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Young delegates from 30 nations gathered to learn from the experience of distinguished figures in politics and public service, the arts and letters, science and business.</h2> </header> <div class="row"> <aside class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">50th Annual International Achievement Summit</h2> </aside> <article class="col-md-8 editorial-article"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>The American Academy of Achievement celebrated its 50th anniversary International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. from October 24 to 27, 2012. Approximately 100 young delegates from 30 nations gathered to learn from the experience of distinguished figures in politics and public service, the arts and letters, science and business. Many of this year’s delegates are deploying modern technology to revolutionize health care, education, journalism, government and international development. A number of them were selected by the U.S. Department of State as the most promising young social media innovators and technology entrepreneurs from around the world. Seventeen new honorees were inducted into the Academy, joining the delegates, returning honorees and special guests in a series of discussions held in some of the most significant locations of the capital city.</p> <figure id="attachment_3935" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3935 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/556.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3935 size-full lazyload" alt="Academy of Achievement members and delegates on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial." width="1600" height="984" data-sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/556.jpg 1600w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/556-380x234.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/556-760x467.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/556.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy of Achievement members and delegates on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the 2012 Summit.</figcaption></figure><p>Members of the Academy attending the 2012 Summit included such distinguished public servants as: the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, and Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor; Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Attorney General Eric Holder; CIA Director David Petraeus; former Secretary of State Colin Powell; former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott; Congressman Edward J. Markey; former NATO Commander Joseph Ralston; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles; former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley; ACLU Director Anthony Romero and consumer crusader Ralph Nader.</p> <figure id="attachment_3642" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3642 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3642 size-full lazyload" alt="Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Gl眉ck addresses the Academy symposium at the Hay-Adams hotel." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Glück addresses the Academy delegates and members at the Hay-Adams hotel.</figcaption></figure><p>The assembled Academy members included a number of honored scientists: the father of the World Wide Web, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee; Nobel Prize recipients Dr. Peter Agre, Dr. John Mather, Dr. Ferid Murad, Dr. Adam Riess and Dr. Roger Tsien; Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins; Director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci; Chief of Surgery at the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Steven Rosenberg; MIT President Emeritus Susan Hockfield; biomedical engineer Dr. Robert Langer and famed neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson; undersea explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle; paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger; and economist Dr. Nouriel Roubini.</p> <figure id="attachment_3621" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3621 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/015.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3621 size-full lazyload" alt="Catherine B. Reynolds meets with some of the 2012 Academy honor delegates." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/015.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/015-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/015-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/015.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Summit Chairman Catherine B. Reynolds meets with some of the Academy honor delegates in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure><p>A host of Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and journalists joined their fellow Academy members at the Summit: Rick Atkinson, Louise Glück, Natasha Trethewey, Dana Priest and Neil Sheehan. The world of broadcast journalism was represented by Academy members Sam Donaldson and Chris Matthews, as well as Wolf Blitzer and Chris Wallace of CNN and Fox News, respectively.</p> <figure id="attachment_3636" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3636 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3636 size-full lazyload" alt="Salman Khan, pioneer of online education, receives the Gold Medal from L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa." width="1680" height="1317" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638-380x298.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638-760x596.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Salman Khan, pioneer of online education, receives the Gold Medal from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.</figcaption></figure><p>Business leaders among the Academy members in attendance included financiers Ray Dalio and Jim Rogers; AOL co-founder Steve Case; <em>Washington Post</em> chairman Donald Graham; UnderArmour founder and CEO Kevin Plank; and David Rubenstein.</p> <p>The Host Chairman of the 2012 Summit was Catherine B. Reynolds, Chairman and CEO of The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation. The Summit was made possible by a generous grant from The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation.</p> <figure id="attachment_3622" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3622 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/053.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3622 size-full lazyload" alt="Donald Graham, Chairman of The Washington Post Company, welcomes Academy delegates to Washington, D.C." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/053.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/053-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/053-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/053.