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Reception 6:00 PM | Dinner and Program 7:00 PM
Followed by an International Dessert Reception (Outdoors, weather permitting)
United States Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Cocktail Attire, National Dress Encouraged | Valet Parking
The Honorable William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Mrs. Melike Yetken Krilla and Mr. Jeffrey Krilla
Mrs. Hassnah Abousabah Hariri
His Excellency Jacques Pitteloud, Ambassador of Switzerland and Mrs. Angelique Gakoko Pitteloud
His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates | His Excellency Francisco Obadiah Campbell Hooker, Ambassador of Nicaragua | His Excellency Lui Tuk Yew, Ambassador of Singapore | Her Excellency Maguy Maccario, Ambassador of Monaco | His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al Thani, Ambassador of Qatar | Her Royal Highness Ambassador Lalla Joumala Alaoui, Ambassador of Morocco | His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashed Abdulla Al Khalifa Ambassador of Bahrain | Her Excellency Petra Schneebauer | His Excellency Jose Manuel Romualdez, Ambassador of the Philippines | His Excellency Santiago Cabanas, Ambassador of Spain | Her Royal Highness Ambassador Reema Bandar Al-Saud, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia | Her Excellency Bergdis Ellertsdottir, Ambassador of Iceland | His Excellency Jacques Pitteloud, Ambassador of Switzerland | His Excellency Georg Sparber, Ambassador of Liechtenstein | Her Excellency Ivonne A-Baki, Ambassador to Ecuador | His Excellency Tone Kajzer, Ambassador of Slovenia | Her Excellency Dame Karen Pierce, Ambassador of the United Kingdom | His Excellency Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Ambassador of Belgium | His Excellency Koji Tomita, Ambassador of Japan | His Excellency Hasan Murat Mercan, Ambassador of Turkey | His Excellency Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan | His Excellency Kristjan Prikk, Ambassador to Estonia | Her Excellency Hajia Alima Mahama, Ambassador of Ghana | His Excellency Khazar Ibrahim, Ambassador of Azerbaijan | His Excellency Marek Magierowski, Ambassador of Poland | His Excellency Masood Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan | His Excellency Muhammad Imran, Ambassador of Bangladesh | His Excellency Szabolcs Takacs, Ambassador of Hungary | Her Excellency Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland | His Excellency Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France | Her Excellency Catalina Crespo Sancho, Ambassador of Costa Rica | His Excellency Urban Ahlin, Ambassor of Sweden
Representative Debbie Dingell | Representative Diana DeGette | Representative Gerry Connolly and Mrs. Catherine “Smitty” Smith | Senator Martin Heinrich and Mrs. Julie Heinrich | Representative Jim Himes and Mrs. Mary Scott Himes | Representative Jim H.S. and Mrs. Mary Scott | Representative John Garamendi and Mrs. Patti Garamendi | Representative Rick Larsen and Mrs. Tiia Karlén | Representative Doug Lamborn and Mrs. Jeanie Lamborn | Representative Ted Lieu and Mrs. Betty Lieu | Senator Edward Markey and Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal | Representative Scott Peters and Ms. Lynn Gorguze | Representative Jan Schakowsky and Mr. Robert Creamer | Representative Kim Schrier | The Honorable John Tanner and Mrs. Betty Ann Tanner | Representative Dina Titus and Mr. Tom Wright | Representative Mike Turner | Senator Chris Van Hollen and Mrs. Katherine Wilkens-Van Hollen | Senator Roger Wicker and Mrs. Gayle Wicker
