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class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <figcaption class="feature-area__text ratio-container__text container"> <div class="feature-area__text-inner row text-white"> <h2 class="serif-8 feature-area__text-subhead">Summit Overview</h2> <h1 class="serif-1 entry-title feature-area__text-headline">The Summit</h1> <h5 class="sans-6 feature-area__blurb"><p>2009 Summit, South Africa</p> </h5> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </header> </header> <div class="entry-summary container"> <div class="row p-t-3"> <div class="col-lg-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Summit Overview</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-8 editorial-article"> <h2 class="serif-3 text-brand-primary summit-overview-headline">The American Academy of Achievement launched its inaugural International Achievement Summit at Budapest, Hungary in June of 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> <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/20171012194805im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-1.jpg" width="2280" height="1518" srcset="/web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-1.jpg 2280w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-1-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20171012194805im_/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. 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/20171012194805im_/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/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brinpage_lg.jpg 1894w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brinpage_lg-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20171012194805im_/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, return as honorees.</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 脕rp谩d G枚ncz, 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; a dialogue on the expansion of NATO with His Excellency Viktor Orb谩n, 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_4991" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-4991 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171012194805im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/clintoncharles_lg.jpg" alt="President Bill Clinton and fellow Academy member Ray Charles meet at the 2003 Summit in Washington, D.C." width="1680" height="1648" srcset="/web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/clintoncharles_lg.jpg 1680w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/clintoncharles_lg-380x373.jpg 380w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/clintoncharles_lg-760x746.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">President Bill Clinton and fellow Academy member Ray Charles meet at the 2003 Summit in Washington, D.C.</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_5038" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-5038 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171012194805im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8.jpg" alt="Rock &amp; Roll pioneer Chuck Berry and legendary songwriter /musician Bob Dylan at the 2003 Achievement Summit." width="2280" height="1599" srcset="/web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8.jpg 2280w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8-380x267.jpg 380w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/berry_and_dylan_2003_Academy0900_RT8-760x533.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Rock & Roll pioneer Chuck Berry and legendary songwriter/musician Bob Dylan at the 2003 Achievement Summit.</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_4992" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-4992 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171012194805im_/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/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hepburnlauren_large.jpg 1680w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hepburnlauren_large-380x368.jpg 380w, /web/20171012194805im_/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">Screen legend Audrey Hepburn and fashion designer Ralph Lauren at the Academy’s 1991 Summit in New York.</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. 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’脡tudes 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_4959" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-4959 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171012194805im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress-jobs.jpg" alt="The 26-year-old Steve Jobs, co-founder and longtime chairman of Apple Computer, addresses the black-tie audience at the 1982 Banquet of the Golden Plate in New Orleans, Louisiana. (漏 Academy of Achievement)" width="2280" height="1497" srcset="/web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress-jobs.jpg 2280w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress-jobs-380x250.jpg 380w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress-jobs-760x499.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px"/><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Steven P. Jobs, the 26-year-old co-founder and the board chairman of Apple Computer Company, addresses the black-tie audience after receiving his award at the 1982 Banquet of the Golden Plate in New Orleans, Louisiana.</figcaption></figure> <p>Subsequent International Achievement Summits have occurred in聽Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, as well as聽Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and Cape Town, South Africa.</p> <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/20171012194805im_/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/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1459_SWIFT.jpg 2280w, /web/20171012194805im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1459_SWIFT-253x380.jpg 253w, /web/20171012194805im_/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. 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.</p> <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> </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"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--2-1 bg-brand-primary text-white text-xs-center"> <div class="feature-box"> <div class="ratio-container__image lazyload" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2017summit-london-parliament-Feature-Image-2800x1120-380x152.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2017summit-london-parliament-Feature-Image-2800x1120-760x304.jpg"></div> <figcaption class="ratio-container__text display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="serif-1">2017</div> <div class="sans-3 m-b-1">London</div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> <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 href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2014/" 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="2014"> <figure class="feature-box"> <div class="lazyload grayscale ratio-container__image summit-box__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wordpress_IMG_4990_cityhall-380x253.jpg"></div> <figcaption class="display--table ratio-container__text"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="summit-box__year serif-2">2014</div> <div class="summit-box__location sans-3">San Francisco</div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 p-a-0 summit-box"> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2012/" 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="2012"> <figure class="feature-box"> <div class="lazyload grayscale ratio-container__image summit-box__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2012summit-Feature-Image-2800x1120.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2012summit-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">2012</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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2010/" 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="2010"> <figure class="feature-box"> <div class="lazyload grayscale ratio-container__image summit-box__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2010summit-Feature-Image.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2010summit-Feature-Image-380x152.jpg"></div> <figcaption 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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2009/" class="ratio-container ratio-container--2-1 summit-box__link text-xs-center" 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/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2007summit-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">2007</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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2006/" 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="2006"> <figure class="feature-box"> <div class="lazyload grayscale ratio-container__image summit-box__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2006summit-Feature-Image-2800x1120-3.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2006summit-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">2006</div> <div class="summit-box__location sans-3">Los Angeles</div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 p-a-0 summit-box"> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2005/" 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="2005"> <figure class="feature-box"> <div class="lazyload grayscale ratio-container__image summit-box__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2005summit-Feature-Image-2800x1120.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2005summit-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">2005</div> <div class="summit-box__location sans-3">New York City</div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> 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Ellison</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/nora-ephron/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nora Ephron</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/julius-erving/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Julius Erving</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/tony-fadell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Tony Fadell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/paul-farmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul Farmer, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/suzanne-farrell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzanne Farrell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sally-field/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sally Field</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/milton-friedman-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Milton Friedman, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carlos-fuentes/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carlos Fuentes</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/athol-fugard/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Athol Fugard</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ernest-j-gaines/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ernest J. Gaines</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/william-h-gates-iii/"><span class="achiever-list-name">William H. Gates III</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frank-gehry/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank O. Gehry</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/murray-gell-mann-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Murray