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Donald Graham, Chairman of The Washington Post Company, welcomes Academy delegates to Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure><p>On the first evening of the Summit, honorees and delegates convened at the Top of the Hay, on the top floor of Washington’s elegant Hay-Adams Hotel, with its panoramic view of the White House, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. The view was all the more vivid as it was a miraculously warm, clear evening for Washington in October. Shortly after arriving, the delegates heard from Academy member Donald Graham, longtime Chairman of The Washington Post Company. Graham described the transformation in media technology that has taken place since he entered the newspaper business in the 1970s. He also recalled the role played by his newspaper in publishing the Pentagon Papers, investigating the Watergate burglary and subsequent cover-up, and in the major court rulings that followed, securing freedom of the press in the United States. Graham was followed by the Post’s managing editor, Marcus Brauchli, who enlarged on the impact of social media on news gathering and reporting.</p> <figure id="attachment_3623" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3623 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/120.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3623 size-full lazyload" alt="Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addresses the Academy at the Hay-Adams hotel to begin the Summit." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/120.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/120-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/120-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/120.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addresses the Academy delegates at the Hay-Adams to begin the Summit.</figcaption></figure><p>Later in the evening, the assembled Academy members and delegates heard from journalist and author David Brooks. He discussed the necessity of learning to compensate for one’s weaknesses, illustrating his theme with anecdotes from the lives of Dwight Eisenhower, General George Marshall and the Catholic labor activist Dorothy Day. Brooks was followed at the lectern by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who recalled his earlier career in Congress and mourned the lost spirit of bipartisan cooperation that marked the House in that era. He decried the failure of the current Congress to place the national interest above partisan ones. The final speaker of the evening was General David Petraeus, Director of the CIA. Like the previous speakers, he emphasized the importance of subordinating self-interest to public duty, and praised the men and women of America’s intelligence services, whose efforts must remain forever unknown to the general public. Brooks, Panetta and General Petraeus were all inducted into the Academy on the first evening of the 2012 Summit.</p> <figure id="attachment_3624" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3624 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/178.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3624 size-full lazyload" alt="General David Petraeus receives Gold Medal of the Academy from author, journalist and historian Rick Atkinson." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/178.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/178-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/178-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/178.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">General David Petraeus receives Gold Medal of the Academy from author, journalist and historian Rick Atkinson.</figcaption></figure><p>The program continued the next morning at the Hay-Adams with an address by Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The following speaker, veteran broadcast journalist Chris Wallace, answered searching questions from the Academy’s delegates on the role of television news in the new media environment. Dr. Robert Langer examined another revolutionary technology, describing the work of his laboratory at MIT, the largest biochemistry research facility in the world.</p> <figure id="attachment_3627" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3627 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/286.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3627 size-full lazyload" alt="Awards Council member Dr. Robert Langer discusses the future of biotechnology at the 2012 Summit." width="1680" height="1123" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/286.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/286-380x254.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/286-760x508.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/286.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Golden Plate Awards Council member Dr. Robert Langer discusses the future of biotechnology at the Summit.</figcaption></figure><p>In addition to the many Academy members and special guests who spoke during the Summit, a number of the Academy’s young delegates addressed the Summit, beginning with Ruth Barnett, a pioneer of social media in British journalism, and Chilean blogger Paloma Baytelman. Author and Academy member Rick Atkinson, winner of three Pulitzer Prizes, also spoke on Thursday morning. He is now completing the third volume of his “Liberation Trilogy,” recounting the Allied triumph over fascism in World War II. MicroStrategy founder and CEO Michael Saylor described a near future in which all transactions will be conducted with mobile devices, while cash, keys and other commonplace items will become obsolete. The last speaker of the morning was Richard M. Daley, who discussed his many achievements as Chicago’s longest-serving mayor, and the challenges facing the modern city.</p> <figure id="attachment_3628" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3628 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/408.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3628 size-full lazyload" alt="Academy delegates enjoy a 3D film at the National Geographic Society." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/408.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/408-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/408-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/408.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy of Achievement student delegates enjoy a 3D film at the National Geographic Society headquarters.</figcaption></figure><p>Over lunch, the Summit attendees heard from delegate Josh Nesbit, founder of the nonprofit Medic Mobile, which uses low-cost mobile technology to facilitate health care delivery in underdeveloped countries. The Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, elaborated further on the impact of new technologies on medical research and health care.