The Diversity Group
of the Inter-American Development Bank
is pleased to invite you to the
Fourth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards
Ceremony
Monday, March 21, 2005
12:00 noon to 1:15pm
IDB Conference Center CR3
1330 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
“ONE LOVE, ONE DREAM”
Join us as we honor this year’s awardees for their contributions
to social inclusion and diversity. Musical Selections by Arcindo B. Santos.
Keynote Speaker : Dr. Ivete Sacramento, President, Bahia State University, Salvador,
Brazil
The MLK Awards:
The Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Inclusion in Development
The Award for Leadership in the Promotion of Equity in Development
The Award for Outreach in a Country Office Award
Free Admission – Limited Seating – Photo ID (government issued) required for entry with this invitation.
Metro stop: Metro Center, 13th Street exit – public garage parking available.
For information call Shenaz at 202-623-2402, Alexandra at 202-623-3454.
About US
The IDB Diversity Group is a group of volunteers dedicated to promoting all aspects
of diversity awareness and efforts for recognizing, valuing and working effectively
with a diverse staff in the Bank. The Group is open to all interested Bank staff.
Mission Statement: The Group seeks to promote an environment in the Bank where
racial and cultural diversity is accepted and celebrated. Towards this end, the Group
works to educate, sensitize, and build bridges among staff. The main focus at present
is to increase the recruitment of indigenous and Afro-Latino staff so as to better
represent the diverse population of Latin America as a whole and to help the Bank
more effectively meet its objectives of poverty reduction and promotion of social
equity, since these two segments of the population are the poorest.
What does the Group do? The Group is supported by the Office of the Executive Vice
President and meets with Bank management to advocate for greater recruitment of
ethnic minorities and an increased number of operations that target disadvantaged
racial and ethic minority communities in the region. In addition to its annual awards
ceremony, it also organizes lectures and cultural events to promote the sharing of
knowledge, celebrate our cultural heritage and highlight the contributions of ethnic
minorities in the region.
The MLK Awards are given to Individuals in the following categories:
-The Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Inclusion in
Development
-The Award for Leadership in the Promotion of Equity in Development
-The Award for Outreach in a Country Office Award
IDB Mandate: Human Resources Strategy (GN-2113-3) AND Action Plan to
Promote Diversity at the IDB (GN-2155-3) 1.
PROGRAM
Musical Performance
Opening
Claire Nelson, Co-Chair IDB Diversity Group
Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Hector Morales,
IDB Executive Director for the United States
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ivete Sacramento, President,
Bahia State University, Brazil
(Introduction by Mr. Joao Sayed, VPO)
Musical Performance
Presentation of MLK Awards
Award for Leadership in the Promotion of Equity in Development
Mr. Dennis E. Flannnery, EVP
Award for Outreach in a Country Office
Susan K Kolodin
(Mr.Vladimir Radovic will accept on her behalf)
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Promotion of Inclusion in Development
Mr. Jorge E. Rodriguez, HRD
Musical Performance
Closing RemarksMark Wenner, Co-Chair IDB Diversity Group
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The members of the IDB Diversity Group would like the
acknowledge the support of the following individuals and
offices who have contributed to the success of this event.
IDB Executive Vice President Dennis Flannery and his staff
Office of the External Relations Advisor
Alvaro Ramos, Logistical Support
Herbert Tristan, Logistical Support
Special Thanks
Eloisa D. Marques, EXR
Marilia C. Mirza, OD1
Arcindo B. Santos , RE1
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Planning Committee
Claire Nelson
Mark Wenner
Richard Fletcher
Shenaz Shaffee Partanen
S. Alexandra Russell-Bitting
Nicole Garreaud
The IDB Diversity Group
welcomes you to
The Fourth Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony
Monday, March 21, 2005
12:00 noon to 1:15pm
IDB Conference Center CR3
Inter-American Development Bank
1330 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Mark Wenner, Co-Chair, IDB Diversity Group
Claire A. Nelson, Co-Chair, IDB Diversity Group
Persons interested in joining our team are invited to
contact the Planning Committee. All are welcome!
The ONENESS symbol used in the
IDB MLK Awards was designed and executed by
Jamaican Artist, Donovan Fairweather.
“ONE LOVE, ONE DREAM”