4.29.2022 I.M. Pei Award: Dr. Henry Kissinger - Committee of 100 Conference & Gala, Washington, D.C

Committee of 100 is honored to announce Dr. Henry Kissinger as the recipient of the inaugural I.M. Pei Award for Extraordinary Leadership and Achievement in the Pursuit of Committee of 100's Missions at this year's Committee of 100 Conference & Gala in Washington, D.C.

I.M. Pei was a founder of Committee of 100 and one of the most esteemed architectural visionaries of our times. The I.M. Pei Award honors his legacy, paying homage to the principles and values on which Mr. Pei's work were anchored – the commitment to infuse his work with profound humanity, and always with respect and consideration for the people and history of the space in which he worked.
 
The founding of Committee of 100 emerged over thirty years ago from a conversation between Mr. Pei and Dr. Kissinger, with the idea of organizing an influential group of Chinese Americans to address issues of international concern between the United States and China. Following the Tiananmen Square events in 1989, with a sense of urgency to build bridges between China and the United States, Mr. Pei teamed with Yo-Yo Ma, Henry S. Tang, Oscar Tang, the late Shirley Young, and the late Chien-Shiung Wu to recruit distinguished Chinese Americans from across the arts, business, academia, public service, and the sciences to serve on the Committee of 100.
 
As the first recipient of the I.M. Pei Award, Dr. Kissinger is an embodiment of Committee of 100's missions to building international bridges of dialogue and understanding. Dr. Kissinger was sworn in on September 22, 1973, as the 56th Secretary of State, a position he held until January 20, 1977. He also served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from January 20, 1969 until November 3, 1975. In July 1983, he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to chair the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America until it ceased operation in January 1985, and from 1984 to 1990 he served as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. From 1986 to 1988 he was a member of the Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy of the National Security Council and Defense Department. He served as a member of the Defense Policy Board from 2001 to 2016.
At present, Dr. Kissinger is Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm. He is also a member of the International Council of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; a Counselor to and Trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; an Honorary Governor of the Foreign Policy Association; and an Honor Member of the International Olympic Committee.
 
Dr. Kissinger received a Bronze Star from the U.S. Army in 1945; the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973; the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977; and the Medal of Liberty (given one time to ten foreign-born American leaders) in 1986. 
 
Committee of 100 is pleased to present (virtually) Dr. Kissinger with the inaugural I.M. Pei Award and we thank him for his commitment to create a better world for all.

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