2009 Evening Details

Please join us for our
Embassy Progressive Dinner
in celebration of the global equity advocate in each of us

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

6:00 PM Cocktails
The Residence of The Ambassador of Canada
The Honourable Michael Wilson
Featuring a special performance by the Canadian Tenors
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7:30 PM Dinner
Embassy of Italy
His Excellency Giovanni Castellenta
by Café Milano
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9:00 PM Dessert Reception
The Residence of The Ambassador of Brazil
His Excellency Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
Traditional Brazilian sweets, coffee, and liquor

honoring

Patty Stonesifer
Former CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
Currently Senior Advisor to the Trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and
Chair to the Board of Regents Smithsonian Institution

with the

2009 Equity Advocate Award
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Valet and shuttle service available throughout the evening for our guests at each location.

Business attire.

Questions?
Please call (703) 761-1506 | Event e-mail

Join us for an evening with individuals working on and influencing policy in the development sphere: ambassadors, members of the U.S. Congress, current and former heads of state, corporate executives, philanthropists, academics and friends to celebrate CGD's work and honor Patty Stonesifer's many contributions toward creating a positive and future-oriented view of the developing world.

Dinner Committee

The Honourable Belinda Stronach
Dinner Chair

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Edward W. Scott, Jr.
CGD Board Chairman

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Tony Barclay
Thomas Gibian
Bruns Grayson
James A. Harmon
Louise Hilsen
Susan B. Levine
Thomas F. McLarty, III
Ali Moshiri
Chris Niemczewski
John T. Reid
William D. Ruckelshaus
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Honorary Committee

The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright
Former Secretary of State,
U.S. Department of State

J. Brian Atwood
Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey
Institute of Public Affairs,
University of Minnesota

Representative Brian Baird

Ambassador John Danilovich
Former Chief Executive Officer, Senior Official, Millennium Challenge Corporation

The Honorable Bill Frist
Former U.S. Senator

The Honorable Chuck Hagel
Former U.S. Senator

Ambassador Carla A. Hills
Former U.S. Trade Representative

Senator John F. Kerry

Representative Nita Lowey

Senator Richard G. Lugar

The Right Honourable Paul Martin

Representative Betty McCollum

Representative Donald Payne

The Honorable Colin L. Powell
Former Secretary of State,
U.S. Department of State and
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland and
Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Republic of Liberia

George Soros
Chairman, Open Society Institute

James D. Wolfensohn
Chairman, International Advisory Board,
Citigroup Inc. and
Former President, World Bank