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Annual Legislative Conference - 7/19/2005 - Please register earlyWed, 13

Jul 2005 23:02:52 -0700Indian American Friendship CouncilNational Headquarters:

7910 Norwalk Blvd., Whittier, CA 90601Tel: 562-699-0343, Fax:

562-699-1609Website: www.iafc.usEmail: info (AT) iafc (DOT) usTO: Indian American

Friendship Council MembersRE: Indian American Friendship Council - 9TH Annual

Legislative Conference & Gala Banquet - July 19, 20059TH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE

CONFERENCE AND GALA BANQUET345 CANNON CAUCUS ROOM. WASHINGTON DCEarly Pre

Registration required due to limited capacityPlease R.S.V.P. at

202.271.7000Tuesday, July 19, 2005Time: 7:00pmLocation: The Cannon Caucus

Room, 345 Cannon House office BuildingSub: Need

to strengthen Indian-American Political Participation.Dear Friend,Please allow

me to thank you for all your continuous support. For more than a decade IAFC

has focused on political agendas that are important for Indian-Americans. IAFC

has worked with U.S. representatives and Senate Members to bind a stronger

U.S.-India relations and exchange innovative ideologies.Previous conference has

been a successful monument and was attended by over hundred members of Congress

and Senate. Both nations have been victim of international terrorism and they

are engaged to fight terrorism.Indian American political participation is very

inadequate and primitive. This is primarily due to lack of Political Knowledge

and preoccupied vested interests. Recent move to supply F-16 Aircrafts to

Pakistan and visa denial to C.M. of Gujarat, strongly indicates our poor

understanding of this environment.Please encourage younger generations to

participate in IAFC Youth

Conference. I look forward to see you soon. Please make immediate travel

arrangements and Hotel Registration. For more information check website

http://www.iafc.comI hope you will represent your group at the Capitol. Please

arrange immediate meetings with members of the Congress and Senate and Invite

them to join us at the Sen. Luncheon and Congressional Banquet

meetings.Sincerely,Dr Krishna Reddy, IAFC ChairmanDr. Rakesh Shreedhar, IAFC

PresidentDay time agenda (subject to reassignment) - Ref: http://www.iafc.us 18

July 20057:00 p.m. - Board meeting at the Capitol Hyatt 9th Annual Conference -

Coordinator Prof. Ram Roy8:30 a.m. - Breakfast, Holyday Inn on the Hill.9:00

a.m. - Youth Conference - Speaker Prof. Ravi Roy10:30 a.m. - Discussion on

political Participation by Prominent AIPAC members, (the most powerful

political body in U.S.)11:45 a.m. - Senate Luncheon meeting with Prominent

Senators at Senate Hart Room

90202:00 p.m. - White House Briefing by State Dept. and National Security

Council Members.05:00 p.m. - Reception at 345 Cannon Ball Room06:00 p.m. -

Political Summit and Banquet Dinner07:30 p.m. - National Awards

CeremonyMembership fee $50 Annual*Please send $250.00 registration fee to the

following address Dr. K. Reddy, 7910 Norwalk Blvd.,Whittier, CA 90606You may

also donate generously $200 or $500 or $1000 * Please note this will be pre

registered event*******************************Indian American Friendship

councilPolitical Summit and Gala Banquet DinnerJuly 19th, 2005, 345 Canon Room,

Washington D.C.(Business attire)Location: 345 Canon Caucus Room 6:00 p.m: Social

Hour, no host Bar7:00 p.m: Political Summit and Gala Banquet.National Anthems of

United States and India.7:00pm: Remarks about Friendship council by

Congresswoman Shelly Berkely.Special guest speaker:The

Honorable Robert Blackwill former U.S. Ambassador to India.Key Note speakers: 1.

The Honorable Congressman Jim Leach , Committee on International Relations,

Chair Asia & Pacific 2. The Honorable Congressman Jim Saxton, Chair, Terrorism

on Conventional Threats and CapabilitiesIntroduction of Indian American

Friendship Council's Washington advisory board members.1. Honorable Congressman

Ed Royce, India caucus.2. Honorable Congressman Gary Ackerman, India caucus.3.

