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Council of Pakistan American Affairs
| COPAA Elects Adnan Khan as its New President |
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| The Council of Pakistan American Affairs (COPAA) has congratulated and extended its warm welcome to the newly elected President Mr. Adnan Khan. A press release issued by the Council states: “The COPAA Board of Directors unanimously elected him the President for a two-year term. |
January 16, 2009
COPAA Elects Mr. Adnan Khan as its New President
The Council of Pakistan American Affairs (COPAA) congratulates and extends its warm
welcome to the newly elected President Mr. Adnan Khan. The COPAA Board of
Directors unanimously elected him the President for a two-year term.
The outgoing President of COPPA, Dr. Razaq Chaudhry, announced the election of the
new President at a luncheon hosted at Vellano Country Club in Chino Hills on
December 28, 08. At this very formal luncheon, the current full Board of Directors and
their spouses, the former COPAA Presidents including Mr. Bob Din, Mr. Ahmed Ali and
Dr. Mansoor Shah, the Consul General of Pakistan in Los Angeles, Syed Ibne Abbas
and the representatives of the local Press were invited. Dr. Chaudhry welcomed the
new President and assured him of Board’s full support. He further pointed out to the
Board that Mr. Khan is a very energetic and talented individual and under his dynamic
leadership COPAA will continue to strive to achieve its mission of playing a major role in
strengthening the bilateral US-Pakistan relations
COPAA Board, From left to right, first row, Anila Ali, Shaista Khan, Dr. Farhat Zubair,
second row, Tanvir Khan, Dr. Hafiz ur Rehman, Javed Iqbal, Dr. Razaq M Chaudhry,
Adnan Khan, Consul General Syed Ibne Abbas, Hamid Malik and Ismail KeeKeebhai
While welcoming the new President, Dr. Razaq Chaudhry highlighted some of the
achievement of COPAA over the last couple of years; the most notable
accomplishments being funding of an Adjunct Fellowship at the Pacific Council on
International Policy, a Los Angles based think-tank and the COPAA Board’s visit to
Washington DC in July 2008 that included a visit with the Assistant Secretary of State,
Ambassador Richard Boucher, at the State Department, meeting with Congressman
Howard Berman and the former US Ambassador to Pakistan, Ms. Wendy Chamberlin. In
his acceptance speech the new President Mr. Khan praised Dr. Razaq Chaudhry for
achieving crucial milestones during his tenure as the President. Mr. Adnan Khan
thanked and praised his predecessor for his outstanding contributions to the
organization and to the Pakistani-American Community. Mr. Adnan Khan also pledged
to lead COPAA with a renewed sense of ambition and dedication to ensure
advancement of the cause of COPAA’s mission and objectives.
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The Council of Pakistan American Affairs was established in the mid-90's. Its major aim
is to assist US elected officials and policy makers to have a better understanding of
issues of vital interest to Pakistan that would ultimately lead to strong bilateral relations
between USA and Pakistan. Contact: Javed Iqbal 310 384 9818
