Hillary Clinton to host 2012 International Women of Courage Ceremony on March 08
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 11:31:37 by Fayyaz Yaseen
Hillary Clinton to host 2012 International Women of Courage Ceremony on March 08
Washington: (Tuesday, March 06, 2012) The Secretary of State, US State Department, Hillary Clinton will host this year’s International Women of Courage Awards on this Thursday, March 08. According to the press brief distributed
by the Department of State, First Lady Michelle Obama will also mark her presence during the event.
Other dignitaries expected to show up in the ceremony will include last year’s Nobel Laureates Ms. Leymah Gbowee – the Special guest for the event along with Ms. Tawakkol Karman. Decided to take place at the Dean Acheson Auditorium
of the US State Department, the event will commence at 11:00 in the morning.
According to the press release sharing details of the event, “The prestigious Secretary of State’s Award for International Women of Courage annually recognizes women around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and leadership
in advocating for women’s rights and empowerment, often at great personal risk. Since the inception of this award in 2007, the Department of State has honored 46 women from 34 different countries.”
As per the plan of the event, Following the awards ceremony, the International Women of Courage will travel to 10 different U.S. cities to engage with their American counterparts through the International Visitor Leadership Program,
including Bozeman, MT; Cincinnati, OH; East Lansing, MI; Indianapolis, IN; Jackson, WY; Kansas City, MO; Minneapolis, MN; Pensacola, FL; St. Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT; and Seattle, WA. Their visit to the U.S. began on March 5th with a stop in
Pittsburgh.
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on Mar 6 2012. Filed under USA, World.
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