The Honorable Jess Baily and Ms. Capie Polk | Ms. Kara Ariail | Mr. James Gale and Mrs. Lisa Barry | Governor Jim Blanchard and Mrs. Janet Blanchard | The Honorable Clifford Bond and The Honorable Michele Thoren Bond | Ms. Alexandra de Borchgrave | The Honorabe Fletcher Burton | The Honorable Esther Coopersmith | The Honorable Walter Cutler and Mrs. Isabel "Didi" Cutler | Mr. Bill Dabaghi and Mrs. Marilyn Dabaghi | Ms. Jan DuPlain | Mr. Larry Dunham and Mrs. Deborah Dunham | Dr. Charles Ebinger and Dr. Putnam Ebinger | Mr. Everett Eissenstat and Mrs. Janet Eissenstat | Mr. Raul and Mrs. Jean-Marie Fernandez | Mr. Jon Garcia and Mrs. Julia Garcia | Mrs. Linda Harper and Mr. Robert Demers | Mrs. Kathryn and Mr. Gary Horlick | Mr. Frank Islam and Mrs. Debbie Driesman | Mr. Larry Jennings | Mr. Al Kamen | Coach Kathy Kemper | Ambassador Tom Korologos | Mr. Phillip Lauinger | Mr. Finlay Lewis and Mrs. Wilee Lewis | The Honorable Ray Mahmood and Mrs. Shaista Mahmood | The Honorable Tom McMillen | Mr. Eric Melby and Mrs. Pamela Tripp-Melby | The Honorable Jim Moran | Dr. Sherry Mueller | Mr. Michael Ross and Mrs. Barbara Slavin | Ambassador Tod Sedgwick and Mrs. Christy Brown | The Honorable John Tanner and Mrs. Betty Ann Tanner | The Honorable William Webster and Mrs. Lynda Webster | Mr. Robin West and Mrs. Eileen Shields-West
The Bahaa and Hassnah Hariri Foundation
Ms. Melike Yetken Krilla and Mr. Jeffery Krilla
Fouad Al-Ghanim
Blavatnik Family Foundation
Boeing
Mr. Eric Melby and Mrs. Pamela Tripp-Melby
Mr. James Gale and Mrs. Lisa Barry
Governor Jim Blanchard and Mrs. Janet Blanchard
Eurest
Junica Properties
The Honorable Ray Mahmood and Mrs. Shaista Mahmood
Sherry Lee Mueller, Ph. D
Kosmos Energy
Foreign Policy
Total Wine & More
The Webster Group, Global Event Management Firm
Blackstone
Honorable Clifford Bond The Honorable Michele Thoren Bond
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The Honorable Fletcher Burton
The Honorable Walter Cutler and Mrs. Isabel "Didi" Cutler
Mr. Larry Dunham and Mrs. Deborah Dunham
Dr. Charles Ebinger and Dr. Putnam Ebinger
Mr. Everett Eissenstat and Mrs. Janet Eissenstat
Kimberly-Clark
Mr. Phillip Lauinger
The Honorable Jim Moran
United Airlines
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
The Honorable William Webster and Mrs. Lynda Webster
The Global Leadership Awards Gala is the most important fundraising event of the year of the International Student House of Washington, DC. It is a celebration of international exchange, peace and understanding. Your generosity allows us to empower the next generation of global leaders through a unique residential experience that instills global competencies and community values. For more than 85 years, 15,000+ international scholars representing over 140 countries, including the U.S., have called “the House” their home while in Washington, DC.
The mission of the International Student House of Washington, DC, a nonprofit in the heart of Washington, DC, is to foster intercultural dialogue, life-long connections, and global citizenship by providing an exceptional residential experience to a highly diverse international community of graduate students, interns, visiting scholars, and young professionals.
International Student House of Washington, DC is a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Proceeds from this year’s event will help support our mission, including programs and operations.
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For more details about supporter benefits and acknowledgment, please review the Annual Sponsorship Opportunities packet.
Highlights from 2022
Last year's Gala featured The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo as Keynote Speaker and Dr. Laurence C. Morse, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Howard University and Co-founder and Managing Partner at Fairview Capital as our Distinguished Alumni Awardee.
Reception 6:00 PM | Dinner and Program 7:00 PM
Followed by an International Dessert Reception (Outdoors, weather permitting)
United States Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Cocktail Attire, National Dress Encouraged | Valet Parking
2023 Global Leadership Awards Gala
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
United States Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC
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Reception 6:00 PM | Dinner and Program 7:00 PM
Followed by an International Dessert Reception (Outdoors, weather permitting)
United States Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Cocktail Attire, National Dress Encouraged | Valet Parking
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