SAVE THE DATE Women's Foreign Policy Group ~ Save the Date ~ Annual Luncheon Event Women's Foreign Policy Group Annual Luncheon Event Keynote Speaker: Keynote Speaker: Josette Sheeran Executive Director,UN World Food Programme The Global Food Crisis Food shortages and soaring food prices are affecting everyone worldwide, but the greatest impact is being felt by the world's poorest citizens. The situation has reached crisis proportions with more protests, social unrest and starvation occurring Josette Sheeran every day. This is a global crisis that needs global action. We Executive Director, UN World Food Programme hope that you will join us for this very special occasion. The Global Food Crisis Monday, September 29, 2008 Monday, September 29, 2008 12 noon to 2 p.m. 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Washington, DC Four Season’s Hotel Washington, DC Registration and sponsorship information is available at www.wfpg.org Click here to Register Click here for Sponsorship Information Tickets are $250 for non-members and $200 for members. For inquiries and additional information please contact us at: For inquiries and additional information please contact us at: (202) 884-8131 or [email protected] (202) 884-8131 or [email protected] 2008 Annual Luncheon Keynote Speaker JOSETTE SHEERAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME PROMOTING W OMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EVENT CHAIR UNDERWRITER Mary Catherine Toker, General Mills, Inc. General Mills, Inc. HOST STEERING COMMITTEE BENEFACTORS David Bailey, Exxon Mobil Corporation Maxine Isaacs & James A. Johnson PATRONS Carolyn Brehm, Procter & Gamble Abbott Dawn Calabia, Consultant CH2M HILL General Motors Corporation Donna Constantinople, KMA Communications Nestlé USA Shell Debbie Dingell, General Motors Corporation SPONSORS Andrea Durkin, Abbott Academy for Educational Development CNA Patricia Ellis, Women's Foreign Policy Group Exxon Mobil Corporation Kraft Foods Sherri Goodman, CNA Microsoft Corporation NAFSA: Association of International Educators Maxine Isaacs, John F. Kennedy School of Government Procter & Gamble Susan Rappaport Marlene Johnson, NAFSA: Association of International Educators SUPPORTERS Theresa Loar, CH2M HILL The Coca-Cola Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Tracey McMinn, Shell Stanford Financial Group World Federation of Public Health Associations Stephen Moseley, Academy for Educational Development SPECIAL FRIENDS Daniel O'Flaherty, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc. Africare Catholic Charities USA Susan Rappaport, Vital Voices Northern Ireland/Middle East Project Donna and Mack McLarty Friends of the World Food Program Tuckie Westfall, Kraft Foods Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Marathon Oil Company Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, Washington Office WOMEN’S FOREIGN POLICY GROUP 2008 Annual Luncheon Keynote Speaker JOSETTE SHEERAN Executive Director UN World Food Programme Mistress of Ceremonies LARA LOGAN CBS News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Monday, September 29th · 12:00 pm · Four Seasons Hotel · 2800 Pennsylvania Ave, NW · Washington, DC WOMEN’S FOREIGN POLICY GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS Maxine Isaacs, Chair Gail Leftwich Kitch, Vice Chair Dawn Calabia, Treasurer Donna Constantinople, Secretary John F. Kennedy MacNeil/Lehrer Productions Consultant KMA Communications School of Government Debbie Dingell Isabel Jasinowski The Honorable Theresa Loar General Motors Corporation Goodyear Ann McLaughlin Korologos CH2M HILL Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Tracey McMinn Diana Villiers Negroponte Ponchitta Pierce Susan Rappaport Shell The Brookings Institution Journalist Vital Voices Northern Ireland/ Middle East Project Gillian Sorensen Patricia Ellis, Ex-Officio United Nations Foundation Women’s Foreign Policy Group 2008 ANNUAL LUNCHEON DIPLOMATIC HONORARY COMMITTEE Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghanistan · Ambassador Josefina Pitra Diakité, Angola · Ambassador Héctor Marcos Timerman, Argentina · Ambassador Yashar Aliyev, Azerbaijan Ambassador Cornelius Alvin Smith, Bahamas · Ambassador Houda Ezra Nonoo, Bahrain · Ambassador Mario Gustavo Guzmán Saldaña, Bolivia Ambassador Bisera Turkovic, Bosnia & Herzegovina · Ambassador Michael Wilson, Canada · Ambassador Maria de Fátima Lima da Veiga, Cape Verde Ambassador Mahamoud Adam Bechir, Chad · Ambassador Mariano Fernández, Chile · Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, China · Ambassador Maria Carolina Barco Isakson, Colombia Ambassador Faida Mitifu, Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ambassador F. Tomás Dueñas, Costa Rica · Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Croatia Ambassador Petr Kolar, Czech Republic · Ambassador Roble