Speeches

STATE OF THE JUDICIARY CALIFORNIA SENATE CHAMBERS MARCH 19, 2019 REMARKS AS PREPARED Thank you Madam Senator Pro-Tempore for the honor to be here this morning. I’m grateful for the opportunity to add my voice to the chorus of those who today will recognize the...

NARAL PRO-CHOICE CALIFORNIA LUNCHEON MARCH 6, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA REMARKS AS PREPARED In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft published her seminal work titled “The Vindication of the Rights of Women.” Although she only lived to be 38 years old, she is considered by...

BIZFED SACRAMENTO DAY 2019 CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMENTO, CA COMMENTS TO LA BIZFED, AS PREPARED FEB 27, 2019 Welcome! It's a pleasure to welcome you to Sacramento today. I’d like to start by saying a few things about the California economy. It is important to...

STATE OF THE STATE STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMENTO, CA REMARKS FROM LT. GOVERNOR ELENI KOUNALAKIS AS PREPARED FEBRUARY 12, 2019 Thank you, Madame President Pro Tem for that warm introduction: Looking around this historic chamber, there is so much to be proud of. Every year,...

  BLACK HISTORY LEGACY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY CROCKER ART MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA REMARKS FROM LT. GOVERNOR ELENI KOUNALAKIS FEBRUARY 11, 2019 Thank you for the warm welcome Mayor Brown. And thank you to my dear friend of so many years, Alice...

LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INAUGURAL DINNER JW MARRIOT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA REMARKS FROM LT.GOVERNOR ELENI KOUNALAKIS JANUARY 31, 2019 Ladies and gentlemen what an honor to join you tonight – and to be with so many of our state’s business leaders, civic...

  AMBASSADOR ELENI KOUNALAKIS INAUGURATION TSAKOPOULOS LIBRARY GALLERIA INAUGURATION SPEECH (AS PREPARED) JANUARY 7, 2019 Governor Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. We are so honored by your presence here on the day you have taken the helm of our...