The Lois Roth Foundation is honored to present this year’s awardees for Excellence in Cultural Diplomacy at the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Three will attend the celebration: Johnny O. Hishmeh, winner of the Lois Roth Award; Nicole (Nikki) Finnemann, winner of the Lois Roth Award (Hon. Men.); and Britta Bjornlund, winner of the Ilchman-Richardson Award; Charlene Wantong, Gill Jacot‐Guillarmod Award; Mathias Tientcheu, Jodie Lewinsohn Career Achievement Award; Shahid Waseem, winner of Gill Jacot‐Guillarmod Award.

We will miss meeting our other honorees: Ilchman-Richardson award (Hon. Men.) Linda Piccirilli, and Jodie Lewinsohn Career Achievement Award winners Alev Alemdar, Naimeh Hadidi, and Marion Salvanet. Congratulations to all for their important achievements!