Supervisor-elect Mark Ridley-Thomas will take his oath of office to become L.A. County’s Supervisor for the Second District on Monday (December 1, 2008) in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration (500 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles 90012).

The one-hour swearing-in ceremony will feature performances by the Para Los Niños children’s choir, Pledge of Allegiance by recording artist Samantha Strachan and a musical selection by the world renowned Agape International Spiritual Center Ensemble, directed by Rickey Byars Beckwith. The Korean Drum Troop will lead a processional at the conclusion of Supervisor Ridley-Thomas’ swearing-in ceremony.

CNN Headline News and Time Warner Local Edition news anchor Brad Pomerance will serve as master of ceremonies.

Honorable Kamala D. Harris, District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, will administer Mr. Ridley-Thomas’ oath of office.

Honorable Don Knabe, Chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors will deliver welcome remarks.

Bishop T. Larry Kirkland of the 5th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church will deliver the ceremony’s invocation.

Dr. Stephen B. Sample, President, University of Southern California; Maria Elena Durazo, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, L.A. County Federation of Labor; Cynthia McClain-Hill, President, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO); Robert K. Ross, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, The California Endowment; and Los Angeles Korean-American pioneer Susan Ahn Cuddy are scheduled to play prominent roles in Mr. Ridley-Thomas’ swearing-in ceremony.

Mr. Ridley-Thomas’ swearing-in ceremony will open with a R.O.T.C. color guard, followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the National Anthem of the United States.

Performances by Second District church choirs and Korean drum performers will provide musical inspiration at the beginning, end and at interludes during course the ceremony program.

Following Supervisor-elect Ridley-Thomas’ swearing-in ceremony, a reception will be held in the BP Room at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (111. S. Grand Avenue, L.A. 90012).

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