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2019 Dinner Program A CELEBRATION OF ALLIES HONORING TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019 | WASHINGTON, DC 2019 DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS DINNER CO-CHAIRS Adrienne Arsht Mehmet Nazif Günal MetLife Executive Vice Chair Founder, Chairman of the Board, Atlantic Council and President Mary Claire Murphy MNG Group of Companies Executive Director, Government Tewodros Ashenafi Affairs Founder, Chairman and CEO John D. Harris, II Textron, Inc. SouthWest Holdings Vice President, Business Development, Franco Nuschese Blackstone Charitable Raytheon Company President Foundation CEO, Georgetown Entertainment Raytheon International, Inc. Group LLC Ahmed Charai Frank Haun Ahmet M. Oren Markus Dohle President and CEO, Krauss-Maffei Chief Executive Officer Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG; Alan Pellegrini Penguin Random House Co-CEO, KMW+Nexter Defense CEO Systems N.V. Thales North America Richard Edelman President and CEO Marillyn A. Hewson John F.W. Rogers Edelman Chairman, President, and CEO Chairman Lockheed Martin Corporation Atlantic Council Guillaume Faury CEO Mary L. Howell Erik Smith Airbus President and CEO Joe Gibbs Racing Saab Defense and Security USA FedEx Corporation Nazzic Keene Jim Smith The Hon. Robert S. Gelbard Chief Executive Officer President and CEO SAIC Thomson Reuters Mario Greco Chief Executive Officer William J. Lynn, III Michael K. Wirth Zurich Insurance Group CEO Chairman and CEO Leonardo DRS Chevron David McCormick and Dina Powell List as of April 22, 2019 1 1030 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 1030 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 DC WASHINGTON, NW, STREET, 15TH 1030 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends, principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you in return.” Welcome to the 2019 Atlantic Council Distinguished A CELEBRATION Leadership Awards dinner. It is for that very reason that we convene the annual Distinguished Leadership Awards, aimed to both support Tonight’s celebration—our “Celebration of Allies”— our work and celebrate the unique strand of leadership comes at a defining moment in history, where new global our world so urgently needs. challenges once again are testing the cohesiveness of our OF ALLIES community and the durability of its values. We are particularly proud that tonight we will present our rarely-bestowed Distinguished Service Award to an North Atlantic For nearly sixty years, the Atlantic Council has pursued extraordinary individual: the mission bestowed on us by our founders: to galvanize Treaty Organization (NATO) constructive US leadership, alongside our global friends Adrienne Arsht, Executive Vice Chair of the Atlantic and allies, to secure the future. Council, for her visionary business leadership, outstanding Distinguished International Leadership Award contributions to philanthropy, and her game-changing Yet, in the world in which we work, we have rarely seen commitment to the Atlantic Council. or sensed such geopolitical uncertainty. We confront a rallying moment for our community with the conviction We will also salute: Adrienne Arsht that if we don’t together shape the future, then chaos or upon its 70th Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council less benevolent forces will fill the void. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, birthday, for its enduring impact on our world and its Distinguished Service Award The danger of major power confrontation has returned, continued role in preserving the values and security of the democracies face new challenges and autocracies transatlantic community. are surging, the unprecedented scale and pace of Managing Director of the International Christine Lagarde technological change presents new opportunities and Christine Lagarde, Monetary Fund, for her steadfast, resourceful, and challenges, and the future is in question of the global Managing Director, International Monetary Fund principled leadership in a time of volatility, her commitment system of rules and institutions established after World to providing opportunity through economic reform, and Distinguished International Leadership Award War II. It’s unclear what role the United States will play her unwavering support of gender equality. globally in the years ahead, after presiding over a seventy- year period of the greatest progress and prosperity the Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO of the FedEx world has known. Corporation, for his visionary entrepreneurial and Frederick W. Smith business leadership that transformed FedEx into the At the Atlantic Council, we view this coming era not as Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation world’s leading express transportation provider – with reason for despair but as a call to action so that we can Distinguished Business Leadership Award over 450,000 employees in more than 220 countries – for seize the opportunities before us and manage the dangers. his principled support of corporate