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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 210 

Recognizing and honoring Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2013 

Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. 

DURBIN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. 

HIRONO) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing and honoring Robert S. Mueller, III, Director 

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

Whereas Robert S. Mueller, III has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in public service as a military officer, 

as a prosecutor, and as the sixth Director of the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (referred to in this preamble as 

the ‘‘FBI’’); 

Whereas Director Mueller received his undergraduate degree 

from Princeton University, a master’s degree in International Relations from New York University, and a juris 

doctor from the University of Virginia; 

Whereas Director Mueller served with bravery in the United 

States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, leading a 


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rifle platoon of the 3rd Marine Division and earning the 

Bronze Star, 2 Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple 

Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry; 

Whereas Director Mueller began his career in law enforcement in 1976 as an Assistant United States Attorney in 

the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, and then served as 

an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of 

Massachusetts in Boston; 

Whereas Director Mueller later served in a variety of other 

positions in the Department of Justice, including as a 

senior litigator in the Homicide Section of the United 

States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, assistant to Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh, and 

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division; 

Whereas, in 1998, Director Mueller was nominated by President William J. Clinton and confirmed by the Senate to 

be the United States Attorney for the Northern District 

of California in San Francisco; 

Whereas, in 2001, Director Mueller was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate to be 

the Director of the FBI; 

Whereas Director Mueller took office as Director of the FBI 

on September 4, 2001, just 1 week before the terrorist 

attacks on September 11, 2001; 

Whereas Director Mueller led the FBI in the wake of the 

September 11 attacks and helped transform the FBI into 

an intelligence-driven organization with a primary focus 

on national security threats; 

Whereas, in 2011, Director Mueller again answered the call 

to public service by agreeing to serve for an additional 2 


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years beyond his original 10-year term as Director of the 

FBI; 

Whereas, in 2011, Congress enacted legislation creating a 

special 2-year term that enabled Director Mueller to continue serving as Director of the FBI; 

Whereas Director Mueller has earned the trust and respect 

of Senators from both parties as a result of his candor, 

integrity, and unwavering commitment to the rule of law; 

and 

Whereas, throughout the past 12 years, Director Mueller has 

embodied the principles of fidelity, bravery, and integrity 

that are at the core of the FBI: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes and honors the distinguished 

3 service of Robert S. Mueller, III as the sixth Direc4 tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and 

5 (2) expresses, on behalf of the United States, 

6 its deep appreciation to Director Mueller for his 

7 dedication, sacrifice, and outstanding service to his 

8 country. 

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