Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference

"Forming Leaders for the Vietnamese American Community"

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Program

The following is a tentative schedule for the Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference 2004.  Please visit us again to view a final VAYLC 2004 Program Schedule.

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Friday, July 2, 2004

Note:  All events are held at George Mason University, Arlington Campus

8:00 a.m.    Breakfast/Registration

9:00 a.m.    Security Check-in

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.    White House Briefing & Tour

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Ed Moy - White House, Office of Personnel

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Eddy Badrina - Executive Director, White House Initiative of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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Charles Jess - Vietnam Desk Officer, Department of State

11:45 - 12:15 p.m.    Lunch

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.    Keynote Speaker

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The Honorable Mike Honda - U.S. House of Representatives, CA - 15th District, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Invited)

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.    Legislative Process & Working with Elected Officials

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Mark Keam - Counsel, Committee on Judiciary, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)

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Vinh Nguyen - Executive Assistant, Representative Mike Turner (R-OH)

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George Phillips - Legislative Assistant, Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ)

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Bob Sakaniwa - Senior Counsel, Representative Mike Honda (D-CA)

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.    Capitol Hill Tours

6:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.    Gala Dinner

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Fortune Restaurant
6249 Arlington Boulevard
Seven Corners Plaza
Falls Church, VA 22044
(703) 538-3333

 
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Mistress of Ceremonies
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Thanh Truc Nguyen - Senior Reporter, Vietnamese American Television

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Keynote Speaker
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Nguyet-Anh Duong - Scientist, U.S. Department of Defense

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Lifetime Achievement Award
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The Honorable Bui Diem - Former Ambassador to the U.S. & Author

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Freedom Fighter Award
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The Honorable Robert Hull - Member, Virginia House of Delegates

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Banquet Dinner tickets are $30 per person for non-conference attendees. For tickets, please contact (703) 795-9330 or (202) 691-6592.

 

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