Sen. Schiff Advances Bill to Name Glendale Post Office in Honor of Navy Secretary Paul Ignatius
Senator Adam Schiff, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced legislation on Thursday to rename a U.S. Postal Service facility in Glendale after former U.S. Navy Secretary Paul Ignatius to honor the Armenian-American’s legacy of military service.
The House of Representatives passed companion legislation introduced by Laura Friedman (D-Calif.-30) at the end of June.
Ignatius was the highest-ranking Armenian-American in the U.S. government when serving as the 59th U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
“Former U.S. Navy Secretary Paul Ignatius dedicated a lifetime of service to our country and embodied the American dream as a son of Armenian immigrants who went on to serve at the highest levels of our government. As a young man, he also spent time working in a post office in Glendale, California. I am honored to announce that the legislation I introduced with Representative Friedman to rename a Glendale post office to honor his remarkable career and legacy has advanced out of committee. I look forward to this officially passing the Senate soon,” said Senator Schiff.
Ignatius worked at the Glendale Post Office as a temporary clerk when he was a college student. The post office is located on the same street that his grandfather built their house nearly a century ago. Paul Ignatius served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He went on to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Army and Under Secretary of Defense for the late Pres. John F. Kennedy, before being promoted to Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Senator Schiff first introduced this bill in 2022 in the U.S. House of Representatives
