CHLI Gala and Leadership Awards

About the Gala

The Leadership in Public Service Award honors Congressional leaders, one Republican and one Democrat, for their commitment to advancing the Hispanic community’s Diversity of Thought and achievements.

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2023 Leadership Award Winners:

Rep. J. Luis Correa and Lindsey Graham

2023 Ambassador Award Winners:

Cesar Prieto and Gabriella Boffeli

 

Remarks by CHLI Founder and Chairman Lincoln Diaz-Balart at 18th Annual Gala & Awards

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The CHLI Founders International Leadership Award celebrates an individual whose leadership has had global impact.

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2022 CHLI Gala and Leadership Awards Strength and Diversity 

Senator Tim Scott, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and the Honorable Mark Andrew Green

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2021 CHLI Leadership in Public Service Award and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award
Senator Portman and Adriano Espailat received the Leadership in Public Service Award, and Ambassador Pavilionis received the 2021 Ileana-Ros Lehtinen International Leadership Award.

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2020 Leadership in Public Service Honoree, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt

Leadership in Public Service Award Recipients U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO) and U.S. Representative Pete Aguilar (CA) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award Recipient, Rosa María Payá, Leader of Cuba Decide and Human Rights Activist.

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2019 CHLI Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award Presented to Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States
(L-R) Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, CHLI Treasurer John Hoel, CHLI Board Member Joe Avila, Gala Chair Nathalie Rayes, Chairman The Honorable Lincoln Diaz-Balart, former Congresswoman The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Congressman Henry Cuellar and CHLI Board Members

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2018 CHLI Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award
(L-R) CHLI Gala Chair Nathalie Rayes, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, Congressman Bill Flores, CHLI Chairman The Honorable Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, her husband Dexter Lehtinen, and their daughter Patricia Lehtinen Silva, with CHLI Board Members

To join us as a sponsor, please contact Maytee Sanz, CHLI Director of Philanthropy & External Affairs, at msanz@chli.org

For media inquiries, please contact Danny Vargas, CHLI Communications Manager at dvargas@chli.org