director of the ,federal ,bureau
 of ,investigation4  ,whereas ,robert   
,s4 ,mueller1 ,,iii has enjoyed a long  
and distinguished career in public      
service as a military officer1 as a     
prosecutor1 and as the sixth ,director  
of the ,federal ,bureau of              
,investigation 7referred to in this     
preamble as the ,,fbi72 ,whereas        
,director ,mueller received his         
undergraduate degree from ,princeton    
,university1 a master's degree in       
,international ,relations from ,new     
,york ,university1 and a juris doctor   

from the ,university of ,virginia2      
,whereas ,director ,mueller served with 
bravery in the ,united ,states ,marine  
,corps during the ,vietnam ,war1 leading
 a rifle platoon of the #crd ,marine    
,division and earning the ,bronze ,star1
 #b ,navy ,commendation ,medals1 the    
,purple ,heart1 and the ,vietnamese     
,cross of ,gallantry2 ,whereas ,director
 ,mueller began his career in law       
enforcement in #aigf as an ,assistant   
,united ,states ,attorney in the ,united
 ,states ,attorney's ,office for the    
,northern ,district of ,california in   
,san ,francisco1 and then served as an  
,assistant ,united ,states ,attorney for
 the ,district of ,massachusetts in     
,boston2 ,whereas ,director ,mueller    
later served in a variety of other      
positions in the ,department of         
,justice1 including as a senior         
litigator in the ,homicide ,section of  
the ,united ,states ,attorney's ,office 
for the ,district of ,columbia1         
assistant to ,attorney ,general ,richard

 ,l4 ,thornburgh1 and ,assistant        
,attorney ,general for the ,criminal    
,division2 ,whereas1 in #aiih1 ,director
 ,mueller was nominated by ,president   
,william ,j4 ,clinton and confirmed by  
the ,senate to be the ,united ,states   
,attorney for the ,northern ,district of
 ,california in ,san ,francisco2        
,whereas1 in #bjja1 ,director ,mueller  
was nominated by ,president ,george ,w4 
,bush and confirmed by the ,senate to be
 the ,director of the ,,fbi2 ,whereas   
,director ,mueller took office as       
,director of the ,,fbi on ,september #d1
 #bjja1 just #a week before the         
terrorist attacks on ,september #aa1    
#bjja2 ,whereas ,director ,mueller led  
the ,,fbi in the wake of the ,september 
#aa attacks and helped transform the    
,,fbi into an intelligence-driven       
organization with a primary focus on    
national security threats2 ,whereas1 in 
#bjaa1 ,director ,mueller again answered
 the call to public service by agreeing 
to serve for an additional #b years     

beyond his original #aj-year term as    
,director of the ,,fbi2 ,whereas1 in    
#bjaa1 ,congress enacted legislation    
creating a special #b-year term that    
enabled ,director ,mueller to continue  
serving as ,director of the ,,fbi2      
,whereas ,director ,mueller has earned  
the trust and respect of ,senators from 
both parties as a result of his candor1 
integrity1 and unwavering commitment to 
the rule of law2 and ,whereas1          
throughout the past #ab years1 ,director
 ,mueller has embodied the principles of
 fidelity1 bravery1 and integrity that  
are at the core of the ,,fbi3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes and honors the          
distinguished service of ,robert ,s4    
,mueller1 ,,iii as the sixth ,director  
of the ,federal ,bureau of              
,investigation2 and  7#b7 expresses1 on 
behalf of the ,united ,states1 its deep 
appreciation to ,director ,mueller for  
his dedication1 sacrifice1 and          
outstanding service to his country4