HOME TOPICS PUBLICATIONS SPECIAL EVENTS NCLR NETWORK NCLR JOBS SUPPORT US ABOUT NCLR Contact: Lisa Navarrete Alexandra Jost (202) 785-1670FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 10, 2004 NCLR WELCOMES NOMINATION OF GONZALES TO SERVE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL Washington, DC The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., today welcomed President Bushs nomination of White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as Attorney General. If confirmed, Gonzales would be the first Hispanic ever to serve as Attorney General. “We are very encouraged by the Gonzales nomination. We previously criticized the...