</p> <p>Following lunch, Academy members and delegates traveled to the headquarters of the National Geographic Society, where they were met by the Society’s Explorer-in-Residence, Academy member Sylvia Earle. Dr. Earle made a short video presentation of her work exploring the ocean’s depths, and took questions from the Academy’s delegates. She was followed onstage by Greg Marshall, the inventor of “Crittercam.” Marshall showed a short video sample of the many films he has shot with this device mounted on wild animals, showing the world in motion from the animal’s point of view.</p> <figure id="attachment_3629" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3629 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/465.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3629 size-full lazyload" alt="Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger makes a presentation of his major discoveries in South Africa." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/465.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/465-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/465-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/465.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Paleoanthropologist Lee R. Berger makes a fascinating presentation of his major discoveries in South Africa.</figcaption></figure><p>The paleoanthropologist Lee Berger gave a polished presentation of his discoveries, unearthing the remains of the human race’s most remote ancestors. He was followed by the award-winning nature photographer Joel Sartore, who gave a dazzling survey of his work. Both Dr. Berger and Joel Sartore were inducted into the Academy of Achievement by Dr. Earle. The session at the National Geographic Society closed with an address by one of the pioneers of the digital age, America Online founder Steve Case.</p> <figure id="attachment_3631" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3631 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/551.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3631 size-full lazyload" alt="Justices Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg presents Academy's Gold Medal to Justice Sonia Sotomayor." width="1680" height="1315" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/551.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/551-380x297.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/551-760x595.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/551.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Justices Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg present Academy’s Gold Medal to Justice Sonia Sotomayor.</figcaption></figure><p>For the Thursday evening program, the Academy traveled to the Supreme Court of the United States, gathering in the historic courtroom where so many crucial cases of constitutional law have been decided. They were welcomed to the Court by Chief Justice John Roberts. An enthusiast of British history, Justice Roberts noted that the day’s date was the anniversary of two historic battles celebrated in works of literature, from which he drew a lesson for our times. At the Battle of Agincourt, memorialized by Shakespeare in <em>Henry V</em>, the outnumbered British exploited a new technology, the Welsh longbow, to overcome a numerically superior French force that lacked this weapon. In the Battle of Balaklava, described in Tennyson’s “Charge of the Light Brigade,” the British lost an entire unit in an archaic cavalry charge against modern Russian artillery. One tale demonstrated the wisdom of recognizing a new reality, the other the folly of ignoring it.</p> <p>Chief Justice Roberts was followed by three of his associates, Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, and a distinguished brother jurist, Justice Morris Fish from the Supreme Court of Canada. The Justices gave a candid account of their work on the bench, and of the similarities and differences among the legal systems of the U.S., Canada and other nations. The Justices also addressed a number of questions from the Academy’s delegates. A particularly memorable exchange occurred when a delegate from Mexico, contemplating the possibility of reforming his own country’s constitution, asked what has made the U.S. Constitution so durable. Justice Kennedy immediately replied that it is the legitimacy conveyed in the document’s first three words, “We the People.” The assembled Academy members and delegates dined with the Justices at the Court. Justice Sotomayor’s colleagues, all Academy members, inducted her into the Academy, presenting her with the Academy’s Gold Medal. Justice Sotomayor spoke of the impact her upbringing had on her later success and stressed the role of character in achievement: “It’s not what you do,” she said, “it’s who you are.”</p> <figure id="attachment_5657" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-5657 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy_577_book-1.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-5657 lazyload" alt="Awards Council member and TV journalist Chris Matthews addresses the Academy of Achievement assemblage from the steps of the historic Lincoln Memorial, looking across the reflecting pool to the Washington Monument." width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy_577_book-1.jpg 2280w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy_577_book-1-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy_577_book-1-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Academy_577_book-1.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and TV journalist Chris Matthews addresses the Academy of Achievement assemblage from the steps of the historic Lincoln Memorial, looking across the reflecting pool to the Washington Monument.</figcaption></figure><p>From the Supreme Court, the assembly traveled to the Lincoln Memorial, where they were met by Academy member Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s <em>Hardball</em> political discussion program. Matthews spoke from the steps of the memorial, with the illuminated statue of Abraham Lincoln for a backdrop. Drawing on his experience in the White House and on Capitol Hill, he praised the ideals embodied in the capital’s monuments, and in a spirited give-and-take with the Academy delegates, forcefully defended America’s role in the world. From the Lincoln Memorial, the delegates walked to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where Pulitzer Prize-winning author Neil Sheehan recalled his experience as a war correspondent in that conflict, and its significance for the United States and the world. He also recounted his role in disclosing the classified Pentagon Papers, and the impact of the Supreme Court decision that sanctioned their publication.</p> <figure id="attachment_3634" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3634 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3634 size-full lazyload" alt="Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Neil Sheehan recalls his experience as a reporter during the Vietnam War." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Neil Sheehan recalls his vivid experiences as a reporter during the Vietnam War.