May 15, 2024 Waldorf Astoria, DC
Secure your sponsorship table by contacting Maytee Sanz at msanz@chli.org.
CHLI 19th Annual Gala and Leadership Awards
2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS
2024 Leadership in Public Service Award Recipients
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis of New York
2024 Ambassador Award Recipient
Eduardo Arabu, CEO of National Hispanic Corporate Council, CHLI Class of 2010
CHLI Founders International Leadership Award
His Excellency Santiago Peña President of the Republic of Paraguay
CHLI Lifetime Leadership Award
The Honorable Lincoln Diaz-Balart
2024 Honorees
His Excellency Santiago Peña President of the Republic of Paraguay
The Honorable Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis of New York
Eduardo Arabu, CEO of National Hispanic Corporate Council, CHLI Class of 2010
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2023 CHLI Gala and Leadership Awards Strength and Diversity
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
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