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A Spring Celebration of Top Women Leaders

Thursday, May 19, 2022   (0 Comments)

On May 17, Women in Government Relations held the 2022 Congressional Reception at the Embassy of Canada. The reception honored WGR’s 2022 Congressional awardees Congresswomen Dina Titus (D-NV) and Nancy Mace (R-SC).  

Photo by Jack Conroy

The event program began with Heather Grant of the Embassy of Canada welcoming everyone to the reception and sharing how the Canadian government shares WGR’s focus of supporting and empowering women. WGR President Kate Shenk took the podium next to talk about WGR’s excitement to celebrate the awardees as leaders in the halls of Congress. Next, Jean-Francois Hould from the Quebéc Government Office in Washington spoke about Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina. Hould highlighted how the Congresswoman has broken barriers in her career and actively engaged with WGR in her first term of Congress. Amanda Armistead from Amazon spoke next to share some words about Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada. Armistead shared how the Congresswoman has been a long-time supporter of WGR throughout her time in Congress and her continued commitment to empowering women. WGR Congressional Outreach Committee Chair Laura Morgan-Kessler closed out the evening.

WGR would like to thank the Embassy of Canada for co-hosting the reception in their beautiful embassy, as well as the event sponsors and WEN members, without whom the event would not have been possible.  A special thank you to all the WGR members who came out to the reception and made the evening a resounding success.