</figcaption></figure><p>Friday morning’s program resumed at the Hay-Adams with an address by education pioneer Salman Khan, founder of the nonprofit online Khan Academy. Following a question-and-answer session with delegates, Khan was inducted into the Academy by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Dana Priest discussed her exploits as an investigative journalist with <em>The Washington Post</em>. The Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, Anthony Romero, presented the challenges he faces preserving constitutional rights in the midst of a war on terrorism. Dr. Steven Rosenberg, Chief of Surgery at the National Cancer Institute, recounted the experiences that led to his pioneering studies of immunotherapy for cancer. Two more 2012 delegates spoke during the course of the morning: Ari Wallach described his innovative work as a media strategy consultant for public and private sector clients; Shaka Sisulu gave an engaging account of his work as the founder of the South African youth charity Cheesekids, complete with visual aids and a brisk survey of distinctive facets of South Africa’s dramatic history.</p> <figure id="attachment_3640" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-3640 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-3640 lazyload" alt="Academy Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Summit Host Catherine B. Reynolds and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa." width="1680" height="1304" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031-380x295.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031-760x590.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Summit Host Catherine B. Reynolds and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.</figcaption></figure><p>The Academy traveled to the Department of State for lunch in the elegant Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room, with its magnificent collection of Americana. The assembly was welcomed by Ann Stock, the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. She spoke briefly of the sacrifices made by America’s foreign service officers, at its 265 embassies, consulates and other diplomatic posts around the world — a subject on the minds of many present following the assassination of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens in Libya.</p> <p>The Academy’s midday program was moderated by veteran broadcast journalist Sam Donaldson. The speakers included three of the Academy’s 2012 delegates who have used information technology to advance the cause of freedom in their respective countries.</p> <figure id="attachment_3641" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3641 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3641 size-full lazyload" alt="Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Father of the World Wide Web, with Academy delegates Khaled Elmufti and Scott Goodstein." width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037.jpg 2280w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Father of the World Wide Web, with 2012 delegates Khaled Elmufti and Scott Goodstein.</figcaption></figure><p>Dr. Khaled Elmufti, a technology entrepreneur from Libya, recounted his experience of the recent revolution in Libya. When the dictator Muammar Gaddafi shut down the nation’s cellular network to block rebel communications, Elmufti established an alternative wireless network that kept the lines of communication open for Libyans resisting the dictatorship. Bassem Bouguerra, a veteran of Silicon Valley, described his effort to deploy information and communications technology to assist the democratic transition in his native Tunisia. The Chinese blogger who writes under the pseudonym Michael Anti discussed his struggle to practice free speech over the Internet in China, in the face of government harassment and persecution.</p> <figure id="attachment_3651" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3651 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3651 size-full lazyload" alt="Nobel Laureates in Physics: John Mather (L) presents the Academy's Golden Plate Award to Adam Riess." width="1680" height="1583" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600-380x358.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600-760x716.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Nobel Laureates in Physics: John C. Mather presents the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to Adam G. Riess.</figcaption></figure><p>Another of the Academy’s delegates spoke when the Academy returned to the Hay-Adams for the afternoon’s program. Patrick Meier discussed his work as a pioneer of crisis mapping technology with the nonprofit Ushahidi, and now with the Qatar Foundation’s Computing Research Institute. The program continued with a dual presentation by two Nobel Prize physicists, Dr. John Mather and Dr. Adam Riess. Mather and Riess explained their efforts to explore the past and future of the universe. The Academy enjoyed a special privilege Friday afternoon — a return visit with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with the Academy’s delegates.</p> <figure id="attachment_3637" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-3637 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-3637 lazyload" alt="West Point Cadet Hamid Nasir meets former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">West Point Cadet Hamid Nasir meets former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War.</figcaption></figure><p>Friday evening, the Academy moved to the United States Capitol. In the Senate wing of the Capitol, the Academy heard from two distinguished former Senators, Max Cleland of Georgia and former majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi. Senator Cleland captured his audience immediately with a wise and witty account of the against-the-odds political career he pursued after losing one arm and both legs in Vietnam. Senator Lott shared the many lessons of his time in the Senate, and some he has learned since. Although they belong to different parties, Senators Cleland and Lott spoke of one another with notable warmth, and of the need for bipartisan cooperation in the halls of Congress.</p> <figure id="attachment_3639" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3639 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3639 size-full lazyload" alt="Congressman Edward J. Markey speaks to the Academy delegates in the U.S. Capitol's Rayburn Room." width="1680" height="1801" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024-354x380.jpg 354w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024-709x760.jpg 709w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Congressman Edward J. Markey speaks to the Academy delegates in the U.S. Capitol’s historic Rayburn Room.</figcaption></figure><p>Following a substantive question-and-answer session with the two senators, the entire assembly crossed from the Senate to the House side of the Capitol, passing through the dazzling dome of the rotunda and Statuary Hall for dinner in the House of Representatives’ Rayburn Room. On the House side, they were welcomed by Congressman Edward J. Markey, who spoke of the historic role of the House of Representatives as the “people’s house” — the seat of American democracy and a model for emerging democracies around the world.