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MIAMI, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation today announced the appointment of Polly Baca to the company's Diversity Action Council (DAC).

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"We are pleased that Ms. Baca is joining our Diversity Action Council, as we are committed to embracing, supporting and strengthening our ties with the communities that we are privileged to serve each and every day," said Clyde Rucker, senior vice president, diversity and chief of staff for Burger King Corporation. "Ms. Baca is a dynamic individual who is passionate about many things including the development of multi-cultural outreach programs that aim to provide economic stability within her community. Her experience and participation will help the Diversity Action Council build relationships that will positively impact and enhance the diverse communities that have supported our business over the years."

About Polly Baca

Ms. Baca, a former Colorado State Senator, is the Executive Director of the Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA), a non-profit organization created in 1964 to address the disparity existing between the Latino community and the mainstream community. Through social action research methods and culturally relevant outreach strategies, the LARASA staff, directed by Ms. Baca, identifies needs and develops culturally competent intervention programs and strategies. Primary areas of concentration are health, education, multicultural competency, self-sufficiency and the improvement of public policies that impact Colorado's Latino community.

A small-businesswoman for three years prior to joining LARASA, Ms. Baca was the Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Baca Services, a consulting firm specializing in government relations, policy development, motivational presentations, multicultural leadership development, and diversity training. Prior to returning to the private sector in May 1999, Ms. Baca served as the Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), Rocky Mountain Region VIII.

During 1994, Ms. Baca served as Special Assistant to former President Bill Clinton and Director of the United States Office of Consumer Affairs in Washington, D.C. Before joining the Clinton Administration, Ms. Baca was the Executive Director of the Colorado Hispanic Institute, a non-profit institute whose mission was to promote multicultural leadership. Among Ms. Baca's primary responsibilities was the development of Visiones, a statewide multicultural leadership enhancement program aimed at assisting community leaders from different ethnic and racial groups to broaden their leadership potential by becoming skilled in cultural competence.

Ms. Baca also served as Colorado Co-Chair of the Clinton/Gore Presidential Campaign in 1991 and 1992, as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 1981 to 1989, and as a member of the DNC from 1973 to 1989.

Ms. Baca has been the recipient of many prestigious honors and awards, including being named as one of the original 14 members to be inducted into

the National Hispanic Hall of Fame and being inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.

Ms. Baca graduated from Colorado State University with a B.A. degree in political science and subsequently did graduate work at Colorado State University, the American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Colorado at Denver. She received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, in August 1992, and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, in May 1989.

Ms. Baca has two children: Monica P. Barragan Perez and Miguel Baca Barragan, and two grandchildren: Eduardo Manuel Perez, Jr. and Elicia Monica Perez.

About Burger King Corporation's Diversity Action Council

Burger King Corporation has consistently grown in its commitment and resolve to include African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American and other minorities in the BURGER KING(R) system. The Diversity Action Council was formed in 1991 and serves as a working Advisory Board to Burger King Corporation in the formulation and evaluation of diversity development goals. The council's mission is to help facilitate business development and trade between Burger King Corporation and the ethnic business communities and to remove any barriers that impede good business relationships.

Current Diversity Action Council members include Mr. Brad Blum, chief executive officer, Burger King Corporation; Mr. Clyde Rucker, senior vice president, diversity and chief of staff, Burger King Corporation; Reverend Willie T. Barrow, chairperson, Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Mr. Alvaro M. Cabrera, president, Fortune Diversified; Mr. Robert Chiu, president, CARD Investments, Inc.; Ms. Valerie Daniels-Carter, president, V& J Foods, Inc.; Mr. Robert De La Rosa, president, Burger Buds, Inc.; Mr. Vernon Duckrey, president, Duckrey Enterprises, Inc; Mr. Manuel Garcia, president, Garliz Investment, LLC; Mr. George Hoffman, president and CEO Restaurant Services Inc. (RSI); Mr. Steve Lewis, president, US Restaurants, Inc.; Mr. Herman Li, president, C & L Restaurant Group; Mr. Guarione Diaz, Cuban American National Council; Mr. Bruce Taylor, president, Taylor Group L.L.C.; Reverend Henry M. Williamson, pastor, Carter Temple, C.M.E. Church; Reverend Emanuel Cleaver II, pastor, St. James United Methodist Church; Ms. Julia Huang, InterTrend Communications, Inc.; Mr. Russ Klein, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Burger King Corporation; Mr. Pete Smith, executive vice president and chief human resources officer; and Ms. Cirabel Olson, director, Diversity, Burger King Corporation.

About Burger King Corporation

Our vision: We proudly serve the best burgers in the business, plus a variety of real, authentic foods ... all freshly prepared ... just the way you want it.

The BURGER KING system operates more than 11,220 restaurants in all 50 states and in 60 countries and territories around the world. Ninety-one percent of BURGER KING restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades.

Burger King Holdings, Inc., the parent company, is private and independently owned by an equity sponsor group comprised of Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. In fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, Burger King Corporation had system-wide sales of $11.1 billion. To learn more about BURGER KING, please visit the company's website at http://www.burgerking.com/. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031014/BKLOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comBurger King Corporation

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