; Whereas, in 2011, OSCE/ODIHR held its first Roundtable on the contemporary forms of racism and xenophobia affecting Peoples of African Descent in the OSCE region , and in 2012 a hate crimes training for the people of African descent, and in 2013 an exchange with European and United States civil rights leaders of African descent and other public and private sector entities combating discrimination and inequality; Whereas these efforts also include transatlantic meetings of Black and other diverse legislators held annually at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, and at Congress in Washington, D.C., including the April 17–19, 2009, Black European Summit: Transatlantic Dialogue on Political Participation and adoption of the Brussels Declaration on political participation; and Transatlantic Minority Political Leadership Conferences; Whereas, as part of the March 24, 2011, Transatlantic Minority Political Leadership Conference (TMPLC) legislators and minority leaders from North America and Europe held a Parliamentary Forum at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss a Joint Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality and Inclusion between the European Union and United States; Whereas, in 2012, Members of the Transatlantic Minority Political Leadership Conference worked in partnership with the German Marshall Fund, Department of State, and other stakeholders to found the Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network to increase diverse representation in policymaking