International Edition
Search
CNN.com Home Page -
CNN Exchange
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Pelosi set for busy week of celebrations
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi, D-California, is set for a busy week of celebratory events as the 110th Democratic-lead Congress prepares to be sworn in Thursday.

On Wednesday, Pelosi will attend a "Women's Tea" in Washington honoring her as the first female House speaker. She will also celebrate her Italian heritage at a closed-door dinner at the Italian Embassy on Wednesday night.

House members will elect her as speaker on Thursday, after which she will be officially sworn in. Pelosi then delivers the keynote at a $1,000 per-person Democratic fundraising "Celebration Concert," featuring artists Tony Bennett, Carole King and Wyclef Jean.

The entire House Democratic leadership will cap off the week with an "Open House for the People's House" reception Friday morning, before Pelosi heads to her birth-city of Baltimore to have a street named in her honor.

-- CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Posted 1/02/2007 03:08:00 PM | Permalink
CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. Please note that CNN makes reasonable efforts to review all comments prior to posting and CNN may edit comments for clarity or to keep out questionable or off-topic material. All comments should be relevant to the post and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNN the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying information via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity. CNN Privacy Statement.
Search
© 2007 Cable News Network.
A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you.
Read our privacy guidelines. Contact us. Site Map.
Offsite Icon External sites open in new window; not endorsed by CNN.com
Pipeline Icon Pay service with live and archived video. Learn more
Radio News Icon Download audio news  |  RSS Feed Add RSS headlines