</p> <figure id="attachment_3638" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3638 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3638 size-full lazyload" alt="Former Senator Trent Lott gives the Academy delegates a personal tour of the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol." width="1680" height="2520" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000-253x380.jpg 253w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000-507x760.jpg 507w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Former U.S. Senator Trent Lott gives the Academy delegates a personal tour of the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.</figcaption></figure><p>After dinner, Representative Markey led the assembly onto the floor of the House of Representatives. With the Academy’s members and delegates seated on the benches normally occupied by members of Congress, Markey discussed the changes in telecommunications since he first came to Congress in 1977. He emphasized the positive role that well-crafted legislation can play, such as the bill he authored that freed unused bandwidth for innovation and competition. From among the seated Academy members, Markey introduced the father of the World Wide Web, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee. The two engaged the delegates in an exploration of the future of the World Wide Web, and the role of telecommunications in a democratic society. Sir Timothy Berners-Lee inducted Representative Markey into the Academy of Achievement, presenting him with the Academy’s Gold Medal.</p> <figure id="attachment_3652" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3652 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3652 size-full lazyload" alt="Poet Laureate of the United States Natasha Trethewey receives the Golden Plate award from Benjamin Carson." width="1680" height="1518" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610-380x343.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610-760x687.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Poet Laureate of the United States Natasha Trethewey receives the Golden Plate Award from Benjamin Carson.</figcaption></figure><p>The final day of the 2012 Summit began at the Hay-Adams, with a presentation by the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Renowned for his pioneering discoveries in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV-AIDS, Dr. Fauci related the work of his institute in combating diseases. The Academy heard from several distinguished practitioners of the life sciences on Saturday morning.</p> <figure id="attachment_3643" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3643 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3643 size-full lazyload" alt="Awards Council member Susan Hockfield, President Emeritus of MIT, at the Achievement Summit." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member Susan Hockfield, President Emeritus of MIT, at the International Achievement Summit.</figcaption></figure><p>Nobel Prize recipient Roger Tsien elaborated on his groundbreaking work synthesizing fluorescent protein molecules, now widely used in cancer and Alzheimer’s research. Dr. Susan Hockfield, who recently stepped down after eight years as President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, considered her own work as a neuroscientist and educator.</p> <figure id="attachment_3653" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3653 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3653 size-full lazyload" alt="Nobel Laureates in Chemistry: Peter Agre (L) presents the Golden Plate Award of the Academy to Roger Tsien." width="1680" height="1519" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612-380x344.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612-760x687.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Nobel Laureates in Chemistry: Peter C. Agre presents the Golden Plate Award of the Academy to Roger Y. Tsien.</figcaption></figure><p>During the Saturday morning session, two new members of the Academy shared their unique perspectives on the world economy. International investor Jim Rogers presented highlights of his travels around the world. His greatest achievement, he noted, was becoming a father for the first time at age 60. The economist Dr. Nouriel Roubini, who correctly predicted the global financial crisis of 2008, engaged the delegates in a conversation on the current state of the world economy. Delegate Jessica Colaço described her work promoting information and communications technology in East Africa through her Nairobi-based research facility iHub. The last speaker of the morning, Dr. Benjamin Carson, shared the values that guided him from an impoverished youth to a career as a brain surgeon famed for his life-saving feats of ingenuity and dexterity.</p> <figure id="attachment_3644" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3644 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3644 size-full lazyload" alt="U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony Romero at the 2012 Summit." width="1680" height="1251" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299-380x283.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299-760x566.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony Romero at the 2012 Summit.</figcaption></figure><p>Over lunch at the Hay-Adams, the Academy heard from the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder. The nation’s top law enforcement officer, he outlined his role heading the Department of Justice, the world’s largest law office, responsible for enforcing the nation’s laws. He admitted the demands his commitment to service has placed on his personal life, and answered a number of questions from the Academy’s delegates concerning the many responsibilities of the Justice Department. David Rubenstein, a founder of private equity giant The Carlyle Group, discussed the roles of learning, work and philanthropy as the three stages of a fulfilling career.</p> <figure id="attachment_3645" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3645 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3645 size-full lazyload" alt="Awards Council member David M. Rubenstein, Co-founder of the Carlyle Group, speaks to the Summit delegates." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member David M. Rubenstein, Co-founder of the Carlyle Group, speaks to the Summit delegates.</figcaption></figure><p>Saturday afternoon’s program took the Academy to historic Ford’s Theatre, where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated nearly 150 years ago. Seated on the stage of the historic auditorium, the Academy members and delegates heard from consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who addressed the negative aspects of social media. While many of the Summit’s speakers see social media as a vital venue for organizing political action, Nader suggested that the new media disperse citizens’ involvements in an ever-expanding number of causes and organizations, reducing direct participation in any of them.