Bipartisan Members of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission Join Secretary Salazar, Eva Longoria Parker, Emilio Estefan, and Bipartisan Members of Congress

Bipartisan Members of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission
Join Secretary Salazar, Eva Longoria Parker, Emilio Estefan, and Bipartisan
Members of Congress

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join
bipartisan members of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission,
activist/actor Eva Longoria-Parker, producer Emilio Estefan, Chairman of the
Latino Commission Henry R. Munoz III and bipartisan Members of Congress to
announce the leadership of the Commission and discuss future activities
related to the study of the potential national museum in Washington, D.C. The
potential museum would pay tribute to the art, culture, and history of the
Latino community in the United States.

Who: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez (D-NY), Chairwoman, Congressional Hispanic
Caucus
Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
Henry R. Munoz III, Chairman, National Museum of the American Latino
Commission
Eva Longoria-Parker, Activist and Actress
Emilio Estefan, Producer
Raul Danny Vargas, Former Chairman, Republican National Hispanic Assembly
National Museum of the American Latino Commission members
Other members of Congress

What: Press conference to discuss future activities of the Commission

When: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. EDT

Where: House Triangle outside Capitol off Independence Ave.
(Location in case of rain or wind will be Room H-137)

Media: All credentialed news media are invited to cover the event

CONTACT: Julie Chavez Rodriguez of National Museum of the American Latino
Commission, +1-202-744-4368

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Oct. 9/

SOURCE National Museum of the American Latino Commission