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Annual Dinner 2022
The American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), a leadership organization of Americans of Lebanese heritage, hosted its annual dinner on May 11 at the Fairmont Hotel in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC.
Each year, ATFL honors outstanding American of Lebanese heritage who have enriched this country through contributions in various fields. This year, ATFL presented awards to its 2020, 2021, and 2022 Honorees.
We are especially grateful to our Underwriters, Sponsors, and Patrons for their support of this year’s Annual Awards Dinner.
Our Underwriters:
Hania and Mike Ahmar
Ahmed S. Boomrod
Carmen and Ray Debbane
Nijad and Zeina Fares
Indevco Plastics
Ray and Ghada Irani
Issa Family Foundation
MP, Dr. Fouad Makhzoumi & Mrs. May Makhzoumi
The Moise A. Khayrallah Center
for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, North Carolina State University
Abie Musa
Sawa Li Lubnan
Tony and Sandra Tamer
Tellurian, Inc.
Our Sponsors:
Anthony R. Abraham Foundation Nasseem and Randa Haffar
The Jacobs Family James and Catherine Kassouf
Dr. Francois and Micheline Nader Khalil Gabriel Rouhana
Ghassan and Manal Saab Salim M. Sessine, President MA Engineering
Our Patrons:
Chammas Cutters, Inc. Fair Trade Lebanon
Interaudi Bank Lynx Investment Advisory
Middle East Airlines – Air Liban The Hon. Thomas A. and Zinetta Nassif
Joy and Aram Nerguizian Dr. Samer and Mrs. Rihab Suki
Peter and Ann Tanous Edmond D. Villani, Ph.D
- 2020 Ray R. Irani Lifetime Achievement Award Mrs. Hania and Mr. Mohamad Ahmar Vice President, Co-Founder & President of Ahmar Investment, Inc.
- 2020 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award Her Eminence Nayla Moawad President, René Moawad Foundation
- 2020 Philip C. Habib Award for Distinguished Public Service The Honorable Elizabeth Richard Former US Ambassador to Lebanon
- 2021 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award Mr. Marcello Damiani, on behalf of Moderna, Inc. Chief Digital and Operational Excellence Officer
- 2021 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award Charbel Haber, PhD, MPH, on behalf of Moderna, Inc. Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs
- 2021 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award Mr. Said Francis, on behalf of Moderna, Inc. Senior Vice President and Head of Business Development and Corporate Strategy
- 2021 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award Francois Nader, MD, MBA, on behalf of Moderna, Inc. Board Member, Moderna, Inc. Mr. Said Francis
- 2021 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award Dr. Joe Sarkis, on behalf of Moderna, Inc. Associate Director of Cellular Pharmacology
- 2021 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award Mrs. Joyce Kfoury Sousa, on behalf of Moderna, Inc. Associate Director of Analytical Science and Technology
- 2022 Philip C. Habib Award for Distinguished Public Service The Honorable David Hale Former US Ambassador to Lebanon
- 2022 Joseph J. Jacobs Distinguished Achievement Award Ms. Roula Khalaf Editor of the Financial Times
- 2022 Philip C. Habib Award for Distinguished Public Service Governor Christoper T. Sununu 82nd Governor of the State of New Hampshire
2022 Annual Awards Dinner Program
Honorees: 2020, 2021, 2022
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2020 Ray R. Irani Lifetime Achievement Award: Mrs. Hania Ahmar and Mr. Mohamed "Mike" Ahmar
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2020 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award: H.E. Nayla Moawad, Introduced by Rep. Darin LaHood (IL)
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2020 Philip C. Habib Award for Distinguished Public Service: The Hon. Elizabeth Richard, Introduced by the Hon. Marie Yovanovitch
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2021 Issam M. Fares International Leadership Award: Moderna, Inc.
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2022 Philip C. Habib Award For Distinguished Public Service: The Hon. David Hale, Introduced by Sec. Mike Pompeo
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2022 Joseph J. Jacobs Award for Distinguished Public Service: Ms. Roula Khalaf, Introduced by Ms. Valerie Jacobs
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2022 Philip C. Habib Award For Distinguished Public Service: Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, Introduced by the Hon. Richard Ashooh
2022 Awards Dinner at the Fairmont Hotel
Themed, “A Tribute to the Courageous People of Lebanon,” the event gathered together US officials, business and civic leaders, and Americans of Lebanese descent to send a clear message of solidarity to the Lebanese people, who are suffering from record-high levels of poverty and were mere days away from the May 15th parliamentary election and to the US government about the necessity of continued US engagement with Lebanon.
ATFL's Mission Statement 2022
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2022 ATFL Mission Statement: About Us
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2022 ATFL Mission Statement: Lebanon in Crisis