Atlantic Council

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.  Senator Warner is chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee and has represented Virginia in the Senate since 1978.

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.

Transcript of Senator Warner's Prepared Remarks (PDF)

Awards Dinners:

• 2009 Leadership Awards: Bush, Kohl, Petraeus, Palmisano and Hampson
• 2008 Leadership Awards: Blair, Murdoch, Mullen and Kissin
• 2007 Leadership Awards: Greenspan, Schwarzman and Jones
• 2005 Leadership Award: Powell

About the Atlantic Council Leadership Awards:

Since 1996, the Atlantic Council has selected an outstanding individual to receive its annual Award for Distinguished International Leadership.  Over the years, Distinguished Military, Business, and Artistic Leadership Awards have been added.  These awards reflect the Council’s mission of promoting constructive U.S. international engagement by honoring individuals who have made major contributions to U.S. foreign policy and transatlantic relations.

Previous recipients of the award have included current National Security Advisor General James L. Jones; former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair; former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, and Robert Rubin; business leaders Rupert Murdoch andStephen Schwarzman; Senators John Warner, Chuck Hagel, and Sam Nunn; former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft; former Supreme Allied Commander Joseph Ralston; and former NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson.

Sponsorship:

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.