Honorable Congressman Frank Pallone, India caucus.4. Honorable Congresswoman

Juanita Millender McDonald5. Honorable Congressman David Wu 6. Honorable

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.Special Remarks:1. Honorable Gary Ackerman ®

Co-Chair, India caucus.2. Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ®, Co-Chair, India

caucus.Introduction of Indian Parliament MembersThe Honorable Murali DeoraThe

Honorable Malin DeoraIntroduction of Special

GuestsHis Excellency Ronen Sen, Indian Ambassador to U.S.His Excellency Daniel

Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to U.S.His Excellency Alexander Philon, Greece

Ambassador to U.S.His Excellency Ferdinando Solleo, Italian Ambassador to

U.S.Her Excellency Arieley Abadilla, Phillippines Ambassador to U.S.His

Excellency Juan Jose Bremer, Mexican Ambassador to U.S.Her Excellency Erato

Kozakou Morcoullis, Cypress Ambassador to U.S.National Service Award

Presentation:Indian American Friendship council is proud to recognize the

outstanding members for their service to the society:1. Honorable Congressman

Joe Wilson (SC) India Caucus ®2. Honorable Congressman Joseph Crowley (NY)

India Caucus (D)3. Honorable Congressman Mike Honda (CA) Asia Pacific Caucus 4.

Honorable Congressman Melvin L. Watt (NC) Congressional Black Caucus5. Honorable

Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (CA) Hispanic Caucus6. Honorable Congresswoman

Hilda Solis (CA)

Congressional women's CaucusIndian American Friendship Council is very proud to

recognize individuals for their outstanding leadership and creativity.1.

America-India Foundation 2. Sam Pitroda3. Howard Winkler 4. Harbhajan Samra 5.

Sridhar M. Reddy6. Dr. Mani Baumick: 7. Dr. Baburao Doddapaneni8. Dr. Jagan

Alinani 9. Mr. Jairam Komati10. Tennessee the Best Chapter-Vijay Kumar11.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti 12. Rao TuthikaIAFC will recognize distinguished Senate

and Congressional Members.Honorable Senator Barbara Boxer, CA (D)Honorable

Senator Ben Nelson, NE ®Honorable Senator Chuck Hagel, NE ®Honorable

Senator Daniel K. Inouye, HI (D) Honorable Senator Diane Feinstein, CA

(D)Honorable Senator Frank R Lautenberg, NJ (D)Honorable Senator George

Voinovich, OH ®Honorable Senator Harry Reid, NV (D) Honorable Senator John

Cornyn, TX ®Honorable Senator Jon Corzine, NJ

(D)Honorable Senator Joseph Biden, DE (D)Honorable Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison,

TX ®Honorable Senator Maria Cantwell, WA (D)Honorable Senator Norm Coleman, MN

®Honorable Senator Orrin Hatch, UT ®Honorable Senator Paul Sarbanes, MD

(D)Honorable Senator Rick Santorum PA ®Honorable Senator Russ Feingold, WI.

(D)Honorable Senator Saxby Chambliss, GA ®Honorable Senator Thomas Carper, DE

(D)Honorable Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, NY (D)Honorable Congresswoman

Corrine Brown, FL (D)Honorable Congresswoman Del Donna M Christian-Christensen,

VI (D)Honorable Congresswoman Diana DeGette, CO (D)Honorable Congresswoman Diane

Watson, CA (D)Honorable Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, TX (D)Honorable

Congresswoman Ginny Brown Waite, FL ®Honorable Congresswoman Grace

Nepolitano, CA (D)Honorable Congresswoman Hilda Solis, CA (D)Honorable

Congresswoman Ileana Ros Lehtinen, FL ®Honorable

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, IL (D)Honorable Congresswoman Juanita

Millender-McDonald, CA (D)Honorable Congresswoman Julia Carson, IN (D)Honorable

Congresswoman Kay Granger, TX ®Honorable Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, CA (D)

Honorable Congresswoman Lois Capps, CA (D)Honorable Congresswoman Loretta

Sanchez, CA (D) Honorable Congresswoman Louise McIntosh Slaughter, Honorable

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal AllordHonorable Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, OH

(D)Honorable Congresswoman Mary Bono, CA®Honorable Congresswoman Maxine

Waters, CA (D)Honorable Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, CA (D) Honorable

Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey, NY (D)Honorable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee,

TX (D)Honorable Congresswoman Shelly Berkely, CA (D)Honorable Congresswoman

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, OH (D)Honorable Congresswoman Sue Kelly, NY ®Honorable

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, CA (D)Honorable Congressman Steve Rothman, NJ

(D)Honorable Congressman Adam Putnam, FL ®Honorable Congressman Adam Schiff,

CA ®Honorable Congressman Adam Smith, WA (D) Honorable Congressman Albert

Wynn, MD (D)Honorable Congressman Anthony Weiner, NY (D) Honorable Congressman

Bart GordonHonorable Congressman Benjamin Gilman, NY ®Honorable Congressman

Benjamin L. Cardin, MD (D)Honorable Congressman Bill Pascrell, NJ (D)Honorable

Congressman Bob Beauprez, CO ®Honorable Congressman Bob Etheridge, NC

(D)Honorable Congressman Bob Filner, CA (D)Honorable Congressman Boyd F. Allen,

Jr. Fl (D)Honorable Congressman Brad Carson, OK (D)Honorable Congressman Brad

Sherman, CA (D) Honorable Congressman Brian Baird, WA (D) Honorable Congressman

Charles "Chip" Pickering, MS ®Honorable Congressman Charlie Rangel, NY (D)

