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November 17th, 2008
APIAVote Conference Call Series
Posted by Eugenia BehThe Transition: An APIAVote Leadership Briefing Series on the Transition of the Administration & Congress
Throughout the rest of 2008, APIAVote will be hosting a series of conference calls to familiarize and demystify the Transition processes of the Administration & Congress. These calls will feature guests who will explain the different processes and capacities in which the AAPI communities can participate and involve ourselves.
Tuesday, November 18:
Our second call will feature Guest Speaker, Maria Haley. She will discuss Transition and White House Personnel Process. As a former Clinton White House Personnel Director, she will provide insight on how one will be able navigate their candidacy for an administration appointment and what criterias one must meet to serve in the Executive Branch.
Subject: Administration Appointments
Guest: Maria Haley, former Clinton White House Personnel Director
Host: Vida Benavides, APIAVote Executive Director
When: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
4:00pm EST, 3:00pm CST, 1:00pm PST
RSVP: Fill out form at: http://www.apiavote.org/conference-call-rsvp to receive dial-in information
Questions can be directed to: alvina@apiavote.org
This call is open and free to the public.
Maria Haley is the director of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development, serving Governor Mike Beebe’s administration.
Haley worked as a senior director at Kissinger McLarty Associates in Washington, D.C., specializing in Asia-related projects. The firm is headed by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Clinton administration chief of staff Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty.
Ms. Haley was nominated by the President to the Export-Import Bank Board and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April 1994. Before accepting that position, she worked at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director of Presidential Personnel for Economics, Commerce, and Trade. Ms. Haley played an integral part in the selection and approval of political appointments in three Cabinet departments and twelve independent agencies.
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Programs like these are a public service to our community at large. Please take time to donate to our organization so that we can continue to increase awareness, inform, educate and train our community members to take part in our democratic process.
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About APIAVote: Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) is a national non-partisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the electoral and public policy processes at the national, state and local levels. APIAVote does not endorse parties or candidates. For more information, please visit www.apiavote.org
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