Hispanics left out, study says NATIONAL WASHINGTON (AP) — l^ss than 1 percent of top offi cials of Fortune ■>00 industri al companies are Hispanic, and an even lower number have such jobs in Fortune *>00 service firms, a study released Monday says. The Hispanic Association on Corporate Respon sibility said Hispnnics have onlv HI of 1 I .UK 1 executive positions in the 500 industrial corpora tions. In some cases, it said, one person counts several times, such as Roberto C. Goizueta. chief executive officer of Coca-Cola and member of four corporate boards. To match their share of the population, there would have to be 1,070 Hispnnics in such jobs, said association President Richard Jose Bela, author of the study released Monday. His Wash ington-based group monitors corporate treatment of Ifispanics in hiring, promotion, contracts and philanthropy. Among the Fortune 500 service companies. His pnnics hold just 72 of 12.000 executive posts in only 58 of the corporations. Their proportion of the population would call for 1.154 positions, the study said. Hispnnics are best represented in the beverage, soap and cosmetics, building materials, and motor vehicles and parts industries, the study said They are least represented in transportation, life insur ance. diversified financial and utility industries There are no Hispnnics among top executives in the rubber and plastic, oil production and aero space industries, it said. "It's as if we're not on their radar screen," said Frank Cota-Robles Newton, executive director of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda. "It's about time corporate America paid attention to US. "Hopefully, we'll start to see some parity in hir ing and promotion," Newton said. "There are some CEOs who don't know anything about Hk panics." Newton'*group, an umbrella group of 27 Latino rights organizations, recently < reeled an advisory committee for corporations to consult on Hispanic issues That panel is gathering statistics about Hispanic people and issues that concern them for compa nies to use ns they make dec isions about philan thropy and marketing. Newton said. "Maybe by getting that into their hands they'll pav attention." Ncnvton said "This will help us overcome some of that invisibility." Rita Elizondo, executive director of the Con grossiona! Hispanic: Caucus Institute, said Latino groups ant foe using on getting more contracts for Hispnnic-owned businesses and raising sensitivi ty in marketing For example, she said, many c ompanies often advertise only on Spanish television stations, and are "caught in the trap that if it's Hispanic. it must lie on Spanish TV." “The majority of the Hispanic community is bilingual," Elizondo said. "This says to me thee re insensitive to what’s going on I don't think any - body's actually sat down, looked at the numbers and paid attention to what's there The bottom line is that if you're sensitive and responsive to the His panic community, that's going to translate into dollars." There are 23 million Hispanic.s in the United States, with $1HH billion in sjieiuiing power, according to the Hispanic Association on Corpo rate Responsibility Most are concentrated in five Southwestern states, New York. Florida and Illi nois. Clinton nominates ex-ambassador WASHINGTON (AP) — Pros Ident Clinton, hoping to end u controversy, nominated on Tuesday career diplomat Alexander Watson, a former ambassador to Peru, to be the top State Department official responsible for Iuttin America Clinton had given strong con sideration to appointing a New York lawyer, Mario Baeza. who drew opposition from conserva tive Cuban exile groups on grounds that he could not be counted on to pursue a hard-line policy toward Cuba. 136 E. 11th • (near Willamette) 342-3358 Must be 21 or Over Wednesday < Two septette shows in one night' The Austin Lounge Lizards H: .10 pm • S3 John Fohl 11 pm • si Thursday Man* 4 $2 The Guardians of American Morality Friday March 5 $5 Sprinkler ADickDid Roger Nusic Heatmiser Music Starts at 10pm Mon-Sat Music starts at 6pm Sundays If confirmed by the Senate, Watson. 53, would replace Bernard Aronson, a Bush administration holdover as assistant secretary of stale for inter-American affairs Watson was one of six State Department nominees announced Tuesday by the White House. 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