On June 20th, 2024, International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) honored Friends of the American University of Afghanistan (FAUAF) Founder and Chair, Leslie M. Schweitzer, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The ISOA Global Impact Awards Gala, which took place at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, gave out 14 awards to member companies in the following four categories: Vanguard, Support to Ukraine, Innovation, and Women, Peace, and Security. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, was an Honorary Award recipient and a keynote speaker at the event.
Displaced Students Honored at Bard College Commencement
May 28, 2025
In late May, 53 remarkable students from Afghanistan, Russia, and Ukraine, many connected to AUAF, were celebrated in a special ceremony during Bard College’s 2025 commencement. These students, supported through
