In New Role as Vice Chairman of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, Operation HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant Outlines Global "Silver Rights" Agenda During Address to Promote Financial Access for Underserved
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2008) - Operation HOPE Founder and CEO John Hope Bryant, who serves as Vice Chair of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy (Council), furthered global "silver rights" during his address to participants at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) "International Conference on Financial Education" on May 7-8, 2008. In addition to his role as President's Council vice chair, Bryant was recently tapped to lead the Committee on the Underserved by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Council Chairman Charles Schwab.
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Washington- Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., and Charles Schwab, Chairman of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, announced the appointment of several key Council officers today as the group conducted its second public meeting.
Secretary Paulson designated Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Dan Iannicola, Jr., as Executive Director of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. On behalf of Secretary Paulson, Mr. Iannicola will manage the council's activities and support Chairman Schwab's agenda to raise the nation's level of financial literacy.
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Washington, DC-- Good morning and welcome. Thanks to all for joining us today as we highlight a valuable, but often overlooked, tax credit that is specifically designed to help working Americans.
The Earned Income Tax Credit, the EITC, was created over thirty years ago as an incentive for working Americans, for the men and women who hold one, sometimes two or three, jobs to make ends meet and to create better lives for themselves and their families. They understand as well as any that hard work brings reward.
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The President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, which convened its first meeting on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, hereby solicits public comments on the state of financial literacy in the United States and proposed solutions to improve it. The comments must be submitted by May 23, 2008. To find out more information on how to submit a statement see below.
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