News Releases for January 2007
January 25, 2007
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First Lady To Attend National Prayer Breakfast In Washington, D.C.
Hoeven To Provide Keynote Address As Part Of National Leadership Seminar
BISMARCK, N.D. - First Lady Mikey Hoeven will attend the 2007 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. February 1 and provide the keynote address at the National Women’s Gathering January 31. Both events are part of the annual National Leadership Seminar, an event that brings national and international leaders together to speak informally and to pray for the world, its citizens and its leaders.
Hoeven will address more than 350 women from across the country with highlights of faith-based initiatives currently underway in North Dakota and personal accounts of her commitment to those efforts and to enhancing the quality of life for all North Dakotans.
Additional North Dakotans will join the First Lady in addressing the Women’s Gathering, including Alan Klein, state coordinator for the National Prayer Breakfast, and Jamestown Mayor Clarice Leichty.
The National Prayer Breakfast dates back to the war years of the early 1940s, with the first official event taking place in 1953 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower accepted an invitation by House and Senate prayer groups to join them in praying for the nation and its leaders. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush will attend this year’s breakfast, along with more than 3,400 guests representing each state, the Congress, the Diplomatic Corps and more than 100 nations.
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