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AMAR’s Second Annual Gala

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on November 3, 2014
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The Ballroom of the Park Hyatt Washington during the AMAR Second Annual Gala Dinner. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Chairman AMAR International Charitable Foundation and Ambassador Lukman Faily, Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S. converse at the head table of the AMAR U.S. Second Annual Gala Dinner. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Brian Svoboda, Partner, Political Law Practice Group, Perkins Coie; Chris Straub, Vice-President, AMAR U.S.; The Hon. Bob Kerrey; Mary Straub; Paul Straub; Merrifield Ehrhard; Claire Latham; Larry Latham. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Richard Kingham, Stewart Gamage and Neal Piper. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne introduces the evening’s honoree, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne honors Ambassador Melanne Verveer with the first annual AMAR “Helping Humanity Flourish” Award for her “unwavering and highly effective implementation of a strong US policy to help women and girls attain full equality of opportunity. She is a global heroine for equality who believes what we at AMAR believe – that human beings cannot flourish unless full opportunity is available to all, regardless of gender.” Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Ambassador Melanne Verveer delivers her acceptance speech. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
The Hon. Bob Kerrey delivers his keynote speech. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Dr. Patricia Davis, Director of Global Programs, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, US Department of State; Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne and The Hon. Bob Kerrey. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Behar Ali and Dr. Bayan Kader Rasul highlight the particular plight of women and girls in the current crisis in Iraq and Syria. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
Mary Kopper, Development Strategies; Kim Weichel, Co-founder and co-director, Institute for PeaceBuilding; Dr. Bayan Kader Rasul, AMAR STOP-Gender Based Violence Project Psychiatrist; Bahar Ali, AMAR Northern Iraq Manager speak during the champagne reception. Photograph courtesy of the AMAR Foundation.
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