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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC (June 3, 2019) — American Enterprise Institute (AEI) President Arthur C. Brooks and incoming President Robert Doar announced today that former US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley will receive the Irving Kristol Award, the highest honor bestowed by AEI, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, in Washington, DC.
Said Arthur Brooks, “We are proud to honor Nikki Haley, the daughter of immigrants, an American success story, an experienced diplomat, and a principled leader. She has fought for the values that the American Enterprise Institute has always held dear.”
Incoming AEI President Robert Doar adds, “Amb. Nikki Haley represents what is best in our country. We are honored to salute her for her leadership and for the work she has done in making this nation safer.”
Before her January 2017–December 2018 UN term, Amb. Haley served from 2011 to 2017 as the first female governor of South Carolina. Before that, she was elected to the state’s House of Representatives for three successive terms.
While at the UN, Amb. Haley stood out for her effective tenure: orchestrating the adoption of stringent sanctions against North Korea, leading the education of members about the dangers of the Iranian regime, fighting for US ally Israel, and driving the passage of a Security Council arms embargo against South Sudan.
The author of a memoir titled “Can’t Is Not an Option: My American Story” (Penguin, 2012), Amb. Haley is now working on a book, scheduled for fall 2019, about the challenges she has faced during her time in public office. The publisher is St. Martin’s Press.
AEI’s Irving Kristol Award is given annually to individuals who have made exceptional practical and intellectual contributions to improve government policy, social welfare, or political understanding. Established in 2002 in honor of AEI Senior Fellow Irving Kristol, the accolade replaced the Francis Boyer Award, which had been given for the previous 25 years. Previous recipients include Gerald Ford, Arthur F. Burns, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, Antonin Scalia, Dick Cheney, Alan Greenspan, Paul Ryan, and Benjamin Netanyahu. The ceremony and dinner will take place at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
This event is by invitation only. For additional information regarding the Irving Kristol Award or other media inquiries, please contact AEI Media Services at mediaservices@aei.org or 202.862.5829.
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