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summit-overview-headline">The American Academy of Achievement, founded in 1961, held its inaugural International Achievement Summit program at Budapest, Hungary in June 1999.</h2> <p>Prior to the occasion of the first International Achievement Summit in Budapest, the American Academy of Achievement had, since 1961, provided life-changing experiences to thousands of American high school students at the annual Salute to Excellence program.</p> <figure id="attachment_50598" style="width: 3521px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-50598" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-CLASS-PHOTO-AND-Árpád-Göncz-President-of-Hungary-1999-Summit-Budapest-Hungary.jpg" alt="" width="3521" height="1163" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-CLASS-PHOTO-AND-Árpád-Göncz-President-of-Hungary-1999-Summit-Budapest-Hungary.jpg 3521w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-CLASS-PHOTO-AND-Árpád-Göncz-President-of-Hungary-1999-Summit-Budapest-Hungary-380x126.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-CLASS-PHOTO-AND-Árpád-Göncz-President-of-Hungary-1999-Summit-Budapest-Hungary-760x251.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 3521px) 100vw, 3521px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">1999: The American Academy of Achievement’s Inaugural International Achievement Summit held in Budapest, Hungary. Left: Academy of Achievement delegates and members gather on the steps of the Hungarian Parliament Building following their participation in the XVI NATO Workshop. Right: His Excellency Árpád Göncz, first President of post-Communist Hungary, addressing the Academy delegates and members at the Hungarian Palace of Justice.</figcaption></figure> <p>The International Achievement Summit enabled the Academy to expand its reach outside the United States for the first time by generating a dialogue between eminent international achievers and the most promising young leaders of tomorrow. The Academy’s global Summit adhered to the legacy of its domestic Salute to Excellence program by bringing together men and women of exceptional accomplishment to share their experiences with remarkable young people from around the world, with an adjusted focus toward graduate-level scholars.</p> <figure id="attachment_25055" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-25055 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-1.jpg" width="2280" height="1518" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-1.jpg 2280w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-1-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-1-760x506.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Justice Anthony M. Kennedy addresses the Academy delegates at the 2014 Achievement Summit in San Francisco.</figcaption></figure> <p>For the inaugural Summit in Budapest, more than 100 outstanding international graduate students were selected by the Academy from nominations submitted by administrators of such international exchange programs as the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, Truman Scholarship Foundation and Fulbright Scholarship program.</p> <figure id="attachment_51628" style="width: 3319px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-51628 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-CRICK-summit-overview-science-3-panel-1977-Summit-Orlando-crick-Thomas-SANGER-RIDE.jpg" alt="" width="3319" height="867" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-CRICK-summit-overview-science-3-panel-1977-Summit-Orlando-crick-Thomas-SANGER-RIDE.jpg 3319w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-CRICK-summit-overview-science-3-panel-1977-Summit-Orlando-crick-Thomas-SANGER-RIDE-380x99.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-CRICK-summit-overview-science-3-panel-1977-Summit-Orlando-crick-Thomas-SANGER-RIDE-760x199.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 3319px) 100vw, 3319px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member, theoretical physicist and futurist Dr. Freeman Dyson presenting the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Dr. Francis H.C. Crick, recipient of the Nobel Prize as the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, during the 1987 Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies in Scottsdale, Arizona; Physicist and astronaut Dr. Sally K. Ride, the first American woman in space, addresses delegates and members at a symposium during the 2004 International Achievement Summit in Chicago, Illinois; Awards Council member and Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Charles H. Townes presenting the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to British biochemist Dr. Frederick Sanger, recipient of two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, at the 2000 Summit in Hampton Court.</figcaption></figure> <p>Delegate nominations were also provided by the faculty of more than 25 institutions, including the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton, Institute of Political Studies in Paris, School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins, Stanford Business School, Harvard Law School, United States Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy.</p> <figure id="attachment_4988" style="width: 1894px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-4988 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brinpage_lg.jpg" alt="Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, former Academy student delegates, return as 2004 Honorees." width="1894" height="1258" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brinpage_lg.jpg 1894w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brinpage_lg-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brinpage_lg-760x505.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 1894px) 100vw, 1894px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Chicago 2004: Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, former Academy delegates at 2000 International Achievement Summit, returned as Golden Plate Awardees and symposium presenters at the 43rd annual Summit.</figcaption></figure> <p>During the four-day International Achievement Summit, the Academy delegation of young scholars joined hundreds of distinguished guests — including heads of state, leaders of industry, foreign ministers, ministers of defense, military commanders and diplomats — in an extraordinary series of symposia and roundtable discussions. The Academy members and graduate students participated in a number of memorable and inspiring events during the Summit, highlighted by presentations in the Palace of Justice from His Excellency Árpád Göncz, President of the Republic of Hungary, and Dr. Bronislaw Geremek, Foreign Minister of Poland, on their imprisonment by communist governments and their commitment to democracy.</p> <figure id="attachment_50837" style="width: 3845px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-50837" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-side-by-side-berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8.jpg" alt="" width="3845" height="1425" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-side-by-side-berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8.jpg 3845w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-side-by-side-berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8-380x141.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-side-by-side-berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8-760x282.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 3845px) 100vw, 3845px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2003: Awards Council member and pioneer of rock and roll music Chuck Berry presents the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to the legendary singer-songwriter and musician Bob Dylan at the Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies during the 42nd annual International Achievement Summit held in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 1999 International Achievement Summit also included a dialogue on the expansion of NATO with His Excellency Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, in the historic Parliament building; a summary of the Kosovo crisis by General Wesley K. Clark, USA, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; and a conversation on the pursuit of NATO membership with Her Excellency Nadezhda Mihailova, Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, and His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania.