On April 26, 2006, the Atlantic Council of the United States presented its tenth annual Award for Distinguished International Leadership to Senator John W. Warner at a black tie dinner at the Fairmont Hotel, Washington, DC.

Senator Warner was introduced to the distinguished audience by his long-time friend and colleague, Senator Ted Stevens, the senior Senator from Alaska.

Upon acceptance of the Award from the Chairman and President of the Atlantic Council, Ambassador Henry Catto and the Hon. Jan Lodal, Senator Warner gave the keynote address in which he called for the Atlantic Council to examine the feasibility of NATO establishing a “ring of deterrence” around Iran, as an alternative to the current search for a diplomatic solution to the Iranian situation.

To read Senator Warner’s prepared remarks, please click here.

Senator Warner is chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee and has represented Virginia in the Senate since 1978. For more information about Senator Warner please visit his website

The Council is grateful to the following organizations for their generous support of this event:

Principal Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corporation

Platinum Sponsor: The Boeing Company

Gold Sponsors:        Lockheed Martin Corporation
                                     UBS

Silver Sponsors:      BAE Systems North America, Inc.
                                     The CNA Corporation
                                     EADS North America, Inc.
                                     General Dynamics Corporation
                                     The Hon. Jan M. Lodal
                                     The Hon. John D. Macomber
                                     Mr. Kirk A. Radke
                                     Raytheon Company
                                     The Scowcroft Group

Bronze Sponsors:    APCO Worldwide
                                      The Carlyle Group
                                      The Hon. and Mrs. Henry E. Catto
                                      Chevron
                                      Chevy Chase Bank
                                      Covington & Burling
                                      EDS Corporation
                                      Eli Lilly and Company
                                      Hunton & Williams, LLP
                                      Kissinger McLarty & Associates
                                      General Richard L. Lawson, USAF (Ret.)
                                      New York Daily News
                                      The Hon. Stanley R. Resor
                                      SAIC
                                      Veritas Capital

The Atlantic Council would also like to thank the following for their support:

ASSETT, Inc., Areva T&D, The Hon. Carol and the Hon. Kenneth Adelman, Mr. Daniel J. Callahan, III, The Hon. Julia Chang Bloch, Ambassador Jaime Daremblum, Mr. and Mrs. Marten H.A. van Heuven, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Huberman, The Hon. Robert E. Hunter, Mr. Franklin D. Kramer, Mrs. Geraldine S. Kunstadter, Dr. and Mrs. C. Richard Nelson, The Hon. and Mrs. William Nitze, Mr. Charles R. Perry, Mr. Joseph E. Robert, Jr., The Hon. Jill A. Schuker, The Hon. Walter E. Stadtler, The Hon. and Mrs. William H. Taft, IV, Mr. Peter Tanous, Mr. J. Robinson West, Wilson Global Communications USA, and the Hon. Dov S. Zakheim.

For sponsorship details and further information about the award dinner, please contact Michael Safianik, Assistant Director, Board and Corporate Relations, on (202) 778 4945 or msafianik@acus.org