American Dream

President Bill Clinton:Tallal, each of us has an important role to play to ensure that America s future will holdpromise for every citizen. I am confident that, working together, we can renew hope andopportunity in our nation. Ben Johnson, assistant to President Bill Clinton:Tallal, thank you for participating in President Clinton s One America Meeting with ReligiousLeaders. Your leadership and commitment bring this country closer towards building OneAmerica. Thank you for your great work. Former US ambassador Edward Gabriel, president, American Task Force on Lebanon:Tallal gave the gala dinner invocation honoring Four-Star General and Supreme AlliedCommander, George Joulwan. He addressed the many Generals and political statesmen inthe audience. Charlie Cain, Detroit News article, Dearborn Man Finds Jobs for Immigrants, March 26, 1974:Turfe was in the middle of working out a deal for 40 jobs for immigrants. His wife wentinto labor the day the jobs were to come through. He dropped his wife off at a hospital onhis way to the meeting and 15 minutes later the mother gave birth. Ted Parsons, retired chief executive officer, OMNI Community Credit Union:I will be forever grateful for Tallal s mentoring and all that he taught me about both livingmy dreams and giving back through helping others to live theirs. Charles Shamey, retired principal, Romulus School District:When I grew up, it was common among my peers to say, I want to be like Tallal. On June 15, 2000, Bawa Jain, secretary-general of the World Peace Summit, United NationsTallal, on behalf of the Secretariat for the Millennium World Peace Summit, I write tohumbly request your presence at this historic gathering. Your participation in this assemblyis the key for its success.