</p> <figure id="attachment_41297" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-41297" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clintoncharles_lg-1.jpg" alt="" width="1680" height="1648" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clintoncharles_lg-1.jpg 1680w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clintoncharles_lg-1-380x373.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/clintoncharles_lg-1-760x746.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Golden Plate Awards Council member President Bill Clinton with the acclaimed singer and musician, Ray Charles, a 1975 American Academy of Achievement guest of honor, at the 2003 Banquet of the Golden Plate in Washington.</figcaption></figure> <p>The second International Achievement Summit took place at Claridge’s in London, England, in October 2000. The American Academy of Achievement invited 30 men and women of exceptional accomplishment to share their wisdom and experience with 200 outstanding graduate students in the disciplines of law, medicine, the sciences, economics and international affairs. The assembled students represented over 40 different countries and more than 25 institutions of higher learning. Featured speakers included Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland; Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga; NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson; Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan; Lech Walesa, the former President of Poland; and Mikhail Gorbachev, former Premier of the Soviet Union.</p> <figure id="attachment_51621" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-51621 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-06Academy_1383-side-by-side-crow-williams-2006-la.jpg" alt="" width="2280" height="911" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-06Academy_1383-side-by-side-crow-williams-2006-la.jpg 2280w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-06Academy_1383-side-by-side-crow-williams-2006-la-380x152.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-06Academy_1383-side-by-side-crow-williams-2006-la-760x304.jpg 760w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-06Academy_1383-side-by-side-crow-williams-2006-la-700x280.jpg 700w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-06Academy_1383-side-by-side-crow-williams-2006-la-1400x560.jpg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Actor and comedian Robin Williams performing a spontaneous “Academy rap” with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow at the 2006 Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies during the 45th annual International Achievement Summit held in Los Angeles. Awards Council member and filmmaker Steven Spielberg presenting the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Sheryl Crow after her performance at the Banquet ceremonies.</figcaption></figure> <p>In June 2002, the 41st annual Salute to Excellence program and the third International Achievement Summit took place simultaneously in historic Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland. The Academy of Achievement invited 50 men and women of exceptional accomplishment (30 past honorees and 20 new awardees) to share their wisdom and experience with 200 outstanding graduate students from 40 countries in the disciplines of law, medicine, genetics, the sciences, engineering, economics, finance, journalism, international relations and diplomacy.</p> <figure id="attachment_4995" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-4995" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy1156_RT8.jpg" alt="At the 2003 Washington, D.C. Summit, South Africa's Desmond Tutu receives the Academy's Golden Plate Award from civil rights icon Coretta Scott King." width="2280" height="1520" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy1156_RT8.jpg 2280w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy1156_RT8-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy1156_RT8-760x507.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu receives the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award from Council member Coretta Scott King during the 2003 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> <p>The student delegates for the 2002 Summit were selected by prestigious international exchange programs, including the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, the White House Fellows program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Truman Scholar Foundation, and the Marshall and Fulbright Scholarship programs.</p> <figure id="attachment_4992" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-4992 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hepburnlauren_large.jpg" alt="Screen legend Audrey Hepburn and fashion designer Ralph Lauren at the Academy's 1991 Summit in New York." width="1680" height="1629" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hepburnlauren_large.jpg 1680w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hepburnlauren_large-380x368.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hepburnlauren_large-760x737.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">1991: Academy guest of honor and screen legend Audrey Hepburn with famed fashion designer and Golden Plate Awards Council member Ralph Lauren at the American Academy of Achievement’s dinner held in New York City.</figcaption></figure> <p>Additional student delegates were designated by the faculty of leading institutions around the world, including Harvard Law School, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the Sanger Centre at Cambridge, MIT School of Engineering, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Sofia University School of International Relations in Bulgaria, University College Dublin, the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, Moscow Institute of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, and the United States Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy.</p> <figure id="attachment_51126" style="width: 3566px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-51126 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-triptych-steve-jobs-and-bill-gates-and-jeff-bezos.jpg" alt="" width="3566" height="1156" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-triptych-steve-jobs-and-bill-gates-and-jeff-bezos.jpg 3566w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-triptych-steve-jobs-and-bill-gates-and-jeff-bezos-380x123.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-triptych-steve-jobs-and-bill-gates-and-jeff-bezos-760x246.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 3566px) 100vw, 3566px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Three Titans of Tech: (Left) Steven P. Jobs, the 26-year-old co-founder and the board chairman of Apple Computer Company, with General David C. Jones, USAF, Golden Plate Awards Council co-chairman and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the American Academy of Achievement’s 1982 Banquet of the Golden Plate in New Orleans, Louisiana; (Center) Microsoft’s Co-Founder and Chairman, Bill Gates, receives the Golden Plate Award from Awards Council member, Dr. Arno A. Penzias, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, during the 1992 American Academy of Achievement Summit in Las Vegas; (Right) Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, addressing the Academy student delegates and members during the 2001 Academy of Achievement Summit program in San Antonio, Texas.</figcaption></figure> <p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Subsequent International Achievement Summits have occurred in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, as well as Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Cape Town, South Africa, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and London, England.