Honorable Congressman Chris Canon, UT (D) Honorable Congressman Chris Van

Hollen, MD (D)Honorable Congressman Christopher Shays, CT

(D)Honorable Congressman Cliff Stearns, FL ®Honorable Congressman Curt Weldon,

PA ®Honorable Congressman Danny Davis, FL (D)Honorable Congressman Dave

Weldon, FL ® Honorable Congressman David Hu, OR (D)Honorable Congressman

Dennis Cardoza, CA (D) Honorable Congressman Donald M. Payne, NJ (D)Honorable

Congressman Donald Manzullo, IL ®Honorable Congressman Doyle Mike, PA

(D)Honorable Congressman Earl Blumenauer, OR (D)Honorable Congressman Ed Royce,

CA ®Honorable Congressman Elijah Cummings, MD (D)Honorable Congressman Eliot

Engel, NY (D) Honorable Congressman Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, (D) SamoaHonorable

Congressman Eric Cantor, VA ®Honorable Congressman Fortney H. "Pete" Stark,

CA (D)Honorable Congressman Frank LoBiondo, NJ ® Honorable Congressman Frank

Pallone, NJ (D)Honorable Congressman Frank W. Balance, NC (D)Honorable

Congressman Frank W. Ballence, Jr. NC (D)Honorable Congressman

Frank Wolf, VA ®Honorable Congressman Gary Ackerman, NY (D)Honorable

Congressman Gary Miller, CA (D)Honorable Congressman Gene Green, TX (D)

Honorable Congressman Gregory Meeks, NI (D)Honorable Congressman Henry Brown,

SC ® Honorable Congressman Henry Waxman, CA (D)Honorable Congressman Howard

Berman, CA (D) Honorable Congressman Howard Coble, NC ®Honorable Congressman

James David Matheson, UT ®Honorable Congressman James P. Moran, VA (D)

Honorable Congressman Jay Inslee, WA (D)Honorable Congressman JD Hayworth,

AZ®Honorable Congressman Jeb Hensarling, TX ® Honorable Congressman Jerry

Lewis, CA ® Honorable Congressman Jim CooperHonorable Congressman Jim Davis,

FL (D)Honorable Congressman Jim Greenwood, PA ® Honorable Congressman Jim

Kolbe, AZ®Honorable Congressman Jim Marshall, GA (D)Honorable Congressman Jim

Matheson, UT (D)Honorable Congressman Jim McDermott, WA (D)Honorable

Congressman Jim Saxton, NJ (D)Honorable Congressman Joe Baca, CA (D)Honorable

Congressman John Cooksey, LA ®Honorable Congressman John Larson, CT

(D)Honorable Congressman John Linder, GA ®Honorable Congressman John M.

Spratt, SC (D)Honorable Congressman John Tierney, Mass (D)Honorable Congressman

Joseph Crowley, NW (D) Honorable Congressman Joseph Hoeffel, PA (D)Honorable

Congressman Joseph Knollenberg, MI ® Honorable Congressman Ken Culvert, CA

® Honorable Congressman Levin Sander, MI (D)Honorable Congressman Lincoln

DavisHonorable Congressman Mark Souder, IN ®Honorable Congressman Martin

Frost, TX (D)Honorable Congressman Marty Meehan, MA (D)Honorable Congressman

Michael Bilirakis, FL ® Honorable Congressman Michael Burgess, TX ®

Honorable Congressman Michael N. Castle, DE ®Honorable Congressman Michael

Rogers, MI ®

Amy CookHonorable Congressman Mike

Doyle, PA (D)Honorable Congressman Mike Ferguson, N.J. ®Honorable Congressman

Mike Honda, CA (D) Honorable Congressman Nicholas Lampson, TX (D)Honorable

Congressman Nick J. Rahal, WV (D)Honorable Congressman Nick Rehall, WV

(D)Honorable Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, RI (D)Honorable Congressman Paul

D. Ryan, WI ®Honorable Congressman Paul D. Ryan, WI ®Honorable Congressman

Paul Kanjorski, PA (D) Honorable Congressman Pete Sessions, TX ®Honorable

Congressman Pete Stark, CA (D)Honorable Congressman Peter Deutsch, FL (D)

