The ATFP Gala is a black tie event.
This Year's Honorees:
   Najat Arafat Khelil, Ph.D. Dr. Shibley Telhami Dr. Fuad Jubran |
 | Special Recognition: 20 Years of U.S.- Palestinian Diplomacy Amb. Robert H. Pelletreau |
Honorary Host Committee:
ATFP is privileged to announce the Honorary Host Committee for the Gala.
Sponsorship Information:
The sponsorship form for this year's gala is now available. Please click here to download it.
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Previous Galas:
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Gala 2006
Gala 2007
Gala 2008
Gala 2009: Palestine Alongside Israel: Liberty, Security, Prosperity
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) it is with great pleasure that I invite you to ATFP’s Fourth Annual Gala
. The Gala, entitled “Palestine Alongside Israel: Liberty, Security, Prosperity” will honor the contribution of Palestinian Americans to American society. The Annual Gala will recognize the accomplishments of leading Palestinian Americans in the fields of Scholarship, Medicine, and LifetimeAchievement.
The Gala will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Ritz-Carlton,
1150 22nd Street, N.W., in Washington, D.C. The VIP reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be immediately followed by the Gala dinner and program at 7:30 p.m. The event is black-tie.
Honorees include Dr. Fuad Jubran, head of the Jubran Center at the Cleveland Clinic; Prof. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, and non-resident Senior Fellow at the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution; and Dr. Najat Arafat Khelil, president of the Arab Women’s Council. ATFP will also extend a special welcome to Ambassador Robert H. Pelletreau, for his role in initiating a period of 20 years of U.S-Palestinian diplomacy.
At the first ATFP Gala in 2006, Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice was the keynote speaker, the first time a sitting U.S. Secretary of State addressed a Palestinian-American event. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad
Both President George W. Bush and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent supporting letters to ATFP’s Second Annual Gala in 2007, and Third Annual Gala in 2008.
This year, a major national leader will be giving the keynote speech at the Gala. In addition, we are expecting over 500 distinguished guests that will include current and former U.S. government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, and senior figures in significant American public and private institutions among the audience of more than 500 at this special evening.
We hope you will agree to attend our Gala, where your presence would be a real privilege for us.
With best wishes,
Ziad
President
American Task Force on Palestine
815 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
O. 202-887-0177, M. 202-345-0435
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