giving and personal Across our twelve programs and centers, we are driven by philanthropy, and for his commitment to creating a the conviction that if we work together constructively, we positive culture for his employees. can secure a peaceful and prosperous future. Thank you to this evening’s Co-Chairs, the Atlantic Congratulations to tonight’s honorees, including our dear friend and client, Through the papers we write, the ideas we generate, the Council’s Board of Directors and International Advisory future leaders we develop and the communities we build, Board, and other generous friends and partners who make the indomitable Adrienne Arsht! Your leadership, dedication, and humanitarian the Atlantic Council shapes policy choices and strategies our work possible. legacies reflect the exceptional spirit of the Atlantic Council. to create a more free, secure, and prosperous world. To quote the late Senator John McCain, who we honored posthumously last year with the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Award, “Glory belongs to the act of being constant John F.W. Rogers Frederick Kempe to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your Chairman President and CEO Atlantic Council Atlantic Council 2 1030 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 1030 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 A CELEBRATION OF ALLIES North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Distinguished International Leadership Award Adrienne Arsht Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council Distinguished Service Award Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Distinguished International Leadership Award Frederick W. Smith Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation Distinguished Business Leadership Award Congratulations to tonight’s honorees, including our dear friend and client, the indomitable Adrienne Arsht! Your leadership, dedication, and humanitarian legacies reflect the exceptional spirit of the Atlantic Council. ©20194 FedEx. All rights reserved. FXADV-0827 FedEx AdBldr - FWS Distinguished Business Leadership Award v1.indd 2 3/29/19 8:39 AM 1030 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 The sky’s the limit. Our more than 450,000 FedEx team members around the globe are proud to congratulate our Chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith on receiving the 2019 Distinguished Business Leadership Award. To all of this year’s honorees, we applaud your outstanding achievements in ©2019 FedEx. All rights reserved. strengthening the transatlantic relationship. 5 FXADV-0827 FedEx AdBldr - FWS Distinguished Business Leadership Award v1.indd 2 3/29/19 8:39 AM FXADV-0827 FedEx AdBldr - FWS Distinguished Business Leadership Award v1.indd 3 3/29/19 8:39 AM 1030 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 DC WASHINGTON, NW, STREET, 15TH 1030 6 1030 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 MetLife proudly supports the Atlantic Council and its work to promote leadership and engagement in international affairs. Congratulations to all of tonight’s honorees. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Adrienne Arsht Christine Lagarde Frederick W. Smith Whether it’s on the line or in the field, we’ll be by your side. TM Whether it’s on the line or in the field, we’ll be by your side. TM ENSURING A BRIGHTER FUTURE For over 50 years the Atlantic Council and its supporters have worked to strengthen and enhance the success of the transatlantic alliance. Airbus is proud to recognize these efforts, and to congratulate the Atlantic Council and tonight’s distinguished honorees for their inspired leadership and dedication as essential pillars of the transatlantic relationship. Airbus salutes this year’s honorees: NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) Distinguished International Leadership Award ADRIENNE ARSHT Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council Distinguished Service Award CHRISTINE LAGARDE Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Distinguished International Leadership Award FREDERICK W. SMITH Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation Distinguished Business Leadership Award airbus.com Rnd3 Airbus 2019 AtlanticCouncilProgram Ad.indd 1 4/1/19 2:09 PM THE HON. ROBERT S. GELBARD It is an honor to support the awardees and the Atlantic Council’s Balkan portfolio. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) Distinguished International Leadership Award ADRIENNE ARSHT Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council Distinguished Service Award CHRISTINE LAGARDE Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Distinguished International Leadership Award FREDERICK W. SMITH Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation Distinguished Business Leadership Award 2019 DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS SPONSORS Principal Sponsors Diamond Sponsors Adrienne Arsht The Hon. Robert S. Gelbard Mary L. Howell David McCormick and Dina Powell Ahmet M. Oren 14 1030 15TH STREET,
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