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Octavio Hinojosa Mier - The U.S. Hispanic community at the crossroads
Rumi ForumToday, Americans of Hispanic descent are the second largest demographic group in the United States of America. Their demographic and economic growth will play an increasing role in the conceptualization and implementation of both U.S domestic and foreign policy in the 21st Century. U.S. Hispanics are as diverse as the general American population. How can this diversity be leveraged to overcome current challenges facing the United States such as, for example, the current national conversation on comprehensive immigration reform? What role can Hispanics also play fostering greater intercultural Read moreShow less
Today, Americans of Hispanic descent are the second largest demographic group in the United States of America. Their demographic and economic growth will play an increasing role in the conceptualization and implementation of both U.S domestic and foreign policy in the 21st Century. U.S. Hispanics are as diverse as the general American population. How can this diversity be leveraged to overcome current challenges facing the United States such as, for example, the current national conversation on comprehensive immigration reform? What role can Hispanics also play fostering greater intercultural and interreligious dialogue both domestically and abroad?
Octavio A. Hinojosa Mier is Executive Director of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI), a nonprofit and non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the positive advancement of the diverse US Hispanic community in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as in the international community. He began directing the organization at its inception in 2004.
Previously, Octavio served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC), a Congressional member organization.
In addition, Octavio has served in a variety of positions at the U.S. Department of State. From 1996 to 2001, he was assigned to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security where he served as a Security Analyst for U.S. embassies and consulates in the Western Hemisphere, Europe and Africa.
Octavio A. Hinojosa Mier is Executive Director of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI), a nonprofit and non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the positive advancement of the diverse US Hispanic community in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as in the international community. He began directing the organization at its inception in 2004.
Previously, Octavio served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC), a Congressional member organization.
In addition, Octavio has served in a variety of positions at the U.S. Department of State. From 1996 to 2001, he was assigned to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security where he served as a Security Analyst for U.S. embassies and consulates in the Western Hemisphere, Europe and Africa.