Olhaye, Djibouti · Ambassador Flavio Dario Espinal, Dominican Republic Ambassador Purificacion Angue Ondo, Equatorial Guinea · Ambassador Pierre Vimont, France · Chargé d'Affaires Abdul Rahman Cole, Gambia Ambassador Klaus Scharioth, Germany · Ambassador Kwame Bawuah-Edusei, Ghana · Ambassador Alexandros P. Mallias, · Greece Ambassador Francisco Villagrán de León, Guatemala Ambassador Bayney Ram Karran, Guyana · Ambassador Raymond Alcide Joseph, Haiti · Ambassador Albert Jónsson, Iceland · Ambassador Anthony Johnson, Jamaica Ambassador Peter Nicholas Rateng’ Oginga Ogego, Kenya · Ambassador Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait · Ambassador David Rantekoa, Lesotho Chief of Mission Ali Suleiman Aujali, Libya · Ambassador Claudia Fritsche, Lichtenstein · Ambassador Zoran Jolevski, Macedonia · Ambassador Mohamed Hussain Maniku, Maldives Ambassador Abdoulaye Diop, Mali · Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán Casamitjana, Mexico · Ambassador Gilles Alexandre Noghes, Monaco · Ambassador Bekhbat Khasbazar, Mongolia Ambassador Armando Alexandre Panguene, Mozambique · Ambassador Roy Neil Ferguson, New Zealand · Ambassador Wegger Christian Strommen, Norway Ambassador Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al-Mughairy, Oman · Ambassador Evan Jeremy Paki, Papua New Guinea · Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, Singapore Ambassador Welile Augustine Witness Nhlapo, South Africa · Ambassador Urs Johann Ziswiler, Switzerland · Ambassador Imad Moustapha, Syria Ambassador Glenda Morean-Phillip, Trinidad & Tobago · Ambassador Perezi K. Kamunanwire, Uganda · Ambassador Oleh Shamshur, Ukraine Ambassador Abdulwahab Abdulla Al-Hajjri, Yemen · Ambassador Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Zambia WFPG · 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, Ste 720, Washington, DC 20009 · 202 884 8597 · www.wfpg.org Promoting Women’s Leadership in International Affairs The Women’s Foreign Policy Group is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, educational membership organization that promotes global engagement and leadership, visibility, and participation of women in international affairs. The organization also aims to promote the next generation of leaders through internships and mentoring activities. The Women’s Foreign Policy Group Annual Luncheon: Each year the Women’s Foreign Policy Group highlights women’s leadership in international affairs at its Annual Benefit Luncheon. Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, UN World Food Programme will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Annual Event on September 29th. Last year’s luncheon featured Dr. Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State and Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, served as Mistress of Ceremonies. In 2006 the luncheon featured H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia and Africa’s first-elected female head of state. In 2005 luncheon featured Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, who spoke about America’s strategy for public diplomacy. In 2004, the WFPG First Congressional Leadership Awards Luncheon honored Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison who addressed "The Challenges and Responsibilities of American World Leadership" with Moderator Margaret Warner of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. In 2000, at the first WFPG Annual Luncheon Event, the WFPG honored Secretary of State Madeleine Albright who gave her farewell address just before leaving office. All contributions above $75 per ticket are tax-deductible. Levels of 2008 Sponsorship: Leadership Circle, $15,000 Premier table of 10 with VIP seating; one seat at head table; formal recognition at event; full-page inside or back cover ad in program book; acknowledgment on invitation, website, and in newsletter; and discounted one-year corporate WFPG membership rate Benefactor, $10,000 Preferred table of 10 with VIP at table; formal recognition at event; full-page ad in program book; acknowledgment on invitation, website, and in newsletter; and discounted one-year corporate WFPG membership rate Patron, $5,000 Select table of 10; formal recognition at event; one half-page ad in program book; and acknowledgment on invitation, website, and in newsletter Sponsor, $3,000 Table of 10; one quarter-page ad in program book; and listing on invitation and event program book Supporter, $1,500 5 tickets to the luncheon and listing in program book Special Friend, $1,000 3 tickets to luncheon and listing in program book Non-Member Ticket, $250 WFPG Member Ticket, $200 Program Book Ads Full-Page Half-Page Quarter-Page $2,000 $1,000 $500 For further information about Annual Event sponsorship, please contact Kimberly Kahnhauser at (202) 884-8597 or [email protected]. 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