Reception 6:00 PM | Dinner and Program 7:00 PM

Followed by an International Dessert Reception

National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005 

Cocktail Attire, National Dress Encouraged | Valet Parking

Honorary Diplomatic Chair

Her Excellency Geraldine Byrne Nason

Ambassador of Ireland to the United States

Her Excellency Maguy Maccario Doyle, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco | His Excellency Francisco Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal | His Excellency Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani, Ambassador of Qatar | His Excellency Jose Manuel Romualdez, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines | His Excellency Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France | Her Excellency Dame Karen Pierce, Ambassador of the United Kingdom | His Excellency Georg Sparber, Ambassador of Liechtenstein | His Excellency Khazar Ibrahim, Ambassador of Azerbaijan | His Excellency Kristjan Prikk, Ambassador of Estonia | His Excellency Esteban Moctezuma, Ambassador of Mexico | His Excellency Shigeo Yamada, Ambassador of Japan | His Excellency Georgi Panayotov, Ambassador of Bulgaria | Her Excellency Catalina Crespo Sancho, Ambassador of Costa Rica | Her Excellency Birgitta Tazelaar, Ambassador of the Netherlands | His Excellency Kevin Rudd, Ambassador of Australia | His Excellency Lui Tuk Yew, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore | His Excellency Sven Alkalaj, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina |

Host Committee

The Honorable Jess Baily and Ms. Capie Polk | 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 | Mr. Robert Demers and Mrs. Linda Harper | The Honorabe Fletcher Burton | The Honorable Walter Cutler and Mrs. Isabel "Didi" Cutler | Mr. Larry Dunham and Mrs. Deborah Dunham | Mr. Everett  Eissenstat and Mrs. Janet  Eissenstat | Mr. Ignacio Jauregui | The Honorable Ray Mahmood and Mrs. Shaista Mahmood | Dr. Eric Melby and Mrs. Pamela Tripp-Melby | Dr. Sherry Mueller | Mr. Mike Van Dusen and Mrs. Ann Van Dusen | Mr. Al Kamen

Sponsors

Google

Mrs. Melike Yetken Krilla and Mr. Jeffery Krilla

Partner

Mr. James Gale and Mrs. Lisa Barry 

Governor Jim Blanchard and Mrs. Janet Blanchard 

Eurest 

Junica Properties 

Sherry Lee Mueller, Ph. D

Kosmos Energy

The Webster Group, Global Event Management Firm  

 Honorable Clifford Bond The Honorable Michele Thoren Bond

The Honorable Fletcher Burton

Mr. Robert Demers and Mrs. Linda Donavan Harper

Mr. Larry Dunham and Mrs. Deborah Dunham 

Mr. Everett Eissenstat and Mrs. Janet Eissenstat

The Honorable Ray Mahmood and Mrs. Shaista Mahmood

Dr. Eric Melby and Mrs. Pamela Tripp Melby

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.

Support the House 
For more details about supporter benefits and acknowledgment, please review the Annual Sponsorship Opportunities packet.

Highlights from 2023

Last year's Gala featured The Honorable William J. Burns as Keynote Speaker and Barabra Slavin as moderator for a fireside chat. Boeing was awarded the Global Business Award. Melike Yetken Krilla and Jeffrey Krilla served as Gala Chairs. View more photos and the full write-up here!

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