Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala
The Inter-American Dialogue’s Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala celebrates individuals and organizations committed to advancing democratic governance, social equity and prosperity in the Western Hemisphere. The annual event brings together top world leaders whose exceptional contributions have been instrumental in addressing the pressing challenges of our hemisphere. More than 400 guests attend the gala, comprising an elite audience from the highest levels of government, business, media and civil society.
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2021 GALA 2019 GALA |
2018 GALA 2017 GALA
2016 GALA 2015 GALA
2014 GALA
Testimonials
“The Dialogue is so important in its gathering of the great minds of this hemisphere to grapple with the relationships that have such deep roots but can always be stronger.”
– Senator Tim Kaine, Distinguished Leadership Award for Public Service 2014
“The Dialogue has had a very strong influence on some of the major and positive trends in Colombia and the hemisphere in the last decades. …the progress in fighting poverty, the progress in the rule of law, and what we have achieved are very compatible with what the Dialogue has always defended: economic growth and integration, democracy and the rule of law, and social equity.”
– Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Peace Prize and President of Colombia, Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Peace 2016
“[The Dialogue] may well be the most influential organization in Washington – reaching out to the Americas. I came to appreciate its steady commitment to illuminate what is happening in the Americas and the ways and means through which we may join forces in favor of a democratic, peaceful and more prosperous world.”
– Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Former President of Brazil, Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
Previous Honorees
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2022 Luiza Trajano | Chairman of Magazine Luiza & Chair of Grupo Mulheres do Brasil | Distinguished Leadership for the Americas Award for Social Equity Pierpaolo Barbieri | Chairman of Magazine Luiza & Chair of Grupo Mulheres do Brasil | Distinguished Leadership for the Americas Award for Social Equity 2021 Blanca Treviño | CEO, Softtek | Distinguished Leadership Award for Civic Engagement
2019
2018
2017 |
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H.E. Luis Alberto Moreno | President, Inter-American Development Bank | Distinguished Leadership Award for Social Equity 2016
2015
2014 |
