[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   THE HONORABLE IKRAM U. KHAN, M.D.

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise today to honor my good 
friend, the Honorable Ikram U. Khan, M.D.
  I have had the honor of knowing Ikram for several years and I am 
fortunate we have developed a good friendship. Because of that 
friendship, I am doubly pleased that Ikram has been appointed by 
President Clinton to the Board of Regents for the Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences.
  This is an extremely prestigious appointment, one that Ikram richly 
deserves. During his twenty-one years of private practice, he has 
served not only his patients and the institution of medicine, but also 
his community and state. He has been honored by his hometown of Las 
Vegas and various local organizations for his community service and 
achievements. He has been nominated to serve on Nevada's State Board of 
Medical Examiners and on the state Legislature's Health Care Cost 
Containment committee. On the national scene, Congresswoman Barbara 
Vucanovich, in 1993, asked Ikram to adviser her on health care delivery 
issues specific to Medicare, and President Clinton, in 1995, recognized 
Ikram for his health care reform efforts. He is a very fine man, and 
his years of dedication to military medicine and to the health industry 
in general ensures he will perform a great service in this position.
  Mr. President, I would like to again congratulate my friend, Dr. 
Ikram Khan, on his appointment to the Board of Regents and wish him the 
best on his new challenges managing the Uniformed Services University 
of Health Sciences. I trust the University and Secretary Cohen will 
find him a valuable asset and a skilled adviser.

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