WASHINGTON, May 10, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Delegation of the European Union to
the United States honored three
Americans for their important contributions to the transatlantic
relationship Thursday with the 2024 Transatlantic Bridge Awards.
The ceremony at the residence of Belgian Ambassador to
the U.S. Jean-Arthur Régibeau marked Europe Day, May 9, which honors the signing of the Schuman
Declaration in 1950 and the beginning of what is today the European
Union.
The 2024 honorees — Ambassador Wendy
Sherman, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Suzanne Clark, and Yale Professor Timothy
Snyder — received the third annual Transatlantic Bridge
Awards for their accomplishments in fostering closer cooperation
and mutual understanding between Europe and the
United States.
"The vitality of the transatlantic relationship so often relies
on the hard work, dedication and leadership of people in all walks
of life who are committed to seeing it thrive," European Union
Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė said. "Our
honorees this year embody core EU-U.S. values in the realms of
foreign affairs, international business, and academia. All of them
have fostered deeper public understanding of the challenges and
opportunities facing Europe and
the U.S. and enriched the transatlantic partnership in the
process."
Ambassador Wendy
Sherman has been a strong advocate for the enduring
importance of the EU-U.S. relationship throughout her long career
in Washington. As the U.S.'s chief
nuclear negotiator, she worked closely with EU Member States during
talks with Iran, cooperation that
led to a breakthrough moment in the negotiations and demonstrated
the value of EU-U.S. unity on nuclear non-proliferation goals. More
recently, as Deputy Secretary of State, she championed stronger
EU-U.S. ties in joint talks on China and the Indo-Pacific. Ambassador
Sherman's efforts have shown that the EU can truly be America's
"partner of first resort" and have deepened the diplomatic and
security architecture linking the European Union and the United States.
President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Suzanne
Clark is at the forefront of the EU-U.S. relationship in
the realm of trade and business and a fierce advocate of free
enterprise. She has encouraged the U.S. and EU Member States
consistently to work together to address major challenges like the
post-pandemic economic recovery, energy sustainability, changes to
the multilateral trading system, and responding to China's unfair business practices. Under her
leadership, the U.S. Chamber has facilitated important discussions
with the EU on trade cooperation and been a solid partner for the
EU and its Member States.
Professor Timothy
Snyder of Yale
University is an outspoken defender of democracy who has
worked tirelessly to set the record straight in the face of
disinformation surrounding Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. In books, articles, and on social
media, Professor Snyder has debunked the false narratives
Russia uses to justify the war and
rallied support for core EU values: the defense of peace, freedom,
democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Photographs from the ceremony are available here.
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