2024 Celebration Schedule

[Schedule as of 9/11/24]

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 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

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

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

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