U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Raúl H. Yzaguirre Delivers Keynote Address at Leadership Summit in New York

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Ambassador Raul H. Yzaguirre

Washington, DC (October 12, 2011). United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic His Excellency Raúl H. Yzaguirre was the keynote speaker at the 14th Annual Leadership Summit of the Dominican American Roundtable and its National Council (NDAC). The Leadership Summit took place October 7-9, 2011 at Lehman College of The City University of New York located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd West Bronx, NY 10468.

The Summit’s theme this year was: “Our Advancement in Education, Economic Development & Community Empowerment: PAVING THE WAY”.

“Having His Excellency Raul H. Yzaguirre deliver the keynote at DANR 14th Annual Leadership Summit was both timely and most appropriate,” said Dr. Maria Teresa Feliciano, DANR President.  ”As the individual responsible for founding and establishing the largest Latino Civil Rights Organization in the United States, he spoke to the DANR’s current status and mission, better than anyone else.”

This national gathering is considered to be among the most important events of the year on the Dominican-American and Latino calendars.

Traditionally, hundreds of leaders, students and experts convene every year under one roof to discuss important issues impacting our communities.

Delegations of speakers, presenters, dignitaries, leaders and students who welcome and paid respect to Ambassador Yzaguirre in his first official visit to New York since he presented creditials to Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez, included:

U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel

NYS Assemblyman Carl E. Heastie

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.

NYS Assemblyman Guillermo Linares

NYS Assemblyman Keith L. T. Wright

Jay Hershenson, Senior Vice Chancellor and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York

Dr. Ricardo Fernández, President of Lehman College

Dr. Félix Matos Rodriguez, President of Hostos Community College

Dr. Carol M. Berotte Joseph, President of Bronx Community College

Vice President Mario Dellapina, Lehman College Division of Institutional Development

NYC Councilman Robert Jackson

Massachusetts State Representative Marcos Devers

Maryland Representative Joselyn Peña-Melnyk

New Jersey Councilman Julio Tavarez

Pennsylvania Councilman Julio Guridy

New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera

New York State Senator Ruben Diaz

Joseph Salvo, Ph.D. from the New York City Department of Planning

Reverendo Hector Chiesa, President of the Board, Radio Vision Cristiana

Commissioner Alex Mendez

Councilwoman Fiordaliza Frias

Commissioner Wendy Guzman

Bronx District Leader Yudelka Tapia

Brooklyn District Leader Arelis Martinez

Dr. Maria Teresa Feliciano, DANR President

Amaris Guzman, DANR National Youth President

Dr. Julia Lara, DANR Vice President (Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia)

Facundo Knight, DANR Vice President (Pennsylvania)

Luis Facundo, DANR Treasurer (State of New York)

Maria Moreno, DANR Vice President (State of Massachusetts)

Francesca Pena, DANR Vice President (New York)

Miguel Santana, DANR Vice President (Bronx)

Hon. Claribel Martinez-Marmolejos, DANR Vice President (Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands)

Nestor Montilla, Chairman of the Dominican American National Council

Dr. Dilcia Granville, DANR Vice President (Long Island, NY)

Zenaida Mendez, President, National Dominican Women Caucus

Rosa Ayala, Co-director, Bronx Dominican Parade

Rosita Romero, President, Dominican Women Center

Peter Fontanes, CEO

Antonio Martinez, Esq., Executive Director of Somos El Futuro Inc.

Joseph Wiscovitch, President of Joseph Wiscovitch Associates

Dr. Ramon Antonio Veras (El Negro Veras)

Dr. Rosario Espinal from Temple University

Dr. Lillian Bobea

Journalist Sara Perez

Rhadames Perez, Community Actdivist

Valentin Silverio

America Tavarez Schoch from Miami, Florida

Misotis Munoz

Miscelanea Acevedo

Delfin Vazquez

Dr. Alberto Correa from Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico

Ing Francisco Pachin

Martha Madera, President of the Association of Dominican American Supervisors and Administrators (ADASA)

New York City Public School Teacher José Cruz

Rhina Tavarez

School Principal Nancy Díaz

Gloria Ortiz

Martin Danenberg

Nazario Brea

and among others,

Eduardo Hoepelman

About Raul H. Yzaguirre

The Ambassador of the United States of America, Raúl H. Yzaguirre, presented his credentials before the President of the Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, on November 17, 2010, shortly after his arrival in the Dominican Republic, on November 15. Ambassador Yzaguirre was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Dominican Republic, September 29, 2010.

Before assuming his current duties in the Dominican Republic, Raul H. Yzaguirre, Sr. was a Presidential Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Center for Community Development and Civil Rights at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona.

From 1974 to 2004, Ambassador Yzaguirre served as President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). Prior to that, he served as Vice President at the Center for Community Change in Washington D.C. From 1969 to 1973, he founded  two sister management consulting  organizations: Interstate Research Associates and InterAmerica Research Associates.

Mr. Yzaguirre served as a Senior Program Analyst in the U.S. Office for Economic Opportunity (OEO) and as a special advisor to the Director of OEO, Sargent Shriver, from 1966 to 1969. He has also been appointed to the  President’s Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

Ambassador Yzaguirre was a Senior Programs Analyst at the U.S. Office for Economic Opportunity and Special Advisor to the Director for said organization, Sargent Shriver, between 1966 and 1969. He was also named to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

He has also monitored several presidential elections in Latin America as a board member of the National Democratic Institute (NDI).  Ambassador Yzaguirre also served in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps for four years. He has a B.S. from George Washington University, was an Institute of Politics Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and studied at La Universidad de Las Americas in Puebla, Mexico.

The Ambassador and his wife Audrey have six children.

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