Former Congressman Robert Garcia Honored by the National Puerto Rican Coalition.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2003 Seven-Term New York Congressman and Venable senior advisor receives Life Achievement Award for distinguished career Venable LLP Senior Advisor and former Congressman Robert Garcia will be honored with the Life Achievement Award from the National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., at a dinner on December 8, 2003. "The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) is honored to recognize distinguished individuals like Robert Garcia, who have worked to improve the quality of life of the Puerto Rican community and society as a whole," said Manuel Mirabal, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the National Puerto Rican Coalition. "Mr. Garcia is a role model for all Puerto Ricans and Latino youth, and exemplifies the importance of civic participation, humanitarianism, and dedication." "Since its founding, the National Puerto Rican Coalition has been at the forefront of the fight for civil rights," said Mr. Garcia, "I'm proud to be honored by such a distinguished group." Mr. Garcia represented the South Bronx in Congress from 1978 to 1990. He chaired the Census and Postal Operations subcommittee in 1980, and worked to have the category "Hispanic" added to the census. He also served as chair of the International Trade subcommittee. Garcia was co-author, with Congressman Jack Kemp, of the legislation creating Urban Enterprise Zones, which provided tax incentives for small entrepreneurs to build businesses in areas with high unemployment. He also authored an amendment to the Civil Service Reform Act, which held each governmental agency accountable for the number of minorities it hired. Congressman Garcia served as a Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is comprised of 21 Democratic Members of the United States Congress of Hispanic descent. The Caucus is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico. , and led the group in creating the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Mr. Garcia began his ascent in public office with election to the New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each district having an average population of 127,000. in 1965, and then moved up to the New York State Senate The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. The state Constitution provides that the default membership be fifty members. in a special election in 1967. He is believed to be the first Hispanic on the East Coast to have served in a State Senate seat. There, before winning his Congressional seat, Mr. Garcia rose to the position of Deputy Minority Leader in charge of all floor action. Mr. Garcia also served his country from 1950-1953 in the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local and concluded his military career in the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea, where he was awarded several battle stars. While Mr. Garcia was born and raised in the South Bronx, both of his parents were born in Puerto Rico, and came to America in 1924. Mr. Garcia credits them for his success. "My achievements are the fulfillment of the work ethic that my parents instilled in all of their children," he said. The National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., founded in 1977, focuses on public policy issues that affect the Puerto Rican Community at the community and national levels. In addition to Mr. Garcia, the Coalition is also honoring U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona, International Recording Artist Willie Colon, former New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Board of Education President Ninfa Segara and Family and Children Community Advocate Maria Elena Girone. Mr. Garcia is a Senior Advisor in the Washington office of Venable. He represents clients on issues pending before Congress, specializing in urban, financial, communications, tax and housing matters. Through the U.S. State Department, Mr. Garcia also serves as an electoral observer for the Organization of American States Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and has participated in OAS OAS See: Option adjusted spread Electoral Observation Missions in Peru and Panama. As one of America's top 100 law firms, Venable LLP has lawyers practicing in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , intellectual property and government affairs. Venable serves corporate, institutional, governmental, nonprofit and individual clients throughout the U.S. and around the world from its base of operations Noun 1. base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" base air base, air station - a base for military aircraft army base - a large base of operations for an army in and around Washington, D.C. Venable prides itself on being attuned at·tune tr.v. at·tuned, at·tun·ing, at·tunes 1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship: an industry that is not attuned to market demands. 2. to its clients' business objectives, sensitive to their culture and structured to deliver true value. |
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