With Honorary Patron, Mrs. Laura Bush and Honorary Chair, Mrs. Shamim Jawad, the event’s Honorary Host Committee included His Excellency Ambassador of Afghanistan and Mrs.
Said Tayeb Jawad, His Excellency Ambassador of France and Mrs. Jean-David Levitte, His Excellency Ambassador of Kuwait and Mrs. Shaikh Salem Abdullah Al Jabar Al-Sabah, His Excellency Ambassador of India and Mrs. Ronen Sen, His Excellency Ambassador of Norway and Mrs. Knut Vollebaek, and His Excellency Ambassador of Pakistan and Mrs. Mahmud Ali Durrani. Also on the Host Committee were Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Senator Chuck Hagel, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Representative Earl Blumenauer, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Representative Todd R. Platts, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Representative Chris Van Hollen.
See “Opening Hearts, Wallets,” by Gail Scott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, June 1, 2007
