[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 94 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E581-E582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DR. BOBBY KALOTEE

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                        HON. ANTHONY D'ESPOSITO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 3, 2024

  Mr. D'ESPOSITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Bobby Kalotee, 
a distinguished civic leader on Long Island who has lived the American 
dream. He came here from India as an immigrant with a desire to serve 
the communities he now called home. For over four decades now, he 
either led or participated in a multitude of community projects, 
organizations and charitable work for the people of not just Nassau 
County but across New York State and beyond. Though he chaired several 
political parties, he never viewed politics as a sport for gain but as 
a vehicle for advocacy and civic duty. He sought to address the issues 
that afflicted countless lives regardless of their zip code of social 
status.
  As a Major in the New York State Guard, Dr. Kalotee serves in the 
Division of Military and Naval Affairs and as a General in the United 
States Disaster Relief Command, which oversees operations that are 
vital to all Long Islanders. Here at home, Dr. Kalotee served as the 
Director and Vice Chair of the Counsel for Stony Brook University's 
Brookhaven National Labs and continues to serve on the board of the New 
York Institute of Technology. As the Chairman of the Nassau County 
Human Rights Commission, Dr. Kalotee has even personally witnessed many 
elections both here and abroad and has been invited to attend the 
inaugurations of several esteemed heads of state. As mentioned, Dr. 
Kalotee has also been involved in work overseas, having been appointed 
as a special liaison to South Asia and an advisor to the United 
Nations' Grenada Mission and providing medical services to over 7,000 
people in cities across Central America. His humanitarian efforts and 
work with the UN even earned him the privilege to be a guest speaker 
before the General Assembly for multiple sessions.
  Dr. Kalotee is an American with a passion to serve and look after his 
communities, a duty of which I understand and appreciate the 
importance. In the words of his organization's motto, ``there is no 
better gift one can give to humanity than good health.''
  On behalf of myself and all Long Islanders, we give Bobby, my 
brother, our upmost gratitude for his service.

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