DC 2022 Event Dinner

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The Annual Benefit Dinner celebrates the resiliency and success of the American University of Afghanistan. The evening brings together Afghanistan’s most important stakeholders and honors individuals and organizations who have contributed to advancing Afghanistan

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters 

Honorees

Christiane Amanpour

CNN

Pamela Constable

Washington Post

Carlotta Gall

New York Times

Heidi Kuhn

Roots of Peace

Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea

U.S. Marine Corps

AUAF International Public Service Awards

Awardees

Bobby Kotick

CEO | Activision Blizzard

Eric Braverman

CEO | Schmidt Futures

Yalda Hakim

Founder | Yalda Hakim Foundation Anchor | BBC News

Arezo Kohistany

Managing Director | Afghan Future Fund

Vance Serchuk

Board Mbr. | Afghan Future Fund Executive Director | KKR

Dinner Sponsors

Awardees 

President’s Circle

Restore Her Voice

Ayesha Hserai, MD, MAS & Dean Sherzai, MD, PHD, MHP

 

Ambassador’s Circle

David & Diana Sedney

Leslie M. Schweitzer

 

Leader’s Circle

Katherine & David Bradley
Dr. David B. Edwards
Embassy of the State of Qatar to the United States

World Education Services (WES)

 

Friend’s Circle

Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Dr. John H. Alexander
Farhad Azima
The Boeing Company
Cymbiotika
Emal & Humaina Dusst
Dr. Kerry Murphy Healey
International Stability Operations Association Shamim Jawad, Ayenda Foundation
Annie Pforzheimer
Harvey Schochet & Kathleen Kerr-Schochet TriVision
Vectrus

 

Educator’s Circle

Blank Rome LLC
Elizabeth Brannon Berger
Ross and Barbara Bickford
Mr. & Mrs. Clifton L. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Thomas J. Donohue
ETS
Kevin & Chris Haggerty
The Honorable Jim Moran
Arizona State University
Sam and Carol Nappi
General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.) Poppy Bank
Michelle Quinn
Eileen Shields-West and Robin West

 

 

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Event Date:
11/14/2022 5:00 pm

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters 

Honorees

Christiane Amanpour

CNN

Pamela Constable

Washington Post

Carlotta Gall

New York Times

Heidi Kuhn

Roots of Peace

Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea

U.S. Marine Corps

AUAF International Public Service Awards

Awardees

Bobby Kotick

CEO | Activision Blizzard

Eric Braverman

CEO | Schmidt Futures

Yalda Hakim

Founder | Yalda Hakim Foundation Anchor | BBC News

Arezo Kohistany

Managing Director | Afghan Future Fund

Vance Serchuk

Board Mbr. | Afghan Future Fund Executive Director | KKR

Dinner Sponsors

Awardees 

President’s Circle

Restore Her Voice

Ayesha Hserai, MD, MAS & Dean Sherzai, MD, PHD, MHP

 

Ambassador’s Circle

David & Diana Sedney

Leslie M. Schweitzer

 

Leader’s Circle

Katherine & David Bradley
Dr. David B. Edwards
Embassy of the State of Qatar to the United States

World Education Services (WES)

 

Friend’s Circle

Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Dr. John H. Alexander
Farhad Azima
The Boeing Company
Cymbiotika
Emal & Humaina Dusst
Dr. Kerry Murphy Healey
International Stability Operations Association Shamim Jawad, Ayenda Foundation
Annie Pforzheimer
Harvey Schochet & Kathleen Kerr-Schochet TriVision
Vectrus

 

Educator’s Circle

Blank Rome LLC
Elizabeth Brannon Berger
Ross and Barbara Bickford
Mr. & Mrs. Clifton L. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Thomas J. Donohue
ETS
Kevin & Chris Haggerty
The Honorable Jim Moran
Arizona State University
Sam and Carol Nappi
General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.) Poppy Bank
Michelle Quinn
Eileen Shields-West and Robin West