</p> <figure id="attachment_3646" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3646 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3646 size-full lazyload" alt="United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, on the stage of historic Ford's Theatre, speaks beneath the flag-draped box where Abraham Lincoln was fatally sho" width="1680" height="2520" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457-253x380.jpg 253w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457-507x760.jpg 507w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, on the stage of historic Ford’s Theatre, speaks beneath the flag-draped box where Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot.</figcaption></figure><p>Another speaker of the afternoon was Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. Dalio gave a straightforward description of the principles that guide his business decisions. He stressed the value of surrounding yourself with people who compensate for your own shortcomings. He emphasized the importance of understanding the chain of causation in historic events, and of recognizing recurring phenomena in markets, and in life. The recently appointed Poet Laureate of the United States, Natasha Trethewey, posed the question, “Why Poetry?” By way of an answer, she read her poem “Mexico,” in which a childhood memory links past, present and eternity, demonstrating the power of language to erase the barriers of time and space. The last speaker of the afternoon was the Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa. Responding to Trethewey’s query, he set himself the question, “Why Politics?” Mayor Villaraigosa defended the profession of politics, the hard choices that public service requires, and the necessity for leaders to look past the needs of partisan constituencies to pursue the greater public good.</p> <figure id="attachment_3647" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3647 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3647 size-full lazyload" alt="Academy delegate Zachary Frankel meets hedge fund impresario and Academy 2012 guest of honor Ray Dalio." width="1680" height="1853" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511-345x380.jpg 345w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511-689x760.jpg 689w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy delegate Zachary Frankel meets hedge fund impresario and Academy 2012 guest of honor Ray Dalio.</figcaption></figure><p>The International Achievement Summit culminated in the formal Banquet of the Golden Plate, held in the elegant Willard Room of Washington’s historic Willard Hotel. The 2012 ceremony was conducted by broadcast journalist Wolf Blitzer.</p> <figure id="attachment_3933" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3933 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1555.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3933 size-full lazyload" alt="Awards Council member and CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer, with his wife Lynn, at the Banquet reception." width="1680" height="1516" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1555.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1555-380x343.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1555-760x686.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1555.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer, with his wife Lynn, at the 2012 Banquet ceremonies.</figcaption></figure><p>After the presentation of the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to the Class of 2012, the Academy heard musical performances by two of its talented delegates, Christina Perri and Colbie Caillat.</p> <figure id="attachment_3657" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3657 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3657 size-full lazyload" alt="Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is joined onstage by Awards Council member General Colin Powell during her inspiring musical performance to close the evening of the 50th annual Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies." width="1680" height="1118" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846-760x506.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is joined onstage by Awards Council member General Colin Powell during her inspiring musical performance to close the evening of the 50th annual Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies.</figcaption></figure><p>Following dinner, General Colin Powell and his wife Alma took the stage to introduce an old friend of the Academy, the legendary singer Aretha Franklin. The “Queen of Soul” performed some of her most famous songs — “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” and “Think” — and was joined onstage by the Powells and a host of Academy members and delegates for a stirring rendition of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”</p> <figure id="attachment_3655" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3655 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3655 size-full lazyload" alt="Grammy-winning songwriter and 2012 Academy delegate Colbie Caillat performs her songs at the Banquet." width="1680" height="1302" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694-380x295.jpg 380w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694-760x589.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Grammy-winning songwriter and 2012 Academy delegate Colbie Caillat performs her songs at the Banquet.</figcaption></figure><p>The following day, as Hurricane Sandy approached Washington, the Academy’s delegates hurried to return to their far-flung homes. A new generation of leaders had gathered from around the world, meeting one another for the first time. They had interacted with the most accomplished practitioners in many walks of life, and had enjoyed the opportunity to correlate their wisdom across the lines of formal academic disciplines. Their interaction with Academy members, and with one another, sharing their own experiences of applying the latest technology in the service of humanity, will inform their service as they shape the world of the future.</p> <figure id="attachment_3654" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><noscript><img class="wp-image-3654 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337im_/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-3654 size-full lazyload" alt="Academy delegate Christina Perri sings one of her hit songs at the Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies." width="1680" height="1721" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636.jpg 1680w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636-371x380.jpg 371w, /web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636-742x760.jpg 742w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423085337/http://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy delegate Christina Perri sings one of her hit songs at the 2012 Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies.