[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H3312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, we can no longer sit back and watch as 
American children are being kept apart from their parents. As a father 
and a grandfather, I cannot imagine the pain these parents and families 
go through on a daily basis. Today I will tell the story of Montasir 
Imran Khan, who was abducted to Saudi Arabia by his father Imran 
Mohammed Khan.
  Montasir was born in 1992, and when he was 5 years old he was taken 
by his father. His mother has had no contact with him and is not sure 
of his exact whereabouts. Montasir was issued a U.S. passport and it 
was used for travel on August 23, 1997. He and his father were 
confirmed on a flight from Seattle to London, and it is believed they 
traveled from there to Saudi Arabia. The father has a temporary 
residence there and had threatened to take Montasir to that country.
  Unfortunately, international child abduction can happen to anyone's 
child, and this is the biggest reason why we all need to work together 
rather than bury our heads in the sand and ignore this issue.
  Keeping children safe has become my mission while serving in the 
House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker, I challenge every one of my 
colleagues to join me and help bring our children home.

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