Adm. James Loy, Pfizer's Robert Mallett Headline Impact '08 in Florida Launch

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Tue May 20, 2008 6:15am EDT 

Foreign Policy Discussion Will Highlight Global Challenges Facing
                          Next U.S. President
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
The Center for U.S. Global Engagement will officially launch its
Impact '08 in Florida effort, in partnership with the Greater Miami
Chamber of Commerce and the University of Miami's Center for
Hemispheric Policy, on May 20, 2008 with a luncheon and foreign policy
discussion. The Impact '08: Building a Better, Safer World initiative
urging the 2008 presidential candidates to incorporate greater
investments in global development and diplomacy as critical tools in
America's engagement with the world. Impact '08's Florida Advisory
Committee has more than 100 members, including twelve Members of
Congress, Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, Florida Senate Democratic
Whip Dave Aronberg, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, former head of
U.S. Southern Command General James T. Hill, and a wide range of
business, community, and faith leaders.

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WHAT          Luncheon and Foreign Policy Discussion

WHO           Adm. James Loy, Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland
               Security
              Robert Mallett, Pfizer Inc's Senior Vice President for
               Worldwide Public Affairs and Policy and President of
               the Pfizer Foundation
              Anders Gyllenhaal, Executive Editor, Miami Herald
               (Moderator)

WHEN          Tuesday, May 20, 2008
              12:00pm - 2:00pm

WHERE         Four Seasons Hotel
              Grand Ballroom West
              1435 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL
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   NOTE: Cameras must be pre-set no later than 11:30am. Press must
arrive no later than 11:45am. To register, please contact Jeff
Berkowitz at jeff@usglobalengagement.org or 202-730-4163. Valid press
credentials required.

   For more information on Impact '08 in Florida, please visit
http://www.usglobalengagement.org/Impact08/StateActionFlorida/tabid/87
6/Default.aspx (due to its length, this URL may need to be
copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field; remove the
extra space if one exists).

Center for U.S. Global Engagement
Jeff Berkowitz, 202-730-4163

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