[wanabidii] Collected Department Releases: Deputy Secretary Higginbottom and First Lady Michelle Obama Honor 10 Women of Courage

You are subscribed to Collected Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Collected Department Releases: Deputy Secretary Higginbottom and First Lady Michelle Obama Honor 10 Women of Courage 03/03/2014 09:35 PM EST Deputy Secretary Higginbottom and First Lady Michelle Obama Honor 10 Women of Courage Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 3, 2014 On March 4, Deputy Secretary Higginbottom will present 10 extraordinary women from 10 countries with the 2014 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. First Lady Michelle Obama will join Deputy Secretary Higginbottom and the awardees as a special guest at the morning ceremony at the U.S. Department of State. The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk. Since the inception of this award in 2007, the Department of State has honored 76 women from 49 different countries. The 2014 awardees are: Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil, Director, Malalai Maternity Hospital Kabul (Afghanistan) Ms. Roshika Deo, Feminist and Political Activist, Be the Change Campaign (Fiji) Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze, Bishop, Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia (Georgia) Dr. Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, Tribunal President, High Risk Court, (Guatemala) Laxmi, Campaigner, Stop Acid Attacks (India) Ms. Fatimata Touré, Community activist and Executive Director, Groupe de Recherche, de’Etude, de Formation Femme-Action (Mali) Dr. Maha Al Muneef, Founder and Executive Director, National Family Safety Program (Saudi Arabia) *To be awarded in absentia Ms. Oinikhol Bobonazarova, Director, NGO Perspektiva Plus (Tajikistan) Ms. Ruslana Lyzhychko, EuroMaidan volunteer and People’s Artist of Ukraine (Ukraine) Ms. Beatrice Mtetwa, human rights lawyer (Zimbabwe) Full biographies and photos are available here. Following the award ceremony and meetings with U.S. Government officials and NGO counterparts in Washington, D.C., the honorees will travel as a group to Pittsburgh, then separately to cities across the United States to engage with the American people through an International Visitor Leadership Program. They will visit Denver, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Portland, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Syracuse on their individual programs. The women will reconvene in Chicago to reflect on their visit and discuss ways to work together to improve the lives of women and girls around the world. The International Women of Courage Award ceremony will be open to credentialed members of the media and livestreamed at www.state.gov. Attendees and those watching the livestream are encouraged to use the Twitter hashtag #IWOC and #IWD when discussing the events. For more information, please contact SGWI_PA@state.gov. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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