WHAT: Secretary Clinton will honor Christiane Amanpour for her decades-long career covering some of the world’s most intractable conflicts and for uplifting women from Afghanistan to Iran through her reporting. Courageous women peacebuilders Alaa Salah–whose leadership of pro-democracy efforts in Sudan went viral in 2019–and Muna Luqman (Yemen) and Ghalia Alrahhal (Syria) will also receive the 2023 Hillary Rodham Clinton awards.
The awards are bestowed annually by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) for exceptional leadership in promoting women’s rights and creating a more peaceful and secure world for all.
HONORING:
- Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Anchor for CNN and Host of CNN International’s Amanpour
- Alaa Salah, Sudanese Democracy Activist (Sudan)
- Muna Luqman, Founder and Executive Director of Food4Humanity and Co-Founder of the Women’s Solidarity Network (Yemen)
- Ghalia Alrahhal, Executive Director of the Mazaya Organization for Women’s Development (Syria)
PARTICIPANTS
- Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Honorary Founding Chair, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
- Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
WHEN: Thursday, October 5, 2023 from 11:00am – 12:30pm EDT
WHERE: Gaston Hall, Healy Hall, Georgetown University
RSVP: Media who are interested in attending in person must RSVP by emailing media@georgetown.edu. Please indicate if you are requesting a camera position. A livestream of the event will be available here.
Following the program, speakers will answer questions from Georgetown students.
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About the Georgetown Institute of Women, Peace and Security
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