[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 87 (Friday, June 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1240-E1241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO DANIEL H. KAHN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2003

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Daniel H. Kahn in 
recognition of his accomplishments in the field of business travel and 
for his public service.
  Daniel H. Kahn, CTC is a principal of Marketing Solutions Network, 
LLC. He is a recognized expert in the areas of leisure travel, tourism, 
corporate travel, and travel and expense management. Dan has held 
numerous executive and managerial positions in travel management during 
his 34 years at American Express.
  Most recently, Dan was vice-president of Global and Corporate travel 
for American Express. In this capacity, he was responsible for the 
negotiations and management of all of the company's contracts with the 
world's leading travel suppliers, as well as the company's corporate 
travel policies. On an annual basis, he negotiated contracts in excess 
of $200 million.
  Dan was selected to serve as Deputy Director of the White House 
Conference on Travel and Tourism. As an Executive-on-Loan from American 
Express, he was responsible for travel industry relations and 
fundraising activities for the conference, which was held in 
Washington, DC in 1995. Dan enjoys favorable relationships with 
virtually all of the leading travel companies throughout the world.
  Throughout his career at American Express, Dan held position of 
increasing responsibility including Vice President of Consumer Travel, 
Vice President of National Accounts, Vice President of Sales Planning 
and Development, and Vice President/General Manager of Destinations 
Services for the U.S. and Canada.
  Dan is active in a number of travel industry and civic organizations. 
These include the National Business Travel Associations (NBTA), 
Association for Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), American Society of 
Travel Agents (STA), and the Institute of Certified Travel Agents 
(ICTA). He is also on the advisory board and a charter member of 
American Sightseeing International, and on the Board of Directors for 
the Vocational Foundation, Inc. (VFI), the nation's first job training 
and placement agency for youth. He is Chairman of VFI's Hospitality 
program. In his personal life, Dan is on the Board of Trustees of 
Temple Beth Haverim in Mahwah, New Jersey.
  Dan earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Rider College and 
acquired his Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) designation from the 
Institute of Certified Travel Agents (ICTA) in 1972. He lives in Upper 
Saddle River, New Jersey, with his wife Nancy and two daughters, 
Stefanie and Jamie.
  Mr. Speaker, Daniel Kahn has reached the highest level of 
accomplishment in business travel. As such, he is more than worthy of 
receiving our recognition today and I urge my

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colleagues to join me in honoring this truly remarkable person.

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