The Corporate Council on Africa Presents the First Annual Gala Awards Dinner

June 24, 2003

Washington Hilton Hotel
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009

General Reception on the Back Terrace
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Dinner in the International Ballroom
7:30pm

Doors will open to the International Ballroom at 7:00pm. Due to security issues we ask that you please find your seat immediately.

Honorees
His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal(click here for bio)
C. Payne Lucas, President Emeritus of Africare(click here for bio)
Maurice Tempelsman, Chairman of Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.(click here for bio)

Miriam Makeba
Billy Gilman
Boys Choir of Harlem
The Saturday Night Live Band
Gerald LeVert

Attendees
This is the first year that CCA will hold the annual Gala Award Dinner. CCA is expecting 2000 participants, including key public and private sector leaders from the U.S. and Africa as well as a host of celebrities.

Attire: black tie or national dress

Tickets
If you are registered for the U.S.-Africa Business Summit your Gala Dinner ticket will be included in your registration packet.

If you are not registered for the Summit, you may purchase a ticket to attend the Gala Award Dinner for $250.00. Please click here to purchase a ticket. 

For checks received after June 16th, tickets will be held at "Will Call" the night of the Gala Award Dinner. CCA cannot guarantee admission for checks mailed to our office after June 16th.

Parking at the Washington Hilton
Doggett's Garage (Entrance on T Street or 19th Street) The special parking fee for attendees of the Gala Awards Dinner is $9.00. You must inform the parking attendant that you are attending the Gala Award Dinner to receive the discounted parking rate. If you do not specify that you are attending the Gala Award Dinner you may be charged the normal parking fee of $19.00.

If you have additional questions regarding the Gala Awards Dinner, please contact Bernadine Wyatt at e-mail address or telephone number 202-263-3525.

Virtual City

Agenda

Workshop Presentations

Participation

Plenary Speeches

First Annual Gala Awards Dinner

*Membership in the Corporate Council on Africa

Photo Gallery

Cancellation Policy

"[THE SUMMIT IS] UNPRECEDENTED ... IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT FOR COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ON BOTH CONTINENTS."

Eric Mercer
International Marketing Specialist
Department of Economic Development
State of Missouri

"THE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT CCA HAS PROVIDED IN AREAS RANGING FROM POLICY AND ADVOCACY TO BUSINESS LINKAGES, HAS SURPASSED OUR EXPECTATIONS ... I WANT TO COMMEND CCA FOR ITS VISION AND COLLABORATION."

Oren Whyche - Shaw
Regional Director for Africa
TechnoServe