NEWS: Sen. Schiff’s Bill to Rename Glendale Post Office Honoring Former U.S. Navy Secretary Advances from Senate Committee

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced U.S. Senator Adam Schiff‘s (D-Calif.) legislation to rename a U.S. Postal Service facility in Glendale, CA after former U.S. Navy Secretary Paul Ignatius to honor his legacy of military service. The U.S. 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. Background: The bill would designate the post office at 6444 San Fernando Road as the “Paul Ignatius Post Office.” His family was one of the earliest Armenian families to settle in Glendale in 1911 – the city with the second largest Armenian population in the U.S. only behind Los Angeles. Senator Schiff represented Glendale for over 20 years in the House. Ignatius worked at the Glendale Post Office as a temporary clerk when he was a college student, and 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 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. The full text of the legislation is available here . ###