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Highlight of UN General Assembly Week honors individuals who make unique contributions towards improving the world
WASHINGTON, DC – September 12, 2019 – The tenth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor President of the Republic of Chile Sebastián Piñera; Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte; Brian Grazer, storyteller, movie and television producer, founder, and philanthropist; will.i.am, founder of the Black Eyed Peas, Founder & CEO of I.AM+, and Founder and President, i.am.angel Foundation.
The event will also announce Actress,
Playwright, Teacher, and Author, Anna Deavere Smith, as the Atlantic
Council’s first Artist in Residence.
The ceremony, which will be attended and
spoken by all four distinguished honorees and Anna Deavere Smith, will take
place on Monday, September 23, on the margins of United Nations General
Assembly week in New York.
“The recipients of the
2019 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards recognize global citizenship at its
best while also underscoring
the Atlantic Council’s global mission of ‘shaping the future together’ with
friends and allies”, said Frederick Kempe, President and CEO
of the Atlantic Council. “Their
myriad collective achievements range from government leadership in Europe and
Latin America, to innovative approaches to advance climate action, to
groundbreaking contributions in the humanitarian and artistic fields. It is our
hope that by honoring these unique individuals, we can advance the concept of
‘global citizenship’ and inspire others to pursue lives of extraordinary public
and humanitarian service.”
The Atlantic
Council will congratulate President Piñera for
his exemplary contributions to the global community and Chile, demonstrated
through his ground-breaking leadership in addressing climate change, and his
pragmatic approaches to policy and economic revitalization during a period of
outsized regional uncertainty. Kristine Tompkins, President of Tompkins
Conservation and UN Patron of Protected Areas, will present the award to
President Piñera.
Prime
Minister Rutte will be honored for his admirable leadership as one of the
longest-serving heads of government in the European Union. Prime Minister
Rutte’s promotion of free trade, efforts to combat the threat of climate
change, and belief in the importance of the transatlantic relationship in
sustaining European and global security hits at the core of the Atlantic
Council’s mission. Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive
Chairman of the World Economic Forum, will present the award to Prime Minister
Rutte.
Brian Grazer will be recognized for his inspirational, award-winning body of work, his remarkable character
and his unwavering commitment to philanthropic efforts addressing issues from
mental health to diversity. Academy Award-winning Director, Ron
Howard, will present the award to Mr. Grazer.
The Atlantic
Council will honor will.i.am for his award-winning
musical career, entrepreneurial ethos and steadfast dedication to philanthropy.
In addition to his extraordinary career in music, will.i.am is the founder and
CEO of I.AM+ focused on Artificial Intelligence, and also the Founder and
President of the i.am.angel Foundation, which positively impacts young lives
through STEAM education programs. H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of
State for Artificial Intelligence of the United Arab Emirates, will present the
award to will.i.am.
Anna
Deavere Smith, who is best known for her one-woman plays that closely
examine social issues in connection with current events will be joining the
Atlantic Council as Artist in Residence. She will be working with the
Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center on a project
entitled the “Stories of Human Resilience.” Stories of Human Resilience
will use Smith’s signature form of theater, based on interviews with
individuals who have exhibited resilience in a multitude of areas. It is our
hope that these individual journeys will impact positive global change, one
story at a time.
This event is on-the-record
and open to press. To request accreditation or for additional details, please
email [email protected] by
Friday, September 20. Location and further timing details will be provided upon
confirmation of accreditation.
Follow @AtlanticCouncil and use
#ACAwards for live updates throughout the evening.
Highlight of UN General Assembly Week honors individuals who make unique contributions towards improving the world WASHINGTON, DC – September 12, 2019 – The tenth annual Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards will honor President of the Republic of Chile Sebastián Piñera; Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte; Brian Grazer, storyteller, movie and television producer, […]
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