[Schedule as of 9/11/24]
[Schedule as of 9/11/24]
National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Independence Avenue, NW
Vasilios S. Haseotes Service Award
presented to WWII Veterans Dennis Georges
Introduced by Zacharie Haseotes Vinios
Received 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
US Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
US Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Avenue, NW (7:00–9:30pm)
Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award
Rabbi Arthur Schneier
Tireless work combating antisemitism
and fostering peace
Introduced by: Father Alexander Karloutsos
Oxi Courage Award
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Unwavering commitment to educating young Afghani women in the face of Taliban Aggression
Introduced by: Danialle Karmanos
Oxi Courage Award
Alexei Gorinov and Maria Ponomarenko
Courageously defending and upholding democratic values and human rights
Introduced by: Vladimir Kara-Murza
Accepted by: Evgenia Kara-Murza
Keynote
2018 OXI Courage Award Recipient & 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner Vladimir Kara-Murza
Introduced by: Dean Metropoulos
Remarks
2014 OXI Courage Award Recipient James Foley’s Mother and Father Diane and John 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