On August 13, 2004... Colin Powell, the CFA COTY (Cat of the Year), was honored to meet the Secretary of State (his namesake). Secretary Colin Powell and Mrs. Powell (who asked for a kitten!) met Colin the COTY, in the Treaty Room along with Pam DelaBar, CFA's new President and Mr. Sig Hauck the breeder of Colin Powell. Also, in attendance was Ron White, a photographer for CFA shows on the East Coast and Eric Won who acted as CFA liaison (bringing press packets on behalf of Lorraine Saunders, Sundew Persians). Lorraine prepared the press kits, set up both the photo shoot for CFA with Mr. White and also scheduled the United States Press Corp. to attend, through the Press Secretary's office. As of now MSN.com is carrying over 31,199 links to this event as this story was covered worldwide! And, on Google.com over 81,000 links currently exist covering this newsworthy story. The significance for CFA, in this electronic age, is priceless. All search engines are showing a key link to CFA's web page for this Bombay, our 2004 COTY's!. This means a great opportunity for people all over the world to discover CFA's website and learn about The Cat Fanciers Association, Inc.. Further, there wascoverage on all major television networks, radio, magazines and newspapers all over the world. There's more! Washington is calling again... CFA is once again a sponsor for the annual "Pet Night on Capitol Hill" in mid-September. Pam DelaBar, Thomas Dent, Joan Miller, and several other significant CFA legislative liaisons, will have a rare opportunity to meet the House and Senate's dignitaries, their families and staff members. CFA was able to arrange to display an oversized poster of the Secretary of State with CFA's COTY next to pictures of these dignitaries' family pets. Another great chance for CFA to meet our country's leaders and lobby for CFA! Congratulations to all responsible for bringing CFA to a new level of recognition and respect in the world.

See CFA's website's story:: http://www.cfa.org/press/state-dept0804.html