Political Influence
On Sunday, 3 December 2000, Julia-Levy was invited by former Mexican President Vicente Fox to participate in an epic event to address methods to better provide improved housing and greater educational opportunities for the indigenous people who reside in the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca.
The elite members of the conference included former Polish President Lech Wałęsa; former Irish President Mary Robinson, who also served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez; and former Oaxaca Governor José Murat Casab. Also in attendance were American businessman Bill Gates and Hollywood producer David Permut.
In 2001, Julia-Levy was invited by President Vicente Fox to attend inauguration ceremonies for Yucatán's newly elected Governor Patricio José Patrón Laviada. Julia-Levy's guests included United States Academy Award-winning actor, producer and director Forest Whitaker, American film and television actor Bokeem Woodbine and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
In 2006, Julia-Levy was invited to attend Mexican President Felipe Calderón's inauguration. On the celebrity guest list were actors Sean Penn, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Hollywood producer Jonathan Sanger. Julia-Levy and Sanger attended evening functions, where they discussed issues concerning preservation, conservation, economics and immigration with world leaders, diplomats, politicians and captains of industry.
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