The July ’86 issue of this Journal contains a brief appreciation of the honor done to this country and profession by the election of the U.S. member, Professor Herbert Reis, to the second vice-presidency of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal. We said, at that time, that the “election of Mr. Reis … is a significant recognition of his eminence as a legal scholar by the community of his peers.” Its significance is underscored by the difficulty any American has, nowadays, in being chosen for high office in any international group.