Weill Cornell Medicine anesthesiologist Dr. Gunisha Kaur, B.S. ’06, M.D. ’10, has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent, bipartisan legislative branch agency that globally monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer appointed her to the position, which carries a two-year term. USCIRF was created by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act and comprises nine commissioners, supported by a non-partisan professional staff. Three commissioners are appointed by the President of the United States, three by U.S. Senate leadership, and three by leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Senator Schumer recommended Dr. Kaur – in part – because she has “extensive experience in human rights and community leadership,” he said in a statement. “I am confident that she will bring her deep medical, academic, research, religious and leadership expertise to her service on the Commission.”