PPSEAWA USA, Inc. Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Womens Association USA, Inc.

PPSEAWA has Consultative Status in Category II to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

President Taina A. R. Woodward (New York)

Immediate Past President Ann Norman (Los Angeles)

First Vice-President Akari Yamada (Chicago)

Vice-Presidents Roseann Levy (Member-at-Large) Anita Yamada (Chicago) Sharon Vass (Toledo) Patsy Chen (New York) Maria Politzer (Los Angeles)

Secretary Mei-Chuan Chao (Chicago)

Treasurer Sheila Garrison (New York)

Chapter President Gisela Blumeneau (Chicago) Maria Politizer (Los Angeles) Co-President, Shirani Stanislaus (Los Angeles) Co-President, Patsy Chen (New York) Dr. Ardenia Terry (Toledo)

Chapter Representative Dr. Ann Karch (Chicago) Eleanor Schlesinger (New York) Ali Khan (Toledo)

U. N. Representative Patsy Chen (New York) Vera Olichney (New York)

Youth Representative Asinate Vitusagavulu Makenesi Vitusagavulu

Wednesday, July 9, 2013

Dear Goodwill Diplomatic Corps,

As the National President of the Pan Pacific Southeast Asia Womens Association (PPSEAWA) of the United States of America, I am proud to support Mr. Michael de la Force as Ambassador for the Goodwill Diplo-matic Corps.

Mr. de la Force is a very active member of our New York Chapter for the past 15 years. He has shown compassion in supporting our vintage members as well as our new potential members. Through his creativity as a photojournalist, he has captured and etched memories of our mem-bers in action while participating in our projects that support our 85 years mission statement:

To strengthen the bonds of peace by fostering a better understanding of the cultures of and friendship among women (and men) of all Pacific

and Southeast Asia areas.

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Michael de la Force is a longtime supporter of many

noteworthy organizations, including Habitat for Humanity and

Screen Actors Guild.

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Mr. de la Force has also greatly contributed to the field of photojournalism. He is a member of the New Y ork Press Club, which is based on his work as publisher for Leader-ship Media and Like Magazine.

As a journalist with active press credentials from Leaders Magazine since 1994 and as an At Large photojournalist, Mr. de la Forces work has been featured in several na-tional news media outlets.

An example of his most recent photojournalism efforts can be seen in the C-Span footage of the 2013 New Y ork Press Club Annual Journalism Conference (within the first five seconds). Therein, Michael de la Force contribut-ed in the coverage of Professor Sree Sreenavasnavavasian, Metropolitan Museum of Art Chief Digital Officer and Columbia University Journalism Professor, who spoke on Social Media and Journalism.

Michael de la Force received the White House Press cre-dentials on multiple occasions. He has photographed the current president of the United States on two occasions, as

well as former U.S. presidents and other dignitaries.

Recently, he met Queen Sofia of Spain and, with the con-sent of the office of Her Majesty, Michael engaged Her

Majesty into the New Y ork Social Diary.

As an active member of the Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA) since 1998, Mr. de la Force has worked on many movies, commercials and television shows, in-cluding the soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children.

Finally, he has been an active supporter and volunteer of Habitat for Humanity for over a decade and a half..

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Screenshot of a letter of recommendation for Michael de la

Force, written by LEADERS Magazine Chairman and Editor-

in-Chief. Dated 15 February 2010.

Michael de la Force photographed with President Gerald Ford

in Bath, New York. Dated 28 September 1998.

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Michael de la Force has four children, two boys and two girls. In fact, last month Michael de la Forces eldest daughter, Loren graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with the highest honors after receiving an award as Outstanding Graduate and Outstanding Ac-counting Student from the Oklahoma Society of

Certified Public Accountants.

During her undergraduate years, Loren received numerous academic and athletic honors, including the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America Womens Soccer Division II First Team as an-nounced by the College Sports Information Direc-

tors of America. President Jiang Zemin, Peoples Republic of China, meets Michael de la Force, Publisher of Leadership Media, at the Great Hall of the People in

Beijing, China. Dated January 1995.

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United States President Barack Obama in Asbury Park, NJ

photographed by Michael de la Force images. Dated 28

May 2013.

Late this spring Mr. de la Force, upon request, support-ed his daughter, Loren in her marriage to one Mr. Greuel. The newlyweds graduated from the same high school where they both excelled in academics and ath-letics. Mr. Greuel is currently a student at the Universi-ty of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. A major ac-counting firm has retained Mrs. Gruel. She will also proceed to graduate school to obtain her MBA in the

fall.

In her undergraduate years Loren was a student mem-ber of PPSEAWA, as are Mr. de la Forces other chil-dren. The De la Force family continues to raise their three youngest children in New York City. The strength of the family is a testament to Michael de la

Force in itself.

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Michael de la Force is often exposed to the many facets of human existence in the various organizations in

which he participates.

As an active member of PPSEAWA New York Chapter, participating at the United Nations, he continues to

cross multitudes of societal barriers; this example exhibits his desire to better understand humanity.

Mr. de la Force will make an exceptional Ambassador of the Goodwill Diplomatic Corps.

Sincerely,

Taina A. Rokotuiveikau Woodward

National President

Pan Pacific Southeast Asia Womens Association USA

PPSEAWA Office of the President: 767B Bedford Road, Carlisle, MA 01741, USA