In DCJournal, CHLI President and CEO Mary Ann Gomez Orta reflects on the contributions of Hispanic Americans as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary. The piece centers on CHLI’s 22nd annual gala, held in May under the theme “Mosaic of Voices, Celebrating 250 Years of Vision, Culture and Contributions,” which honored U.S. Representatives Gil Cisneros and Monica De La Cruz with the CHLI Leadership in Public Service Award, Sara Garcia with the CHLI Ambassador Award, and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa Azin with the International Leadership Award. Since its founding in 2003, she notes, CHLI has mentored more than 300 alumni now serving across government, the private sector, and nonprofits. She underscores CHLI’s bipartisan approach, arguing that durable progress comes from working across ideological differences rather than around them. The American story keeps evolving through diverse voices, she writes — a mosaic in which distinct pieces together create something lasting.
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