We are the voiceof Greater Washington DC, which includes Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC. Northern Virginia which is an epicenter to everything and all things pertaining to the Ethiopian community deserves to host this annual gathering of Ethiopians in Northern America, thus on behalf of the residents, community members, and business community, we are requesting the executive board of ESFNA to vote unanimously to award Virginia the chance to host ESFNA 2015 next year.