Political Quotes

“I ask my colleagues to recognize they have an opportunity now to support someone who is most deserving for the position of Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His name is Dr. Joseph William Westphal. While he is not an Oklahoma man, in his heart I think he is. He spent most of his time or much of his time in Oklahoma. He is a good personal friend of mine. He actually attended and graduated from the University of Oklahoma. Then he came back and was head of the political science department at Oklahoma State University--kind of an unusual combination. Joe Westphal is one who has had a career in academia--and I don't really care that much about that, except for his two exposures in Oklahoma--but he also was the chancellor at the University of Maine, he taught public policy as the adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and he has been a Capitol Hill professional staff member for a long time. He actually was on the House Budget Committee for a long period of time. He was also a special assistant to our Senator Thad Cochran, although this has been some time ago. In the executive branch, Joe served as the Army assistant secretary, then the Acting Secretary of the Army--that was 2001--and then as the 30th Under Secretary of the Army for the past 5 years. As I say, he is a good friend of mine.…”