Education Secretary Rod Paige To Speak At Joint Center Annual Dinner

3/22/2002

From: Liselle Yorke of the Joint Center, 202-789-6366, lyorke@jointcenter.org

News Advisory:

WHAT: The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' Annual Dinner. Over the past 32 years, the Joint Center has focused on public policy issues affecting African Americans and other minorities, and its dinner has given key figures an opportunity to speak to an audience of policymakers, corporate executives, and black elected officials. Past speakers include President George H. W. Bush, Vice President Al Gore, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown, and former congresswoman Barbara Jordan.

WHO: -- Keynote Speaker -- Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education -- Mistress of Ceremonies -- Renee Poussaint, co-founder and executive director, National Visionary Project -- Other speakers include National Dinner Chair Daniel A. Carp, president and CEO of Eastman Kodak Company; General Dinner Committee Chair Weldon H. Latham, senior partner at Holland Knight; and Eddie N. Williams, president and CEO of the Joint Center. -- Guests will include corporate executives, business leaders, government and black elected officials, and other opinion leaders.

There will also be a special tribute to Dr. Dorothy Height, president emerit and chair of the National Council of Negro Women, on the occasion of her 90th birthday.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 26 Reception, 6 p.m. (International Terrace) Dinner, 7:30 p.m. (International Ballroom)

WHERE: The Hilton Washington & Towers 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.

COST: $500 (individuals)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Contact Liselle Yorke at 202-789-6366 to pre-arrange electronic taping at the event.

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, conducts research and analyses on public policy issues of concern to African Americans and other minorities, promotes their involvement in the governance process, and operates programs that create coalitions within the minority, business, and other diverse communities. For more information, visit http://www.jointcenter.org/.