2012 Awards Luncheon

William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

and

The American Academy of Diplomacy

present

the 2012 Annual Awards Luncheon

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U.S. Department of State
The Benjamin Franklin Room
Monday, November 19, 2012

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Academy members and distinguished guests gathered for a luncheon presentation of:

The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award

for Excellence in Diplomacy to:

Senator Richard G. Lugar

with special remarks by Senator Lugar

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The Douglas Dillon Award

for a Book of Distinction on the Practice of American Diplomacy to:

China Hand: An Autobiography
by John Paton Davies, Jr.

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The Arthur Ross Media Award

for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs:

Rajiv Chandrasekaran

The Washington Post

Reporting Category

James Fallows

The Atlantic

Commentator/Editorial Category

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: Senator Richard Lugar receives the Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy

: Tiki Davies, daughter of John Paton Davies, receives the Dillon Book Award on his behalf

: Howard Schaffer addresses the Acasdemy members as Chair of the Book Committee

: Senator Richard Lugar, with Chairman and President of the Academy, Thomas Pickering and Ronald Neumann, respectively