Honorable Congressman Peter King, NY ®Honorable Congressman Peter Visclosky,

IN

(D)Honorable Congressman Phil Gingrey, GA ®

Mrs. GingreyHonorable Congressman Philip M. Crane, FL ®

Arlene CraneHonorable Congressman Raul Grizalva,

AZ (D)Honorable Congressman Ray LaHood, IL ®Honorable Congressman Richard

Gephardt, MS (D)Honorable Congressman Richard Neil, MA (D)Honorable Congressman

Rick Larsen, WA (D)Honorable Congressman Robert Menendez, NJ (D)Honorable

Congressman Robin

Hayes, NC ®Honorable Congressman Ron Kind, WI (D) Honorable Congressman Rush

Holt, NJ (D)Honorable Congressman Sherrod Brown, OH (D)Honorable Congressman

Sherwood Boehlert, NY ®Honorable Congressman Sherwood L. Boehlert, NY (R

)Honorable Congressman Silvestre Reyes, TX (D) Honorable Congressman Steny H.

Hoyer, MD (D)Honorable Congressman Steve Israel, NY (D)Honorable Congressman

Steve Pearce, NM (R )Honorable Congressman Steven R. Rothman, NJ (D)Honorable

Congressman Ted Strickland, OH (D)Honorable Congressman Tim Bishop, NY

(D)Honorable Congressman Todd R. Platts, PA ®Honorable Congressman Tom

Feeney, FL ®Honorable Congressman Tom Lantos, CA (D) Honorable Congressman

Tom Udall, NM

(D) Jill Cooper UdallHonorable

Congressman William Delahunt, Mass (D)Honorable Congressman William J.

Pascrell, NJ (D)Honorable Congressman William Jefferson, LO (D)Honorable

Congressman Xavier Becerra,CA (D)Honorable Kumar Barve, Maryland State

LegislatureHonorable Senator Satveer Chaudhury, MNHonorable Swathi Dandekar,

Iowa State LegislatureHonorable Upendra Chivakula, NJ. State

LegislatureHonorable Nikki Rehall (SC) State

Legislature******************************Senate Luncheon session, July 19th

2005Location: Senate Hart 902Time 12-1 PMWellcome remarks by Senator Satveer

ChaudharyIntroduction of guest speakers:The

Honorable Senator Ben NelsonThe Honorable Senator Paul SerbanesKeynote

address:The Honorable Senator Hillary Clinton,Chair Sen India Caucus (D)The

Honorable Senator John Cornyn,Chair Senate India Caucus

®******************************Warm welcome to Prime Minister Manmohan

SinghThe Indian American Friendship Council salutes Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh for his tireless efforts to promote the ties between India and the United

States. Dr. Singh, who is in Washington as this IAFC conference is underway, is

scheduled to speak to a join session of Congress. House Speaker Dennis

Hastert's decision to convene a join session of Congress for the prime

minister's address is a reflection of the growing importance of India and also

the high regard congressional leaders have for the Indian leader. We completely

agree with Congressman Gary Ackerman when he said, "This address by the prime

minister will not only signify and

recognize the strong U.S.-India relationship but it will further deepen ties

between the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy."Born in

Gah in Punjab, now in Pakistan, excellence has been the hallmark of Dr. Singh's

career first as an academic, then a bureaucrat and now as a politician. He

studied and taught in some of the world's most elite universities. Singh held

many prestigious positions during his three decades in government: Deputy

Chairman of the Planning Commission, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Advisor

on Economic Affairs, just to name a few. He also held high-level positions at

the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank.However, before

becoming the prime minister, Singh was best known for his role in liberalizing

the Indian economy, which had been stagnating after decades of centralized

planning and its semi-socialist tilt. When he became the finance minister, the

country was on the brink of a bankruptcy, with a

high fiscal deficit-8.5% of the GDP-and low foreign exchange reserves. The rest

is history.BBC summed up his accomplishments as the steward of Indian economy:

"In his maiden speech as finance minister he famously quoted Victor Hugo - 'No

power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.' That served as the launch

for an ambitious and unprecedented economic reform program. Mr Singh slashed red

tape, simplified the tax system and removed stifling controls and regulations to

try create an environment conducive to business. The economy revived, industry

picked up, inflation was checked, and growth rates remained consistently

high."As prime minister, Singh has amply demonstrated the same ability to steer

the country in the right direction. He has pursued the foreign policy of his

predecessor and remained closer to the United States. During his meeting with

President Bush in New York last fall on the sidelines of the UN General

Assembly session, both leaders agreed that

the Indo-U.S. ties have been better.We extend the prime minister a warm

welcome.******************************

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