The White House, in conjunction with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, hosted the country’s top Hispanic business leaders on Wednesday for the first-ever “Hispanic Business Leaders Forum” to discuss jobs and economic topics, specifically the role Latino communities play in the economy.
The event was attended by high level administration officials including Treasury Secretary Jack Lew; Cecilia Munoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council; Todd Park, U.S. chief technology officer; and Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the president.
Following the forum, several participants spoke with reporters about how the decision to assemble the nation’s top Hispanic business leaders demonstrates the administration’s commitment to hearing input from the Latino community on the state of the economy. READ MORE
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