2011 Awards Luncheon

 

The American Academy of Diplomacy &   William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State presented the 2011 Annual Awards Luncheon of the  American Academy of Diplomacy

Academy members and distinguished guests joined for a Luncheon presentation of: The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy to: Dr. Robert M. Gates Former Secretary of Defense (award accepted by former Under Secretary of Defense Eric Edelman)  ----- The Douglas Dillon Award for a Book of Distinction on the Practice of American Diplomacy to:  Edmund Hull  "High Value Target: Countering Al Qaeda in Yemen" and a special citation to:  David Nichols "Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis -- Suez and the Brink of War" ----- The Arthur Ross Media Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs:  Borzou Daragahi, Financial Times Reporting Category   Sylvia Poggioli, NPR Commentator/Editorial Category ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:30 a.m. - Reception 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Luncheon/Awards Ceremony The Benjamin Franklin Room (8th floor) U.S. Department of State Washington, DC

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Detailed Luncheon Program

TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL DIPLOMATIC AWARDS LUNCHEON

Opening Remarks AMBASSADOR AVIS BOHLEN Vice Chairman, American Academy of Diplomacy

WILLIAM J. BURNS Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Introduction by Ambassador Ronald Neumann Presentation by Ambassador Avis Bohlen of The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award for excellence in diplomacy to

ROBERT M. GATES (Amb. Eric Edelman accepting on his behalf)

Keynote Speech AMBASSADOR ERIC EDELMAN

Presentation by Ambassador Howard Schaffer of The Douglas Dillon Book Award for a book of distinction on the practice of American diplomacy to

AMBASSADOR EDMUND HULL for High Value Target: Countering Al Qaeda in Yemen

and a special citation to Dr. David Nichols for Eisenhower 1956: The President’s Year of Crisis -Suez and the Brink of War

Presentation by Ambassador Robert Hunter of The Arthur Ross Media Award for distinguished reporting & analysis on foreign affairs to BORZOU DARAGAHI, Financial Times (formerly of LA Times) and SYLVIA POGGIOLI, National Public Radio

Presentation by Ambassador Samuel Lewis of The Philip Merrill Fellowship to SHELLY RANII

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