Special
Guest Speaker
The Honorable
Andrew M. Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate and sworn into
office as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on January 29, 1997.
Before entering federal service, Cuomo was the youngest Commission Chairman
in the history of New York City, named in 1991 to lead the New York City
Commission on Homeless. He has received many awards including the Ford
Foundation/Kennedy School Innovations in Government Award, the American
Institute of Architects Pioneer Housing Award, the New York University
Distinguished Community Service Award, the Fannie Mae Foundation Award of
Excellence and the American Red Cross Good Neighbor Award.
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