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Beating the Big
Apple Traffic Jam In the midst of
the New York traffic jams last week due to the many
heads of state attending the UN General Assembly,
Citibank was hosting a dinner in honor of H.E.
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United
Republic of Tanzania, at the New York Palace
Hotel. Ann Tillman, VP Sales & Marketing
for Corinthia Hotels in the US, tried to reach
Karen Hoffman of the Bradford Group to say
that her cab was barely moving and she would be
late for dinner. When she got
Karen's voice mail Ann called the hotel and
said she urgently needed to speak to someone
organizing the event for the
Tanzanian President. The switchboard operator
connected Ann, and she hurriedly explained to the
polite gentleman who answered the phone that she
was trying to get a message to Karen Hoffman of the
Bradford Group to reassure her that
she was on her way. At the dinner
that night, H.E. Kikwete thanked all those who came
to the event despite the challenges caused by all
the traffic jams. He then looked around, and with a
big grin on his face, asked the audience if Ann
Tillman had arrived yet. When she got up and raised
her hand, in a great demonstration of his
wonderful sense of humor, the Tanzanian
President proceeded to deliver the message to
Karen Hoffman. |
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