FORT WORTH - July 1, 2001 | Mike Bowman, President of CENTURY 21 Mike Bowman, Inc., recently returned from the Republican Presidential Roundtable Spring National Meeting.

More than 300 business leaders were selected from around the country to participate in this unique event held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.

CENTURY 21 Mike Bowman, Inc. has been the No. 1 office in the world in closed units for seven out of the past eight years in the CENTURY 21® system.

"I was honored to be chosen to participate in this special event with such an elite group of business leaders, and to represent Texas," said Bowman.

"The sessions were informative and gave us a glimpse into the direction President Bush and his new administration is heading. It was also good for us to express our feelings and get answers to important questions we have about our future and the future of America and the World."

Distinguished Senators were engaged in going back and forth between the Mayflower Hotel and the Capital due to the ongoing crisis with China and American hostages, which added an extra dimension to the Presidential Roundtable Sessions.

Van Davis, president of the CENTURY 21® System, said, "It is an incredible honor for Mike Bowman to be included among this elite group of business leaders. We are very proud of his achievements and accomplishments."

Distinguished speakers addressed important issues within the Bush Administration in the Roundtable Meetings. These issues included:

Introduction 2000 Presidential Roundtable - Senator Bill Frist, Chairman, Senator Ensign, Senator Mitch McConnell, and Senator Jeff Sessions

Business and Technology in the 21st Century - Senator Mike Enzi and Lonnie Taylor of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The Chairman's Report-Election Year 2002 - Senator Bill Frist and Mitch Bainwol, NRSC Executive Director

The Bush Administration and the 107th Congress - Nick Calio, White House Congressional Liason and Ken Mehlman, White House Political Director

A Glimpse Into the Bush Cabinet - Haley Barbour, Partner, Barbour, Griffith & Rogers

Presidential Roundtable - Karl Rove, Senior Advisor to the President

Educational Battle for Our Children - Senator Tim Hutchinson and Nina Shokraii Rees, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President

A New Dawn for the United States Military - Senator James Inhofe, Senator John Warner, and Frank Gaffney, President, Center for Security Policy

Presidential Roundtable - Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, Department of Health and Human Services

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