The Washington, D.C. Italian-American community mourns the passing of Mark Valente III on August 3. He was a President of Valente & Associates and for over 20 years gave voice to a wide range of clients, elected officials, candidates, and not-for-profit causes.

Mr. Valente was a distinguished member of the Board of the Directors of National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In a joint statement NIAF Chairman Joseph V. Del Raso and NIAF President John M. Viola said the following: "A real champion of the Italian American community, Mark worked tirelessly to support and promote the programs at NIAF. He devoted his time and expertise as a political strategist to further advance the Foundation's initiatives in public policy by spearheading one of NIAF's signature programs, the NIAF-Frank J. Guarini Public Policy Forums. He secured prominent speakers and worked closely with the Italian American Congressional Delegation to ensure that members of Congress were actively involved with the Foundation.

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