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Henry Cisneros is an American politician, businessman, and community leader. He was the first person of Hispanic background elected as mayor of a large American city, and later served as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. He is currently active in business ventures related to inner-city residential development.

Cisneros served for six years on the City Council and was elected Mayor of San Antonio in 1981. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Upon resigning from his post as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, he became president of Univision, a Spanish-language television station. Cisneros also serves as a board member for Latino Public Broadcasting, the American Democracy Institute and Live Nation.

Cisneros has received numerous awards and honors. In 1982, he was selected as one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Men of America” by the U.S. Jaycees. Four years later, he was named “Outstanding Mayor”, and in 1991, VISTA” Magazine awarded him with its Hispanic Man of the Year honor.

Source- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cisneros