US State Department
Benjamin Franklin Room
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Academy members and distinguished guests gathered on November 19, 2015 for a luncheon presentation of:

The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy to:

Ambassador William J. Burns
Former Deputy Secretary of State

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The Douglas Dillon Award
for a Book of Distinction on the Practice of American Diplomacy to:

Back Channel to Cuba

by William M. Leogrande and Peter Kornbluh,
published by University of North Carolina Press

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The Arthur Ross Media Award for Distinguished Reporting
and Analysis of Foreign Affairs:

Jim Lobe, LobeLog
Blog Category

Martha Raddatz, ABC News
Reporting Category

Gerald Seib, The Wall Street Journal
Commentary Category

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