Gell-Mann, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carlos-ghosn/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carlos Ghosn</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/vince-gill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Vince Gill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ruth-bader-ginsburg/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ruth Bader Ginsburg</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/louise-gluck/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Louise Gl眉ck</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/whoopi-goldberg/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Whoopi Goldberg</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jane-goodall/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dame Jane Goodall</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/doris-kearns-goodwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/mikhail-s-gorbachev/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mikhail S. Gorbachev</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/nadine-gordimer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nadine Gordimer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/stephen-jay-gould/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen Jay Gould, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carol-greider-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carol Greider, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-grisham/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Grisham</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/dorothy-hamill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dorothy Hamill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lauryn-hill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lauryn Hill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sir-edmund-hillary/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Edmund Hillary</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/reid-hoffman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Reid Hoffman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/khaled-hosseini/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Khaled Hosseini, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ron-howard/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ron Howard</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-hume/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Hume</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/louis-ignarro-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Louis Ignarro, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/daniel-inouye/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Daniel K. Inouye</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jeremy-irons/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jeremy Irons</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-irving/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Irving</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sir-peter-jackson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Peter Jackson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frank-m-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank M. Johnson, Jr.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/philip-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Philip C. Johnson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Chuck Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-earl-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Earl Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Quincy Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/thomas-keller-2/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Thomas Keller</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/anthony-m-kennedy/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony M. Kennedy</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/b-b-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">B.B. King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carole-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carole King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/coretta-scott-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Coretta Scott King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wendy-kopp/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wendy Kopp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/henry-r-kravis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry R. Kravis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/nicholas-d-kristof/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nicholas D. Kristof</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/mike-krzyzewski/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mike Krzyzewski</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ray-kurzwell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ray Kurzweil</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/richard-leakey/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Richard E. Leakey</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/maya-lin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Maya Lin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/george-lucas/"><span class="achiever-list-name">George Lucas</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/norman-mailer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Norman Mailer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/peyton-manning/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peyton Manning</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wynton-marsalis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wynton Marsalis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/johnny-mathis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Johnny Mathis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/willie-mays/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willie Mays</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frank-mccourt/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank McCourt</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/david-mccullough/"><span class="achiever-list-name">David McCullough</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/audra-mcdonald/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Audra McDonald</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/w-s-merwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">W. S. Merwin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-a-michener/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James A. Michener</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/story-musgrave/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Story Musgrave, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ralph-nader/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ralph Nader</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/peggy-noonan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peggy Noonan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jessye-norman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jessye Norman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/tommy-norris/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. Thomas R. Norris, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Joyce Carol Oates</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pierre-omidyar/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pierre Omidyar</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Larry Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/arnold-palmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Arnold Palmer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/rosa-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Rosa Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/suzan-lori-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzan-Lori Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/linus-pauling/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Linus C. Pauling, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/shimon-peres/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Shimon Peres</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sidney-poitier/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sidney Poitier</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/harold-prince/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Harold Prince</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lloyd-richards/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lloyd Richards</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sonny-rollins/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonny Rollins</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/anthony-romero/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony Romero</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-rosenquist/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Rosenquist</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pete-rozelle/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pete Rozelle</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/bill-russell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Bill Russell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/albie-sachs/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Albie Sachs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/barry-scheck/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Barry Scheck</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/stephen-schwarzman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen A. Schwarzman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/neil-sheehan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Neil Sheehan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ellen-johnson-sirleaf/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carlos-slim/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carlos Slim Hel煤</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frederick-w-smith/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frederick W. Smith</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/stephen-sondheim/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen Sondheim</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sonia-sotomayor/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonia Sotomayor</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wole-soyinka/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wole Soyinka</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/esperanza-spalding/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Esperanza Spalding</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/martha-stewart/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Martha Stewart</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/hilary-swank/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Hilary Swank</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/amy-tan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Amy Tan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/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/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/twyla-tharp/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Twyla Tharp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wayne-thiebaud/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wayne Thiebaud</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20171012194805/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lt-michael-e-thornton-usn/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. 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