Bill Text: VA HJR818 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Frank C. Carlucci III.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-18 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ818ER) [HJR818 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HJR818-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Frank C. Carlucci III of McLean, a foreign policy expert known for his leadership ability and composure under pressure, who served four United States presidents in a variety of roles, including deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, head of the National Security Council, and Secretary of Defense, died on June 3, 2018; and
WHEREAS, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Frank Carlucci earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Princeton University, where he was a standout wrestler and a teammate of two other future secretaries of defense, Donald Rumsfeld and Caspar Weinberger; and
WHEREAS, after serving two years in the United States Navy, Frank Carlucci started a brief career in business, but found himself drawn back to international affairs and joined the United States Foreign Service in 1956; and
WHEREAS, in 1960, Frank Carlucci was sent to the Congo during the volatile period when the country was gaining independence from Belgium; he sustained injuries while courageously protecting a group of Americans from a mob and developed lasting friendships with Cyrille Adoula and Patrice Lumumba, who both became prime minister of the country; and
WHEREAS, in 1969, Frank Carlucci became the deputy director for operations at the Office of Economic Opportunity, earning the admiration of officials close to then-governor Ronald Reagan for his negotiating tactics to protect the agency's funding; and
WHEREAS, Frank Carlucci served as undersecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Nixon administration until 1974, when a military coup threatened to turn Portugal into the first communist state in Western Europe; he was appointed as ambassador to Portugal under the Ford administration and successfully navigated the crisis by supporting democratic elections; and
WHEREAS, after returning from Portugal in the late 1970s, Frank Carlucci was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to serve as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; his practicality as a manager and his appreciation for the importance of human intelligence helped ease tensions between the agency and the then-director, who was increasingly advocating for the use of signals intelligence and satellites; and
WHEREAS, Frank Carlucci transferred to the Department of Defense early in the Reagan administration and helped oversee what was then the largest military buildup in the nation's history; he left government work in 1982 to pursue opportunities in the private sector, but returned to public life as the national security advisor in 1986; and
WHEREAS, preceded by his reputation as a steady leader whose sound judgment was an asset in any situation, Frank Carlucci reformed the National Security Council in the wake of the Iran-Contra scandal and ultimately became Secretary of Defense in 1987; and
WHEREAS, after his retirement from public service in 1989, Frank Carlucci joined the Carlyle Group and helped the newly formed private equity firm grow to manage approximately $200 billion in assets for more than 1,850 investors; he was named chairman emeritus of the company in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Frank Carlucci will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Marcia; his children, Frank, Karen, and Kristin, and their families; and numerous other family members, friends, and colleagues; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Frank C. Carlucci III, a consummate civil servant who helped steward foreign policy for decades; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Frank C. Carlucci III as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
