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CHLI 19th Annual Gala & Leadership Awards
May 15, 2024 Waldorf Astoria, DC
Secure your sponsorship table by contacting Maytee Sanz at msanz@chli.org.
CHLI 20 Year Anniversary Gala and Leadership Awards
About the Gala
2023 Leadership in Public Service Award Recipients
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and
Congressman J. Luis Correa of California
2023 Ambassador Award Recipients
Gabriella Boffelli, CHLI Vermillion Congressional Staff Appreciation Award Recipient, 2017
Cesar Prieto, CHLI Class of 2019
State Representative Sharlett Mena of Washington, CHLI Class of 2012
First CHLI Alumni Elected to Public Office
REMARKS BY CHLI FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AT 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Spanish TranscriptEnglish TranscriptTHE LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
The Leadership in Public Service Award honors Congressional leaders, one Republican and one Democrat, for their commitment to advancing the Hispanic community’s Diversity of Thought and achievements.
CHLI AMBASSADOR AWARD
THE CHLI Ambassador Award honors CHLI Alumni who have demonstrated their exceptional dedication and commitment to the CHLI mission AND are recognized for their ambassadorship.
CHLI Alumni Elected to Public Office
Representative Sharlett Mena was honored as the first CHLI Alumni elected to public office.
2022 CHLI Gala and Leadership Awards Strength and Diversity
Senator Tim Scott, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and the Honorable Mark Andrew Green
2021 CHLI Leadership in Public Service Award and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award
Senator Portman and Adriano Espailat received the Leadership in Public Service Award, and Ambassador Pavilionis received the 2021 Ileana-Ros Lehtinen International Leadership Award.
2020 Leadership in Public Service Honoree, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt
Leadership in Public Service Award Recipients U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO) and U.S. Representative Pete Aguilar (CA) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award Recipient, Rosa María Payá, Leader of Cuba Decide and Human Rights Activist.
2019 CHLI Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award Presented to Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States
(L-R) Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, CHLI Treasurer John Hoel, CHLI Board Member Joe Avila, Gala Chair Nathalie Rayes, Chairman The Honorable Lincoln Diaz-Balart, former Congresswoman The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Congressman Henry Cuellar and CHLI Board Members
2018 CHLI Ileana Ros-Lehtinen International Leadership Award
(L-R) CHLI Gala Chair Nathalie Rayes, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, Congressman Bill Flores, CHLI Chairman The Honorable Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, her husband Dexter Lehtinen, and their daughter Patricia Lehtinen Silva, with CHLI Board Members
To join us as a sponsor, please contact Maytee Sanz, CHLI Director of Philanthropy & External Affairs, at msanz@chli.org
For media inquiries, please contact Mary Ann Gomez Orta at mgomezorta@chli.org and 202-347-8280.