Location: Room 114

As the saying goes, “If you are not at the table, you are on the menu.” The importance of Diaspora’s participation in the political process in host countries–whether by exercising its right to vote and/or running for office–cannot be stressed enough. This session will discuss the political process in the United States and various ways the Diaspora can get involved. It will also explore the cost of not being engaged in the political process.

Moderator:

Danielle Saint Lot is member of the Advisory Council of NAAHP. She is the President & CEO of Caribbean...

Ambassador Danielle Saint-Lot

Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

President of Danielle Saint-Lot Haiti Women’s Foundation

Speakers:

County Judge Fred Seraphin graduated from the City College of New York with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He...

Honorable Fred Seraphin

County Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

The Honorable Senator Dieudonne Luma Etienne is the only woman elected senator of the Republic during the last senatorial...

Senator Dieudonne Luma Etienne

Haitian Senate

The Honorable Dotie Joseph is the State Representative for District 108 in Florida’s Legislature. Representative Joseph was born in...

The Honorable Dotie Joseph

State Representative, Florida House District 108

The Honorable Philippe Bien-Aime, Mayor of North Miami, was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Bien-Aime migrated to Canada...

The Honorable Philippe Bien-Aime

Mayor, North Miami Florida