The President of the Republic of Croatia (Hrvatska)
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fulbright Association. Earlier in her career, she was a Fulbrighter at GW studying International relations. A former
Assistant Secretary General of NATO, she spoke of the importance of the
Euro-Atlantic partnership. She also chairs the only association of
current/former women heads of state (76 members— I hope one day from the U.S!)
and talked about the importance of women’s empowerment- rather than
glass ceiling, she spoke of glass labyrinth , and she shared her theory
of leadership.
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| with President Grabar-Kitarovic |
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| President Grabar-Kitarovic accepting the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Award |
This
NPR
junkie loved hearing from (former) All Things Considered duo Robert
Siegel and Melissa Block — Siegel introduced Block , who was being
honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Fulbright Association
...Block read thru her application to Fulbright from 1982 as well as
her letters home from Switzerland (which her mom had saved) to prepare
for her remarks- enjoyed hearing about how her Fulbright
(literature)prepared her for journalism career ... but for me, the most
inspiring part of her remarks were the passages she shared from
Fulbright’s book The Arrogance of Power, the chapter on citizenship and
dissent. I have not read this book yet- but I have already ordered a
copy!
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