</span></p> <figure id="attachment_51109" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-51109" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wp-Academy_1849-powell-and-aretha-franklin-2012-Summit-DC.jpg" alt="" width="2280" height="1520" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wp-Academy_1849-powell-and-aretha-franklin-2012-Summit-DC.jpg 2280w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wp-Academy_1849-powell-and-aretha-franklin-2012-Summit-DC-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wp-Academy_1849-powell-and-aretha-franklin-2012-Summit-DC-760x507.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2012: Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is joined onstage by Awards Council member General Colin Powell during her memorable musical performance to close the evening of the 50th annual Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2012, the 50th anniversary gathering of the Academy of Achievement in Washington, D.C. brought the most promising young social media innovators and technology entrepreneurs from 30 nations to the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court and other historic venues for symposium discussions with the leaders of American government, business and science. Many of the delegates were selected based on recommendations by the U.S. State Department, which partnered with the Academy to identify exceptional young people from around the world who have employed social media platforms and emerging technologies to effect significant change within their respective homelands.</p> <figure id="attachment_4987" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-4987 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1459_SWIFT.jpg" alt="Academy student delegate Taylor Swift performs her hit songs at the 2008 Banquet of the Golden Plate in Hawaii." width="2280" height="3420" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1459_SWIFT.jpg 2280w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1459_SWIFT-253x380.jpg 253w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1459_SWIFT-507x760.jpg 507w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy student delegate Taylor Swift performs her hit songs at the 2008 Banquet of the Golden Plate in Hawaii.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 2014 International Achievement Summit in San Francisco saw the convergence of 100 preeminent leaders of our times with 100 youth delegates; Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Soros Fellows, medical students and young physicians of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Harvard-MIT Medical Scientist Training Program, as well as scholars from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel.</p> <figure id="attachment_51762" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-51762 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/new-3-panel-ishiguro-rees.jpg" alt="" width="2280" height="577" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/new-3-panel-ishiguro-rees.jpg 2280w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/new-3-panel-ishiguro-rees-380x96.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/new-3-panel-ishiguro-rees-760x192.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim receives the Academy of Achievement’s Gold Medal from Awards Council member James Earl Jones at the 2005 International Achievement Summit during a Broadway symposium in New York City; Toni Morrison, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Edward Albee, three-time Pulitzer-winning playwright, at a reception prior to the Banquet of the Golden Plate gala ceremonies during the 2005 International Achievement Summit in New York City; Awards Council member and Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees presents the Golden Plate Award to Nobel Prize-winning British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer Kazuo Ishiguro at the American Academy of Achievement’s 2017 International Achievement Summit at Claridge’s Hotel in London.</figcaption></figure> <p>Ideas flowed freely through symposium sessions and informal gatherings, as participants shared their views of the latest developments in medicine, technology, commerce and public affairs. The Academy’s 2017 International Achievement Summit was held in London and Oxfordshire, England.</p> <figure id="attachment_40957" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-40957 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-gorsuch-Blenheim-Jeremy-Irons-LondonSummit_1181-2280.jpg" alt="" width="2280" height="1520" srcset="/web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-gorsuch-Blenheim-Jeremy-Irons-LondonSummit_1181-2280.jpg 2280w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-gorsuch-Blenheim-Jeremy-Irons-LondonSummit_1181-2280-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20190107132812im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-gorsuch-Blenheim-Jeremy-Irons-LondonSummit_1181-2280-760x507.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2017: Jeremy Irons, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and his wife, Louise, join Academy members and 70 Marshall Scholars at a dinner hosted by the Duke of Marlborough in The Long Library at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.</figcaption></figure> <p>The International Achievement Summit provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the most gifted young leaders of the rising generation to interact with, to learn from — and even to inspire — the world’s most accomplished and influential leaders from across the spectrum of human endeavor.</p> <p>See printable version (PDF) of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SUMMIT-OVERVIEW_8-31-2018_PDF1.pdf">Summit Overview</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" id="years"> <div class="col-lg-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">The Summit</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-8"> <div class="m-t-3"> <h3 class="serif-7 m-b-2">Recent International Summits</h3> <div class="col-xs-6 p-a-0 summit-box"> <a 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class="display--table ratio-container__text"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="summit-box__year serif-2">2010</div> <div class="summit-box__location sans-3">Washington, D.C.</div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 p-a-0 summit-box"> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2009/" class="ratio-container ratio-container--2-1 summit-box__link text-xs-center" data-gtm-category="summit box" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="2009"> <figure class="feature-box"> <div class="lazyload grayscale ratio-container__image summit-box__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2009summit-Feature-Image-2800x1120.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2009summit-Feature-Image-2800x1120-380x152.jpg"></div> <figcaption class="display--table ratio-container__text"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="summit-box__year serif-2">2009</div> <div class="summit-box__location sans-3">South Africa</div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 p-a-0 summit-box"> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2008/" class="ratio-container ratio-container--2-1 summit-box__link text-xs-center" data-gtm-category="summit box" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="2008"> <figure class="feature-box"> <div class="lazyload grayscale ratio-container__image summit-box__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2008summit-2-Feature-Image-2800x1120-3.