National Forum for Black Public Administrators Awards Banquet

 
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REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. NFBPA AWARDS BANQUET FORT WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 28, 1988 GOOD EVENING! IT IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU AT ONE OF THE LARGEST ANNUAL GATHERINGS OF THE NATIONAL FORUM FOR BLACK PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THE MAYOR'S PANEL EARLIER TODAY, HOWEVER, AS WAS STATED DURING THE SESSION, I HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN A VERY IMPORTANT REGIONAL SUMMIT ON DRUGS WITH ELECTED ' OFFICIALS IN THE WASHINGTON REGION. I'VE BEEN ADVISED THAT FORUM '88 WAS AN EXCELLENT CONFERENCE. I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE HOST AND PLANNING COMMITTEE FROM THE DALLAS/ FORT WORTH METROPLEX AREA, THE CONFERENCE PRESIDENT, MR. HENRY GARDNER, AND OTHER OFFICERS, AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, QUENTIN LAWSON, AND HIS STAFF, FOR WHAT I AM TOLD WAS AN EXCELLENT CONFERENCE. LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA IN 1989 WILL ALSO BE GREAT, HOWEVER, FORUM '90, IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WILL BE THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN PLANNING FOR FORUM '90 AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO . YOUR ATTENDANCE.