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The J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding Honoring Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany Award Ceremony January 28, 2019 Berlin, Germany J. William F ulbright Prize | 1 The J. William Fulbright Prize for Evening Program Peace and Understanding 6:00-8:30 pm The Fulbright Prize was established to honor the largest and Performance by Fulbright Jazz Ensemble, featuring Sara Decker, Julian Hesse, most significant educational exchange program in history, as Hagen Möller, Tom Berkmann, Martin Terens, and Matt Jacobson. well as the career and spirit of its creator, the late Senator J. William Fulbright. The Prize recognizes and rewards outstanding 6:00 pm – Awards Ceremony contributions toward bringing peoples, cultures, or nations to Welcome — Manfred Philipp, Past President, Board of Directors greater understanding of others. The Fulbright Prize was initially supported by a generous grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation. Remarks — Oliver Schmidt, Executive Director The Prize is now supported by the J. William Fulbright Prize German-American Fulbright Commission Endowment, a fund created with a bequest from the late John B. — Fulbright Alum Hurford, a former Fulbright Association officer and director. The Prize event is supported by sponsorships and contributions from Video Message — Renée Fleming, Soprano, Fulbright Alumna, and Fulbright alumni and friends around the world. Lifetime Achievement Awardee Prize Remarks — Mary Ellen Heian Schmider, Prize Committee Chair The J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding inaugural winner was former South African President Nelson Introduction of Prize Laureate — Christiane Amanpour, Journalist Mandela (1993). Four recipients of the Fulbright Prize, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, and Martti Ahtisaari, were Presentation of the J. William Fulbright Prize for International later named Nobel Peace Prize laureates. The 2008 Fulbright Understanding to Angela Merkel Prize laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, received the Prize Acceptance Speech — Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. Closing Remarks — Mary Ellen Heian Schmider 7:00 pm – Reception 2 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 3 Fulbright Prize Laureates 2018 Prize Laureate ❖ Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa (1993) ❖ Jimmy Carter, President of the United States (1994) ❖ Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1995) ❖ Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1996) ❖ Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1997) ANGELA MERKEL ❖ Patricio Aylwin Azocar, President of Chile (1998) Chancellor of Germany ❖ Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1999) Angela Merkel was sworn in as In 1989, she became a member of the ❖ Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland (2000) Chancellor on November 22, 2005. Demokratischer Aufbruch (Democratic ❖ Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (2001) She is the first woman and the first Awakening), and has been a member ❖ Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2002) East German to hold this office. of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the German ❖ Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (2003) Chancellor Merkel was born in Bundestag since 1990. She was the ❖ Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State (2004) Hamburg on July 17, 1954. She Deputy Chairwoman of the CDU from ❖ William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States (2006) studied Physics at Leipzig University 1991 to 1998. She served as both the Federal Minister for Women and ❖ Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town (2008) from 1973 to 1978, and then became a member of the academic Youth and the Federal Minister for the ❖ Bill and Melinda Gates, Co-Chairs and Trustees of the Bill and Melinda Gates staff at the Central Institute of Environment, Nature Conservation Foundation (2010) Physical Chemistry at the Academy and Nuclear Safety. She has been ❖ Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (2012) of Sciences. She was awarded a the Chairwoman of CDU Germany doctorate in 1986. from 2000 until 2018. ❖ Hans Blix, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (2014) ❖ Richard Lugar, United States Senator (2016) 4 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 5 Special Guest Prize Committee & Leadership J. William Fulbright, Founding Honorary Chairman International Board of Directors Fulbright Selection Committee Association Staff Pat LeMay Burr, President Mary Ellen Heian Cynthia Ackron Baldwin John Bader, Schmider, Chair – USA Max Burns Executive Director Terhi Mölsä – Finland Ashley Conard Shaz Akram, Stanley N. Katz – USA Bruce Fowler Deputy Director Scott Friedman Xhavit Rexhai – Kosovo Alvaro Vasquez, Alison Gardy Finance Director Christiane Amanpour Réka Szemerkényi – Nada Glick Rosemarie Martini, Hungary Johanna Gusman Christiane Amanpour is CNN’s chief She has interviewed most of the Development Director Jih-Chu Lee – Taiwan Melanie Horton international anchor and host of the top world leaders over the past two Alison Aadland, network’s award-winning, flagship decades. Amanpour has received every Manfred Philipp – USA Samantha Lakin Ann von Briesen Lewis Communications Manager global affairs program “Amanpour,” major broadcast award, including an Caroline Levander Jordan Bradford, which also airs on PBS in the United inaugural Television Academy Award, Kekst CNC Public DeDe Long Membership Manager States. She is based in the network’s eleven News and Documentary Emmys, Relations Team London bureau. four George Foster Peabody Awards, Jay Nathan Christian Gillespie, Torben Gosau and nine honorary degrees. In 2014, Nancy Neill Office Coordinator Beate Sarah Böing H. Andrea Neves Her illustrious career in journalism spans she was inducted into the Cable Hall of Munir Sayegh, Constantin Wiegand Stacey Nickson more than three decades, joining CNN Fame and in 2018 was inducted into the Data Analyst in 1983. Amanpour rose through the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. She Manfred Philipp organization becoming the network’s is a member of the American Academy Philip Rakita leading international correspondent, of Arts and Sciences, a Commander Ramesh Ramakrishnan reporting on international crises in the of the Most Excellent Order of the Dolores Rinke Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, North British Empire, an Honorary Citizen Ulku Rowe Korea, Palestinian territories, Iran, of Sarajevo, and UNESCO Goodwill Mary Ellen Heian Schmider Sudan, Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Ambassador. Amanpour is a graduate Robert Schock Rwanda, the Balkans, Egypt, and Libya. of the University of Rhode Island. Donald Sparks Mary Ann Stanton Charles Veigel 6 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 7 Franz Collection Inc. Franz Chen founded Franz Collection Inc. in 2001 with a mission to revive the porcelain culture and create the value of eternity for civilizations. 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As an innovative leader, Franz Collection Inc. values quality and aims to combine technology, art and culture to deliver the values of truth, goodness and beauty. 8 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 9 Thanks to Our Sponsors & Partners ASUS, Franz Collection University of Maryland University College Board of Directors Jay Nathan Mary Ellen Heian Schmider Fulbright Association National Capitol Area Chapter South Carolina Chapter Thank you to the German-American Fulbright Commission (Fulbright Germany) for its generous support and hospitality. 10 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 11 Institutional Members Alabama State University Coastal Carolina University Illinois State University Mount St. Mary’s University Stanford University University of Chicago University of Southern Maine American University Colgate University Illinois Wesleyan University Nazareth College of Rochester State University of New York at University of Connecticut University of Tampa Arizona State University Columbia University Indiana University Bloomington New Jersey City University Fredonia University of Delaware University of Washington Assumption College Columbus State University Institute of International Education New York University State University of New York at University of Florida University of West Florida Augsburg University Creighton University Iowa State University North Carolina A&T State University Geneseo University of Georgia University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Azusa Pacific University Dartmouth College Ithaca College North Carolina Central University State University of New York at University of