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American Latino Influencer Awards
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Location
The InterContinental Wharf
801 Wharf Street Southwest Washington, DC 20024Refund Policy
Description
Join us for an inspiring evening honoring Latino Influencers over canapes, cocktails, light buffet, and musical performances. The Intercontinental Wharf with its beautiful water views serves as the backdrop to honor Latino influencers including those who served our U.S. military at the highest ranks. Registration and a reception with open bar begin at 6:30 PM; at 7:30 PM the awards program begin, and at 9:00 PM we host a light buffet with socializing. The awards have been held across the United States in Las Vegas, Miami, San Antonio, Los Angeles and have found their home in Washington, D.C.. There is limited capacity and we expect to be sold out.
2018 Honorees
Public Service Award:
Chefs for Puerto Rico
Leadership Award:
The Honorable Carlos Gutierrez, Former US Secretary of Commerce
Valor Awards:
Retired Major General Angela Salinas
Colonel Ivette Falto-Heck,PhD.
Rear Admiral Christina Alvarado
Brigadier General Irene Zoppi
Legacy Award:
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7)
Featuring Musical Entertainment by
Isabel Marie Sanchez, 2018 Tejano Music Award Nominee
The Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino strives to create a museum in our nation’s capital to educate, inspire and encourage respect and understanding of the richness and diversity of the American Latino experience within the U.S. and its territories by highlighting the contributions made by Latino leaders, pioneers and communities to the American way of life. FRIENDS is not affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution.
The American Latino Influencer Awards (ALIA) recognize Latino leaders and trailblazers in public service, arts and culture, business, and in the government. Previous recipients of ALIAs include the Castro family (HUD Secretary Julián Castro, Congressman Joaquín Castro, and civil rights activist Rosie Castro); former Las Vegas Convention Chief, Manny Cortez (awarded posthumously and accepted by his daughter, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto); Nevada Senators Harry Reid (D) and Dean Heller (R); Music Director and Conductor of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Marturet; Mayor of Miami, Tomas Regalado; The Madrigal 10; Presidential Medal of Honor recipient Sylvia Mendez; Telemundo founder Frank Cruz and journalist Giselle Fernandez.