SECNAV Emphasizes Ethics in Congressional Hearing
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Story Number: NNS050426-11
Release Date: 4/26/2005 5:41:00 PM
From Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Gordon England emphasized ethical leadership during his testimony at his confirmation hearing in April before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
England is President George Bush’s nominee to be the next Deputy Secretary of Defense.
"Our duty to the American people in carrying out these goals begins with earning and maintaining the trust and confidence our citizens have placed in the Department of Defense,” England said.
This is the fourth time President Bush has called on England to serve the nation as part of his administration. England has previously served as the 72nd Secretary of the Navy from May 2001 till January 2003, as the first Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security from January 2003 till October 2003, and then again as 73rd Secretary of the Navy beginning in October 2003.
England aligned himself with the President’s statement on ethics from his inaugural address when Bush said, “In America’s ideal of freedom, the public interest depends on private character - on integrity, and tolerance toward others, and the rule of conscience in our own lives.”
England who pledged to be forthright, honest and direct in his confirmations said, ”ethical leadership is especially critical in DoD, because trust and confidence define the strength of the link between a nation and her citizens and her military.”
England is expected to win Senate confirmation and begin his new assignment in at the Department of Defense in the next few weeks.
In his testimony, England thanked Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark and Marine Corps Commandant, Gen. Mike Hagee for their leadership, and the Sailors and Marines who serve in defending America’s freedom.
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