2024 Celebration Schedule

[Schedule as of 10/26/24]

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

1:30 pm
Oxi Service Awards

National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Independence Avenue, NW

Vasilios S. Haseotes Service Award

presented to WWII Veterans Dennis Georges

Introduced by Mike Manatos

Accepted by John Georges

Calamos Service Award

presented to Vietnam War Veteran George Hiotis

Introduced by John Calamos

Oxi Service Award

presented to current day serviceman General Andrew Poppas

Introduced by George Logothetis

Keynote

National WWII Museum President & CEO, Stephen Watson

6:00 pm
Cocktails

US Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Avenue, NW

7:00 pm
Oxi Courage Awards

US Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Avenue, NW (7:00–9:30pm)

Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award

Senator Ben Cardin

For his tireless work combatting antisemitism and fostering peace

Introduced by: Congressman John Sarbanes

Oxi Courage Award

Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Founder, The School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA)
For her unwavering commitment to educating young Afghan women in the face of Taliban aggression

Introduced by: Danialle Karmanos

Oxi Courage Award

Alexei Gorinov and Maria Ponomarenko

Fearlessly and publicly demanding democracy and freedom

Introduced by: Evgenia Kara-Murza
Accepted by: Ilya Yashin

Recently released Russian prisoner

Keynote Address

2018 OXI Courage Award Laureate & 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner Vladimir Kara-Murza

Introduced by: Jake Sullivan
White House National Security Advisor

Remarks

2014 OXI Courage Award Recipient James Foley‘s Mother Diane Foley

2016 OXI Courage Award Recipient & 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad

2019 Oxi Courage Award Recipient & 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa

2024 Global Courage Award Recipient Maria Machado’s daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado

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