ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Join us as we present the International Statesperson Award, to His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana.
President Mahama’s steadfast commitment to democratic governance, regional stability, and global engagement has shaped both Ghana and West Africa. Through active leadership in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), he has advanced diplomacy and conflict prevention while serving as a respected global voice on democracy and development.
The Luncheon will promptly start at 11:30 a.m.
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ABOUT The award
The International Statesperson Award of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia is the highest honor the Council bestows—a tribute for global leadership. It is presented periodically and awarded to distinguished international figures and world leaders whose work has advanced the twin goals of peace and freedom and resulted in a significant positive impact on world affairs.
Past Award Recipients
2019: Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Rose Gottemoeller
2019: Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine
2014: Sebastian Piñera, President of the Republic of Chile
2012: Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
2007: Secretary of State James Baker and Congressman Lee Hamilton – Co-Chairs of the Iraq Study Group
2005: Bono, musician and international humanitarian activist
2000: His Majesty King Hussein I of Jordan Received by his wife, Her Majesty Queen Noor
1997: Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel – Received by his wife, Mrs. Leah Rabin
1993: Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union
1993: Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1983: Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt – Received by his wife, Mrs. Jehan Sadat
1974: Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations
1973: H. R. H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
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