[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 64 (Monday, May 22, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S4230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   BRIGADIER GENERAL MITCHELL M. ZAIS

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President. I am pleased to have this opportunity to 
recognize the service of Brigadier General Mitchell M. Zais, who has 
dedicated the past three-decades to protecting the security and people 
of our nation as a soldier and officer in the United States Army.
  General Zais began his career when he graduated from the United 
States Military Academy in 1969 and accepted a commission in the 
Infantry. It was at this point in time that the American involvement in 
Vietnam was at its apex, and the newly minted officer quickly had the 
opportunity to put to the test the martial skills he had learned at 
West Point and Fort Benning. Heading to Southeast Asia, then Second 
Lieutenant Zais assumed command of an infantry platoon in the 101st 
Airborne Division and began what has been a long and distinguished 
career.
  After emerging from the jungles of Vietnam, this officer held a 
variety of positions which were progressively more responsible and 
moved him up the Army's hierarchy. He has served in Asia, Europe, 
Central America, and the United States, has held command at the 
platoon, company, battalion, and brigade levels, and has held vital 
staff assignments including on the Joint Staff.
  General Zais is currently serving as Chief of Staff, United States 
Army Reserve Command, but this will be his last assignment as he is due 
to retire from the military shortly, ending what has been an impressive 
career. Commendably, General Zais has decided to seek a second career 
which will allow him to continue to make a difference, that of an 
educator. I am pleased to report that this man will assume the duties 
of President of Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina. I am 
confident that the General will enjoy his new hometown and his new job. 
As a former educator, I can assure him that there are few things more 
rewarding than working with young people.
  I commend General Mitchell Zais on his many years of dedicated and 
selfless service to the nation and the Army, I welcome him to South 
Carolina, and I wish him the best of health, happiness, and success in 
the years to come.

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