UANI Applauds The New York Helmsley Hotel for Reversing Course and Refusing to Host President Ahmadinejad

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September 21, 2009
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 UANI Applauds The New York Helmsley Hotel for Reversing Course and Refusing to Host President Ahmadinejad


New York, NY - UANI applauds The New York Helmsley Hotel for reversing course and refusing to host President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian delegation.

The Helmsley, on Thursday, after discussions with UANI chose not to host President Ahmadinejad or the Iranian delegation.  In a statement, Helmsley Spokesman Howard Rubenstein said "As soon as Helmsley corporate management learned of the possibility of either the Iranian Mission or President Ahmadinejad holding a function at the New York Helmsley Hotel, they immediately ordered the cancellation of that function.  Neither the Iranian Mission nor President Ahmadinejad is welcome at any Helmsley facility.  The Helmsley organization is grateful to United Against Nuclear Iran for bringing this matter to its attention so that appropriate action could be taken."
 
Responding to the decision, UANI President, Ambassador Mark Wallace said "We are pleased with the decision by the Helmsley group.  Now more than ever, American corporations must realize that doing business with Iran provides legitimacy to a brutal dictator and indirectly supports the development of an Iranian nuclear bomb.  We applaud the actions of the Helmsley group, and we believe they serve as an example for all American and international businesses."
 
Click here to thank The New York Helmsley.
 
Click here to learn how UANI has partnered with GE against doing business in Iran 

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