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2008summit-2-Feature-Image-2800x1120-3-380x152.jpg"></div> <figcaption class="display--table ratio-container__text"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="summit-box__year serif-2">2008</div> <div class="summit-box__location sans-3">Kailua-Kona, Hawaii</div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 p-a-0 summit-box"> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2007/" 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Inouye</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jeremy-irons/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jeremy Irons</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-irving/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Irving</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/kazuo-ishiguro/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Kazuo Ishiguro</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sir-peter-jackson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Peter Jackson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/donald-c-johanson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Donald C. Johanson, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frank-m-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank M. Johnson, Jr.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/philip-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Philip C. Johnson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Chuck Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-earl-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Earl Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Quincy Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/beverly-joubert/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Beverly Joubert</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/dereck-joubert/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dereck Joubert</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/paul-kagame/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul Kagame</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/thomas-keller-2/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Thomas Keller</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/anthony-m-kennedy/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony M. Kennedy</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/b-b-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">B.B. King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carole-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carole King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/coretta-scott-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Coretta Scott King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/henry-kissinger-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry A. Kissinger, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/willem-j-kolff/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willem J. Kolff, M.D., Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wendy-kopp/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wendy Kopp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/henry-r-kravis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry R. Kravis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/nicholas-d-kristof/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nicholas D. Kristof</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/mike-krzyzewski/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mike Krzyzewski</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ray-kurzwell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ray Kurzweil</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/eric-lander-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Eric S. Lander, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/robert-s-langer-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/richard-leakey/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Richard E. Leakey</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/leon-lederman-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leon Lederman, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/robert-lefkowitz-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/congressman-john-r-lewis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Congressman John R. Lewis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/maya-lin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Maya Lin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/george-lucas/"><span class="achiever-list-name">George Lucas</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/norman-mailer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Norman Mailer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/peyton-manning/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peyton Manning</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wynton-marsalis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wynton Marsalis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-c-mather-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John C. Mather, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/johnny-mathis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Johnny Mathis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ernst-mayr-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ernst Mayr, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/willie-mays/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willie Mays</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frank-mccourt/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank McCourt</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/david-mccullough/"><span class="achiever-list-name">David McCullough</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/audra-mcdonald/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Audra McDonald</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/admiral-william-h-mcraven/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Admiral William H. McRaven, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/w-s-merwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">W. S. Merwin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-a-michener/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James A. Michener</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/marvin-minsky-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Marvin Minsky, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/mario-j-molina-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mario J. Molina, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/n-scott-momaday-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">N. Scott Momaday, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/story-musgrave/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Story Musgrave, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ralph-nader/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ralph Nader</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/peggy-noonan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peggy Noonan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jessye-norman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jessye Norman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/tommy-norris/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. Thomas R. Norris, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Joyce Carol Oates</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pierre-omidyar/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pierre Omidyar</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jimmy-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jimmy Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Larry Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/arnold-palmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Arnold Palmer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/leon-panetta/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leon Panetta</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/rosa-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Rosa Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/suzan-lori-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzan-Lori Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/linus-pauling/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Linus C. Pauling, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/shimon-peres/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Shimon