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The
Republican & Conservative Endorsed Candidate for NY District 5
A Campaign to make your voice heard in
District 5!
At Stonehenge
With friends Queens County GOP Chair Phil Ragusa,
Vice Chr. Vince Tabone, Chris
Murray and Democratic District leader James Wu celebrating a victory in a hard fought
primary race
With US Amy Chief of Staff General Peter
Schoomaker discussing US Army relief efforts in Pakistan and
strategic military partnerships in South Asia
Speaking with
Pakistan People's Party Chairperson and Ex-Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto not long after September 11th, advising on
her country's response to the event. I have been
fortunate enough to know MBB for a number years now and
have acted as a Senior Advisor on US policy.
Proud Parents at my MBA graduation at
Edinburgh Business School in
Scotland
At the United Nations with Barrister Sultan
Mehmood Chaudhry, Ex Prime Minister and current opposition
leader of Azad Kashmir where we were having numerous
meetings to help co-ordinate the relief efforts after
Kashmir was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Visiting Taipei Palace
Speaking in an Indonesian church on Sumatra
after religious violence had resulted in several churches
being burned down. While there, I was able to meet
with local church leaders and establish a truce that lasted
for more than 5 years.
Meeting President Bush in the State
Department
In Sumatra, my Indonesian "mother" gives me a
special family heirloom sarong and declares me
officially in the Batak tribe.
With Granny Taylor
Local children and orphans who study
at the school we built in Indonesia. My nickname is
Gajah Puti or White Elephant. I would like to think
that meant they knew I was a Republican. ;)
Visiting my grandparents
Speaking to kids at John Bowne High School as a Career
Speaker for the Boy Scouts of America's Explorer Learning
for Life Program
Whitewater kayaking the Crystal Falls on the Colorado River,
before a shoulder injury cancelled my Olympic hopes.
Senior year in High School, not long after
winning the National Merit Semifinalist Award
Eagle Scout with Order of the Arrow and God &
Country Award