Ticketed Event
Cocktail Reception
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Inquiries
Tickets & Sponsorship
gala@thedialogue.org
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press@thedialogue.org
+1-202-463-2931
On November 17, 2015, the Inter-American Dialogue honored the tireless, steadfast, effective, and ongoing public service of the Western Hemisphere’s most influential change agents at the Leadership for the Americas Awards Gala. More than 300 distinguished citizens from around the world attended the inaugural event, which received significant global press coverage.
Save the date for next year’s event: November 16, 2016, Washington, DC. Sponsorship and ticket details to follow. For more information contact gala@thedialogue.org or +1-202-463-2932.
Felipe GonzálezFormer President of the Government of Spain |
Daniel Chávez MoránFounder, Grupo Vidanta |
Remarks |
Special Recognition |
Roberta JacobsonUS Assistant Secretary of State |
Bernard AronsonUS Special Envoy to the Colombian Peace Process |
Master of CeremoniesMaría Elena SalinasAnchor, Univision |
InvocationTheodore Cardinal McCarrickArchbishop Emeritus of Washington, DC |
Carla DirlikovVocalist |
Barrio AndalusíGuillermo-Juan Christie, Guitar and Lute |
Ernesto ZedilloFormer President of Mexico |
Ricardo LagosFormer President of Chile |
Carla A. HillsChair, Hills & Co. |
Thomas F. McLartyChair, McLarty Associates |
Enrique GarcíaPresident, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America |
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Plácido Arango Arias |
ProVentures |
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Herman Sifontes Tovar |
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Pierre Pettigrew |
Brian O’Neill |
Oscar A. Echevarria / Global Expand LLC |
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Karen Bell |
Abraham F. Lowenthal |
Brillembourg Ochoa Family Foundation |
Paul Hastings LLP |
David de Ferranti |
Jeffrey M. Puryear |
Francis Fukuyama |
Ernesto Zedillo |
María Elena Salinas (Master of Ceremonies), Anchor, Univision
Michael Shifter, President, Inter-American Dialogue
L. Enrique García, President, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America
Introduction: Thomas F. McLarty, Chair, McLarty Associates
Remarks & Recognition: Bernard W. Aronson, US Special Envoy for the Colombian Peace Process
Introduction: Carla A. Hills, Chair & CEO, Hills & Co.
Remarks: Roberta S. Jacobson, US Assistant Secretary of State
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC
Presentation: Ricardo Lagos, Former President of Chile
Honoree: Daniel Chávez Morán, Founder, Grupo Vidanta & Fundación Vidanta
Presentation: Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico
Honoree: Felipe González, Former President of the Government of Spain
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