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Hughes to address Kings Point Alumni Foundation

Hughes to address Kings Point Alumni Foundation

Newly elected International Longshoremen’s Association President Richard P. Hughes Jr., will be the guest speaker at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Foundation dinner, Sept. 5 in New York.

   The event is honoring the major U.S. liner ports, and will benefit the Kings Point regimental band.

   Hughes, whose career has been dedicated to maritime labor, will be the keynote speaker at his first public-speaking engagement since being elected to succeed John Bowers.

   The annual dinner is being held at the Hilton New York Hotel. For ticket, advertising and sponsorship information please contact the alumni foundation at (516) 482-3933 or (732) 817-0400 x 14.