Press Briefing - National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

A broad coalition of Hispanic leaders will call on the White House and Congress to hire, promote and contract with more Hispanics during a news conference scheduled for Monday, May 10 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club.

According to recent studies, Hispanics are the only underrepresented ethnic group in the government workforce accounting for only 7 percent of federal employees, while representing 13.1 percent of the civilian workforce. "Action needs to be taken now," says Gil Sandate, vice-president of the National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives (NAHFE). Latinos comprise only 3.3 percent of federal Senior Executives.

The coalition is led by the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, America's premier network of Hispanic leaders. It includes a growing partnership among Hispanic business leaders, professional advocacy and labor groups, joined in a common commitment to dramatically increase the number of Hispanics in federal services.

Following are the details of the event:

Monday, May 10, 2004

WHO: Principal Speakers

-- Manuel Mirabal, chairman, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

-- Gil Sandate, vice-chairman, National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives

-- Ramon Rodriguez, chief operating officer, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

WHAT: Press Briefing

WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor, West Room, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: 10 a.m.

Source: US newswire