•HRES 1547 IH 
Whereas Mark A. Welsh III was born to his proud Aggie fa-
ther, Mark A. Welsh, Jr., class of 1946, and mother 
Margaret (Peg), in San Antonio, Texas, on January 26, 
1954; 
Whereas he earned a bachelor of science from the United 
States Air Force Academy and a master of science degree 
in computer resource management from Webster Univer-
sity; 
Whereas he graduated from the Army Command and General 
Staff College, the Air War College, and the National War 
College; 
Whereas Mark A. Welsh III married his wife Betty on Feb-
ruary 25, 1978, and is father to four Aggies: Mark (IV), 
John, Matthew, and Elizabeth, who are among over a 
dozen Aggies in his family; 
Whereas Mark A. Welsh III was a fellow of Seminar XXI at 
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a fellow of the 
National Security Studies Program of Syracuse Univer-
sity and Johns Hopkins University, a fellow of Ukrainian 
Security Studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Gov-
ernment at Harvard University, a fellow of the Pinnacle 
Course of the National Defense University, and a grad-
uate of the General Manager Program at the Harvard 
Business School; 
Whereas, during his long military career, he received numer-
ous awards and decorations, including the Defense Dis-
tinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Distin-
guished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Defense Su-
perior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of 
Merit with oak leaf cluster, and Distinguished Flying 
Cross with oak leaf cluster; 
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•HRES 1547 IH 
Whereas Mark A. Welsh III flew more than 3,300 hours in 
the F–16, A–10, T–37, and TG–7A; 
Whereas as a combat pilot, he was awarded two Distin-
guished Flying Crosses for missions flown in Desert 
Storm; 
Whereas he served as Commander of the United States Air 
Forces in Europe and Commander of NATO Air Com-
mand at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and as Asso-
ciate Director of Military Affairs at the Central Intel-
ligence Agency; 
Whereas Mark A. Welsh III became the 20th Chief of Staff 
of the Air Force in August 2012, serving as the senior 
uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organiza-
tion, training, and equipping of 664,000 members and ci-
vilian employees serving in the United States and over-
seas; 
Whereas as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he served 
as a military advisor to the Secretary of Defense, Na-
tional Security Council, and President of the United 
States; 
Whereas Mark A. Welsh III also served as the Commandant 
of the United States Air Force Academy; 
Whereas he retired from the Air Force as a four-star general 
in 2016, after 40 years of distinguished service; 
Whereas upon his retirement on July 1, 2016, the Secretary 
of the Air Force created a new award in his honor, the 
General Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award, which 
is awarded to a team that ‘‘demonstrates improved effec-
tiveness, operational readiness, and mission accomplish-
ment through integrated solutions’’; 
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•HRES 1547 IH 
Whereas Mark A. Welsh III, after retiring from the Air 
Force, continued his career of public service as Dean of 
the Bush School of Government and Public Service of 
Texas A&M University; and 
Whereas he once again answered the noble call of service to 
become the 27th president of Texas A&M University on 
December 12, 2023, after being unanimously approved by 
the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
retired Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III as the 27th 
President of Texas A&M University on this occasion of 
his investiture ceremony. 
Æ 
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