AWIU Honors
2010 Secretary of State's
International Women of Courage
March 9, 2010

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On March 9, 2010 American Women for International Understanding (AWIU)
will honor the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage in Washington, D.C.

American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) will host its third annual event to celebrate these outstanding women as International Womens’ Day and womens' issues are focused upon in the month of March.

The U.S. Secretary of State has annually selected women from throughout the world to acknowledge their humanitarian efforts and accomplishments with global issues. These individuals are awarded the International Women of Courage Award in Washington, D.C.

This year the U. S. Secretary of State will be honoring 10 International Women of Courage with this special award.

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                                       Honorary Committee:

Marianne Alireza                                                      Joanne Kumamoto
Martha Atherton                                                        Bette Bao Lord
Doris Buffett                                                              Shannon W. Lucid
Susan Chandler                                                        Phyllis Magrab, Ph. D.
The Honorable Walter L. and Mrs. Didi Cutler      Clare Crawford-Mason
Sylvia Earle                                                               Sherry Lee Mueller
Mary Jean Eisenhower                                            Madame Jehan el Sadat, Ph. D.
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein                            Helen Thomas
Patricia Hutar                                                  The Honorable Pete and Gayle Wilson

Tim Acito, composer of "What You Take Away"
( which was written to honor the International Women of Courage in 2008 )
will perform for the 2010 special event.

RESERVATIONS FOR THE MARCH 9, 2010 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE CELEBRATION ARE BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 8 -10, 2010

In March 2009, AWIU honored the International Women of Courage Awardees with a second annual event.

Click on the photo or link below for the program from that event

            2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE RECIPIENTS

VIDEO FROM THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE

2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE PHOTO SLIDESHOW

                                                        Doris Buffett
                                              President and Founder
                                      The Sunshine Lady Foundation
                           AWIU Internationalism Award Recipient 2009



A list of previous Internationalism Award recipients may be found by clicking on the Award Program navigation tab on the left.

In March, 2008, AWIU honored the U.S. Secretary of States’
International Women of Courage Awardees with a dinner at the
National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

AWIU members and guests had an opportunity to meet and speak with these brave women, to share their stories, and bring attention to important global issues. The AWIU Internationalism Award was presented and now resides at the U.S. Department of State as an ongoing acknowledgement to these first International Women of Courage.



            2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE RECIPIENTS

        2008 AWIU 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION NEWSLETTER

Click on the photo or links for names, photos, and information about the 2008 recipients

The AWIU Internationalism Award was accepted by Andrea Bottner, Senior Coordinator International Women's Issues, U.S. Department of
State, on behalf of the 2008 International Women of Courage Awardees.

                                                      Andrea Bottner
                                                 Senior Coordinator
                                        International Women's Issues
                                            U. S. Department of State

Nominations from around the globe are currently being submitted to the
U.S. Secretary of of State for the 2010 International Women of Courage Awards which will be presented in March, 2010 in Washington, D.C.

American Women for International Understanding invites you to mark your calendar and join AWIU and the 2010 Awardees the evening of Tuesday,
March 9, 2010 at the National Press Club.

Global women's issues will provide the program for this informative and most memorable celebration of the lives and work of eight women whose stories are compelling and whose work is changing our world.

American Women for International Understanding (AWIU), a non-profit, non-governmental organization, was established in 1968 to create an international network of women to foster understanding and goodwill among nations. Members seek to acquire knowledge through study, travel, and symposia designed to develop international understanding and to foster personal and organizational relationships among women throughout the world.

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