AAD 2024 Awards Luncheon
The 35th Annual Awards Luncheon started with a big surprise as the Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a brief appearance to welcome the Luncheon guests and to congratulate this year’s award recipients. Following the Secretary’s remarks and departure, the event’s official host Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs John Bass presided over the lunch and the ceremony.
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