Peres</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/itzhak-perlman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Itzhak Perlman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-david-petraeus/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General David H. Petraeus, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sidney-poitier/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sidney Poitier</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-colin-l-powell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General Colin L. Powell, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/harold-prince/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Harold Prince</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/venki-ramakrishnan-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lord-martin-rees/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lord Martin Rees</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lloyd-richards/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lloyd Richards</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sonny-rollins/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonny Rollins</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/anthony-romero/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony Romero</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-rosenquist/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Rosenquist</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pete-rozelle/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pete Rozelle</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/bill-russell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Bill Russell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/albie-sachs/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Albie Sachs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/oliver-sacks-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Oliver Sacks, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jonas Salk, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frederick-sanger-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frederick Sanger, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/george-b-schaller-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">George B. Schaller, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/barry-scheck/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Barry Scheck</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/richard-evans-schultes-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Richard Evans Schultes, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-h-norman-schwarzkopf/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/stephen-schwarzman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen A. Schwarzman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/glenn-t-seaborg-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Glenn T. Seaborg, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/neil-sheehan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Neil Sheehan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/admiral-alan-shepard-jr/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr., USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ellen-johnson-sirleaf/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carlos-slim/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carlos Slim Helú</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frederick-w-smith/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frederick W. Smith</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/stephen-sondheim/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen Sondheim</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sonia-sotomayor/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonia Sotomayor</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wole-soyinka/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wole Soyinka</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/esperanza-spalding/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Esperanza Spalding</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/martha-stewart/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Martha Stewart</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/admiral-james-b-stockdale/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/hilary-swank/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Hilary Swank</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/amy-tan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Amy Tan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/dame-kiri-te-kanawa/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dame Kiri Te Kanawa</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/edward-teller-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Edward Teller, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/twyla-tharp/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Twyla Tharp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wayne-thiebaud/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wayne Thiebaud</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lt-michael-e-thornton-usn/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. Michael E. Thornton, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/charles-h-townes-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Charles H. Townes, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/david-trimble/"><span class="achiever-list-name">David Trimble</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ted-turner/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert Edward (Ted) Turner</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/desmond-tutu/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Archbishop Desmond Tutu</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-updike/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Updike</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/gore-vidal/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Gore Vidal</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/antonio-villaraigosa/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Antonio Villaraigosa</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lech-walesa/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lech Walesa</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/herschel-walker/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Herschel Walker</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-d-watson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James D. Watson, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/andrew-weil-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Andrew Weil, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/leslie-h-wexner/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leslie H. Wexner</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/elie-wiesel/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Elie Wiesel</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/edward-o-wilson-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Edward O. Wilson, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/oprah-winfrey/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Oprah Winfrey</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/tom-wolfe/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Tom Wolfe</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-wooden/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Wooden</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/bob-woodward/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Bob Woodward</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/shinya-yamanaka-m-d-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-chuck-yeager/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General Chuck Yeager, USAF</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190107132812/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/andrew-young/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Andrew J. 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