[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 7, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS

 Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
invaluable member of my staff, Mike Williams, who has served as my 
Military Legislative Assistant since I arrived in the Senate in January 
1997. Mike joined my staff after serving a great American and one of 
Georgia's most honored and beloved Senators, Senator Sam Nunn, where he 
began as an intern while attending Georgia Tech and after graduation 
quickly became involved in legislative matters, including military 
issues. After more than five years of public service, Mike will be 
leaving my staff after the 105th Congress adjourns to pursue other 
career opportunities. He will be sorely missed and not easily replaced.
  Mike's excellent assistance and invaluable experience made my 
transition from being Georgia's Secretary of State to a United States 
Senator and a member of the Senate's Armed Services Committee smooth 
and successful. He serves as a positive example to us all--a good 
person who is committed to his family and to continually improving 
himself. While working full-time for Senator Nunn and then myself, Mike 
has attended law school in the evening while still finding quality time 
to devote to his lovely wife Allyson and their beautiful daughter 
Catherine. Now in his final year of law school at Georgetown, Mike has 
decided to leave Capitol Hill to pursue a career in the law profession. 
I wish him well in all of his future endeavors and I know that he will 
have a lifetime of many more accomplishments and shining moments. 
Although Mike's invaluable contribution to my staff will be greatly 
missed, his daily presence in our lives will be missed even more. Mike, 
thank you for your years of service to me and the people of the great 
State of Georgia--I am very proud of all you do. You truly are a great 
American!

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