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Congressman Charles Rangel to Address USCIB Award Gala
| Source: USCIB
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 1, 2006 --New York Congressman Charles B. Rangel, slated
to be the new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee when Democrats
take control of Congress in January, will address members of the United
States Council for International Business at the group's annual award
dinner on Monday, December 4 in New York City.
USCIB, which represents America's top global companies, is honoring Harold
McGraw III, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, with its International Leadership Award in
recognition of his work to promote international trade and to ensure
America's leadership in the global economy. The gala dinner will be held at
the Hudson Theatre in Manhattan's theater district. More information is
available at www.uscibgala.com.
"Congressman Rangel will occupy a pivotal role in Congress' work on
international business and trade," said Peter M. Robinson, USCIB's
president. "He has a track record of reaching across the aisle on many
issues, and there is a critical need to rebuild a workable pro-trade
consensus in Congress. We are delighted that he will be able to join us to
present his goals for U.S. competitiveness and the global marketplace."
Congressman Rangel is serving his eighteenth term as representative from
the 15th Congressional District, comprising East and Central Harlem, the
Upper West Side, and Washington Heights/Inwood. In addition to being the
ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, he is chairman of
the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and dean of the New York
State Congressional Delegation. Among his accomplishments on trade,
Congressman Rangel authored and enacted the African Growth and Opportunity
Act, which created a trade and investment framework between the U.S. and
the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Each year since 1980, USCIB has honored a senior business executive for
significant policy leadership in improving the global competitive framework
for American business. Recent recipients of the International Leadership
Award include Lee R. Raymond of ExxonMobil, Jean-René Fourtou of Vivendi
Universal, Charles O. Holliday, Jr. of DuPont and George David of United
Technologies. More information on the event is available at
www.uscibgala.com.
Founded in 1945, USCIB promotes an open system of global commerce in which
business can flourish and contribute to economic growth, human welfare and
protection of the environment. Its membership includes some 300 leading
U.S. companies, professional services firms and associations whose combined
annual revenues exceed $3 trillion. As American affiliate of several
leading global business groups, USCIB provides business views to policy
makers and regulatory authorities worldwide and works to facilitate
international trade. More information is available at www.uscib.org.
Congressman Rangel's website: http://www.house.gov/rangel/
More on USCIB's 2006 Annual Award Dinner: http://www.uscibgala.com
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