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2007 Leadership Awards: Greenspan, Schwarzman, Jones
April 30, 2007
The 2007 Awards Dinner of the Atlantic Council of the United States was held on April 30, 2007 at the Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC. This year the Award for Distinguished International Leadership was presented to Alan Greenspan.
Warner Receives Distinguished Leader Award
April 26, 2006
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.
Atlantic Council Honors Colin Powell
April 27, 2005
The 2005 award was presented to former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in recognition of his leadership in shaping U.S. foreign and security policy over many years as National Security Adviser to the President, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, and the outstanding support he has given to the strengthening of U.S. alliances
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Atlantic Council Chairman Named National Security Advisor
Atlantic Council Chairman General James L. Jones has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to serve as his National Security Advisor. Jones, respected on both sides of the aisle, brings more than forty years of military and diplomatic experience to the post.
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The Challenge of Somali Piracy
In a metaphor that the traditionally nomadic Somalis would undoubtedly appreciate, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Last Thursday, Somali pirates seized the Ukrainian-owned, Belizean-registered freighter Faina as it neared the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
Council Highlight
Atlantic Council Board Member Named UN Ambassador
Susan E. Rice, a member of the Atlantic Council Board of Directors, was appointed President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations on December 1.
