[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 174 (Friday, December 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CDC RETIREE AND CONSTITUENT GARY CONRAD

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                          HON. JOHNNY ISAKSON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2001

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to recognize the 
distinguished career of Mr. Gary Conrad, who is a member of my 
constituency in Georgia's Sixth District and has provided countless 
hours of assistance to the Congress as an employee of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia where he has served 
as the Chief of the Congressional and Legislative Branch in the 
Financial Management Office.
  Mr. Conrad is retiring from the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention after 34 years of service to the agency. His service record 
with CDC spans his entire career and it is a career that demonstrates 
loyalty, dedication, quality, and selfless acts to the people of 
Georgia, the United States and in fact the world. Mr. Conrad has worked 
tirelessly to provide Congress information about the agency, its 
mission, and its programs. His work has contributed significantly to 
our understanding of the agency's mission and the nation's public 
health needs.
  Mr. Conrad has had several notable assignments and he can truly be 
recognized as an individual in the forefront of the public health 
service. During his career with CDC, Mr. Conrad worked directly with 
the World Health Organization, Smallpox Eradication Programme in 
Bangladesh where he investigated potential smallpox cases and 
implemented disease containment procedures in areas with confirmed 
cases. His efforts contributed to the worldwide eradication of the 
disease.
  For nearly eleven years, Mr. Conrad served as the Director for 
Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Programs in Atlanta, Nashville, 
Salt Lake City, and San Juan. In addition he has served CDC as the 
Deputy Director for the Public Health Service--Region IV, Division of 
Preventive Health Services.
  When the CDC began to recognize the cases of the HIV virus early in 
the epidemic it was Mr. Conrad the agency called upon to serve as the 
Desk Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services newly 
designated National AIDS Program Office. During his career, Gary has 
also represented CDC as an advisor to the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam, the International Organization on Migration, and the U.S. 
State Department on refugee-based health screening. He also served CDC 
in Miami on an emergency Cuban refugee screening project during the 
Mariel Cuban Boatlift.
  Mr. Conrad's career is truly noteworthy and represents the excellence 
that exists within the citizens of our community and the nation. The 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will surely miss the 
perennial contributions to public health of Mr. Conrad as he retires 
and it is my pleasure to recognize his efforts today in the 
Congressional Record.

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