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AAHF holds post-election meet

Sequel to the election of new office-bearers, the Asian American Heritage Foundation (AAHF) held its Post election and Pre Holiday Season celebrations on the evening of Thursday December 3rd 2009 at Aqua Bistro in Buckhead on Phar Road.

The gathering placed on record its deep appreciation for the distinguished services rendered by the outgoing office bearers and wished the new incumbents success in their endeavors to further pursue the lofty aims of the Foundation

Ani Agnihotri, managing partner of the U.S. India Business Research Center, has been elected chair of the Asian-American Heritage Foundation Inc., for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1. He is currently President and has played a key role in propagating AAHF as a founding member. Under his leadership AAHF wants to grow the organization and start multi-million dollar Asia Center.


(LtoR) Farooq Soomro,Soon Hee Paik, Ani Agnihotri,

He replaces Soon Hee Paik, president and CEO of ES Consultants Inc., a software development and systems integration firm, who has served the past two years as chair of the organization that promotes and upholds the culture, language and heritage of Asian Americans living in Atlanta.
Mark Liu, a past member of the supplier diversity team of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., was re-elected vice chair, and Farooq Soomro, CEO of Alt Source Exchange Inc., an outsourcing and consulting firm, was elected the new president replacing Mr. Agnihotri in that post.
The foundation’s holiday party was held on Dec. 3 at the Aqua Bistro in Buckhead where Ms. Paik was honored for her service to the foundation.
Aside from the U.S. India Business Research Center, which promotes trade and investment between the United States and India, Mr. Agnihotri is the founding president of the Georgia-Indo American Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the Indo-Jewish Coalition and has started two film festivals in Atlanta.
In addition to already having served as vice chair of the foundation, Mr. Liu has been active in the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Chinese-Americans in Atlanta.
Mr. Farooq served as a member of the Georgia Commission on Asian American Affairs. He also co-founded the Pakistani American Community of Atlanta (PAK Atlanta) and served on its board from 2000-08. He is a founding member of the foundation and has served on its board since 2003.
AAHF is a non-profit organization, founded in 2003, to uphold and promote the culture, language and heritage of Asian Americans living in Atlanta. To learn more about the foundation, visit: www.asianheritage.org