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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Linda Etuk
713.962.9236
LEtuk@MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
STATE BRINGS
DIVERSITY
RECRUITING EVENT TO HOUSTON, TX
(Houston – February 2005 )
– Join the U. S. State Department on
Thursday, March 3, 2005 from 6:30pm
– 8:30pm with host partner, Minority Professional Network, for the
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S DIVERSITY
CAREER NETWORKING NIGHT. The event will take place at the
Hilton Houston Post Oak (Formerly the Doubletree).
Confirmed local partners supporting this event include:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; CNET- Community Network; Houston Area Urban League, Inc.;
I10Media.com, League of United Latin American
Citizens (LULAC), Local Council for Latin American
Advancement (LCLAA), National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Black MBA Association
(NBMBAA) - Houston Chapter, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Representatives of the State Department will be visiting Los Angeles in
efforts to recruit more African-Americans, Latinos and other people of color
into Foreign Service. The goal is to help promote U.S. diplomacy abroad.
This event is part of a national effort to ensure that the U.S. Department
of State reflects the face of America. Several senior Foreign Service
Diplomats, Ambassadors and
entry-level officers from the State Department will be available to speak
with attendees about the exciting career opportunities awaiting them.
As the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, the Department of State helps to
shape a freer, more secure, and more prosperous world through formulating,
representing, and implementing the President's foreign policy. The U.S.
maintains diplomatic relations with about 180 countries and also maintains
relations with many international organizations, adding up to a total of
more than 265 posts around the world. The Foreign Service and the Civil
Service in the Department of State and U.S. missions abroad represent the
American people. They work together to achieve the goals and to implement
the initiatives of American foreign policy.
Launched
in 2001, and now with a cumulative total of over 3 Million visitors, the
Minority Professional Network (MPN) provides the premiere web-based Career,
Economic and Lifestyle Connection ™
for progressive diversity professionals around the world. Entrepreneurship
and Wealth Accumulation Channels, Job Seeker Resources, Employer Recruiting
and Marketing Solutions, Non-Profit & Professional Organization Directory,
Diversity Business Directory, Student Resources, a Book Channel and 80+ U.S.
and International Event Calendar Pages are some of the content areas
accessed at the MPN web site.
The
Hilton Houston Post Oak
is located at 2001 Post Oak Road. For more information about this event,
please visit:
http://www.MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com/eblast/DoS-Houston.htm.
Each individual attendee must individually RSVP for this event.
Please RSVP to Linda Etuk at
LEtuk@MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com
or 713-962-9236, and include
your name, phone number, and e-mail address.
To learn more about
the Minority Professional Network, please visit us online at:
http://www.MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com.
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