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RAPAPORT... The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) will host its third Diamonds In The Sky Gala in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 29, 2014 at 7 p.m. The black tie optional evening will include networking, a live auction and music at the Four Seasons Ballroom, adjacent to Mandalay Bay.
During the event, D.E.F. will present the Diamond Empowerment Fund 2014 Global Diamond Industry Achievement Award to President Ian Khama and the government of Botswana in recognition of their global leadership and contributions to democracy, sustainable economic development and the growth and expansion of the international diamond industry.
Tebelelo Seretse, Botswana's Ambassador to the U.S., said, “On behalf of the Republic of Botswana, we are grateful for this global recognition by the Diamond Empowerment Fund.”
D.E.F.'s president, Phyllis Bergman, added, “We are thrilled to honor the country of Botswana at Diamonds in the Sky Las Vegas.”
The Diamond Empowerment Fund was co-founded by Russell Simmons and leaders in the diamond industry in December 2007.
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