[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S4743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNITION OF DR. INEZ KAISER

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to Dr. Inez 
Kaiser for being named 1997 National Minority Advocate of the Year. She 
received this prestigious award from the United States Department of 
Commerce's Minority in Business Development Agency (MBDA). Dr. Kaiser 
is president of Inez Kaiser & Associates, Inc., the oldest African-
American female-owned public relations firm in the United States.
  Dr. Kaiser was chosen for the award based on her forty+ years of 
advocacy on behalf of minority business development. In addition to her 
untiring efforts to expand minority roles in the business industry, she 
was a consultant and advisor to former Presidents Nixon and Ford on 
minority women's business issues and organized the first nationwide 
conference of Women in Business for the United States Department of 
Commerce. Over the years she has strived to help other minority 
businesses by identifying their problems and offering advice on how to 
address those problems. Being the only African-American female in the 
National Hall of Fame of Women in Public Relations, she is also the 
president of the National Association of Minority Women in Business.
  Dr. Kaiser has set a positive example for minority business people 
everywhere and it is a pleasure to see her impressive accomplishments 
receive the recognition they deserve. My home State of Missouri is 
extremely fortunate to have such a shining example of success and hard 
work. I wish her continued prosperity and achievement in the coming 
years.

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