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Press Release: White House Director of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrion to Address Largest Gathering of Latino Leaders at the 80th Annual LULAC National Convention. The Director of Urban Affairs reports directly to the President and coordinates all federal urban programs. June 30, 2009 Contact:Lizette J. Olmos Washington, DC - White House Director of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrión, Jr., will deliver the keynote address during the Partnership Luncheon at the 80th Annual LULAC National Convention, which will be held July 13-18, 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Partnership Luncheon highlights LULAC’s corporate and government partnerships. The luncheon will take place on Wednesday, July 15 from noon-1:45 P.M. in the ballroom of the Puerto Rico Convention Center. Adolfo Carrión, Jr., White House Director of Urban Affairs served two terms as Bronx Borough President and one term as the President of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) prior to joining the Administration of President Barack Obama. As Bronx Borough President, Carrion oversaw the creation of 40,000 new units of housing in seven years, 50 new schools, $7 billion in capital and infrastructure expenditures, and over $400 million in new parks and parkland renovation. Prior to his service as Bronx Borough President, Carrion represented the 14th City Council District on the New York City Council and also served as an urban planner at the NYC Department of City Planning and a teacher in the New York City Public Schools. Carrion received his bachelors in World Religions and Philosophy from Kings College in 1985 and his Masters in Urban Planning from Hunter College in 1990. LULAC National President Rosa Rosales is delighted that Adolfo Carrión, Jr., will address pertinent issues at the Partnership Luncheon to community leaders, activists and convention attendees. “We are elated Adolfo Carrión, Jr. has confirmed. He will bring a wealth of information to the convention. It will also bring long overdue attention to the urban areas where 80 percent of the American people live and work,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. The LULAC National President will officially welcome national convention attendees on July 13th at the kick-off opening ceremony at Puerto Rico’s Plaza de Armas. For more information or to register for the convention please visit our website http://www.lulac.org/events/convention09.html. The League of United Latin American Citizens advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. # # # |