[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5432]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO VICTOR BAIRD

 Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I pay tribute today to Victor 
Baird, who is retiring from his position as Staff Director and Chief 
Counsel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics after more than 
15 years of service.
  Victor has done a good job under difficult circumstances. I have been 
a member of the Committee for a couple of years, but in that short 
time, Victor has handled several high profile and sensitive situations 
very well. He certainly has been an asset in helping the committee 
preserve the integrity of the U.S. Senate. Often in this type of job, 
you end up making no one happy. Victor handled this thankless task with 
an even demeanor.
  Vitor has spent much of his life in public service--in the military, 
for the state of Georgia and in the U.S. Senate--and he has done it 
well. I wish him the best in his new endeavors.

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