The Center for U.S. Global Engagement and its partners, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and University of Miami s Center for Hemispheric Policy, launched its Impact 08 in Florida initiative on May 20th with a luncheon and foreign policy discussion featuring former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and US Coast Guard Commandant Admiral James Loy and Robert Mallett, Pfizer Inc s Senior Vice President for Worldwide Public Affairs and Policy and President of the Pfizer Foundation. The discussion was moderated by Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal. These speakers joined more than 120 guests, including many Impact 08 in Florida s Advisory Committee members, to encourage the 2008 presidential candidates to incorporate greater investments in global development and diplomacy as critical tools in America s engagement with the world.
