2015 Awards Luncheon


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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- Ambassador Neumann opens the 2015 Awards Luncheon
- William Burns, keynote speaker at 2015 Awards Luncheon
- Annual Awards Luncheon 2015
- William Leogrande comments on Back Channel to Cuba, winner of the 2015 Dillon Book Award
- Jim Lobe 2015 Ross Media Award
- Robert Hunter at the 2015 Awards Luncheon