SALDEF is pleased to announce that US Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Thomas E. Perez will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2010 SALDEF National Gala to be held in Washington D.C. on October 16, 2010. Mr. Perez is the head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the top ranking Civil Rights Attorney in the country. 
Mr. Perez was nominated by President Obama to serve as the AAG on October 8, 2009. Since then, Mr. Perez has worked to restore and transform the Division, in the spirit of its traditional role as the “conscience of the nation,” to further fulfill the promise of our nation’s most treasured laws – advancing equal opportunity, leveling the playing field, and protecting the rights of all. Prior to his nomination, he served as the Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation – an agency that safeguards critical consumer and worker protections – and was a principal architect of a sweeping reform package to address his state’s foreclosure crisis. In 2002, he became the first Latino elected to the Montgomery County Council, serving with distinction until 2006. “The U.S. Department of Justice has been one of our strongest allies since 9/11. The Civil Rights Division, in particular, has taken initiative to address Sikh American challenges by coordinating regular interagency meetings,” said Manjit Singh, Chairman, SALDEF. “We are honored to have AAG Perez deliver the keynote address at our 2010 National Gala and look forward to strengthening our partnership with the Justice Department to address the array of challenges facing post 9/11 communities such as ours.” Learn more about the National Gala and buy tickets Read more about Assistant Attorney General Perez For Sponsorship Opportunities, click here
