Washington, DC – Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will give the keynote address during the National Affiliate Luncheon at the 2004 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference, which will be held June 26-29 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Senator will speak at the luncheon, which honors outstanding affiliate organizations for exemplary work in serving their local communities, and for supporting NCLR’s policy and programmatic initiatives, on Saturday, June 26 beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Phoenix Civic Plaza.

Senator McCain has a long career of public service. In 1982, he was elected to Congress representing what was then the first congressional district of Arizona. Senator McCain is currently the senior senator from Arizona.

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon will officially welcome Conference attendees, followed by remarks from NCLR President Raul Yzaguirre, and a special address to affiliates by NCLR Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Janet Murguia.

MEDIA ADVISORY

Members of the media interested in credentials for the NCLR Conference should contact Christy Martinez-Garcia in the Office of Public Information at (202) 785-1670, or via email at opi@nclr.org.

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