</figcaption></figure></body></html> </article> </div> </section> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="golden-plate-recipients" role="tabpanel"> <section> <header class="editorial-article__header"> <div class="clearfix"> <figure class="text-xs-center"> <img class="inductee-badge" src="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/inducted-badge@2x.png" alt="Inducted Badge" width="120" height="120"/> <figcaption class="serif-3 text-brand-primary m-b-3">Inductees and Honorees</figcaption> </figure> <ul class="list-unstyled text-xs-center m-b-0 clearfix small-blocks"> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever science-exploration difficulty-with-school small-town-rural-upbringing ambitious analytical extroverted resourceful explore-nature " data-year-inducted="2012" data-achiever-name="Berger"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lee-r-berger-ph-d/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ber2-001a_190x190_acf_cropped.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ber2-001a_190x190_acf_cropped.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Lee R. Berger, Ph.D.</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Cradle of Humankind</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2012</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever business difficulty-with-school analytical curious ambitious start-a-business " data-year-inducted="2012" data-achiever-name="Dalio"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ray-dalio/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dal1-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dal1-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Ray Dalio</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Hedge Fund Master</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2012</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever the-arts illness-or-disability shy-introverted write teach-others " data-year-inducted="2012" data-achiever-name="Gluck"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/louise-gluck/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/glu0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/glu0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Louise Gl眉ck</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Poet Laureate of the United States</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2012</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever the-arts the-arts extroverted be-a-performer ambitious analytical " data-year-inducted="2012" data-achiever-name="McDonald"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/audra-mcdonald/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mcd0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mcd0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Audra McDonald</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Six Tony Awards</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2012</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever public-service experienced-war-firsthand small-town-rural-upbringing ambitious athletic join-the-military " data-year-inducted="2012" data-achiever-name="Petraeus"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-david-petraeus/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/petraeus0-017a-1-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/petraeus0-017a-1-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">General David H. Petraeus, USA</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Military Strategist</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2012</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </header> <article class="clearfix"> <hr/> <div class="p-t-3"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Honorees</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8 sans-2"> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lee-r-berger-ph-d/">Lee R. Berger, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Cradle of Humankind</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">David Brooks</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Columnist and Cultural Commentator</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ray-dalio/">Ray Dalio</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Hedge Fund Master</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/louise-gluck/">Louise Gl眉ck</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Poet Laureate of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Eric H. Holder, Jr.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">U.S. Attorney General</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Salman Khan</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Pioneer of Online Education</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Edward J. Markey</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">U.S. House of Representatives</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/audra-mcdonald/">Audra McDonald</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Six Tony Awards</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Leon Panetta</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">U.S. Secretary of Defense</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-david-petraeus/">General David H. Petraeus, USA</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Military Strategist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Kevin A. Plank</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Founder and Chairman of Under Armour</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Adam G. Riess, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Physics</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">James B. Rogers, Jr.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">International Investor and Author</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Nouriel Roubini, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Economic Oracle</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Joel Sartore</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Portraits of Natural Wonder</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Natasha Trethewey</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Poet Laureate of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Roger Y. Tsien, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</div> </article> </div> </div> </article> </section> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="student-letters" role="tabpanel"> <section class="student-letters"> <header class="editorial-article__header text-xs-center text-brand-primary col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1"> <i class="icon-icon_feather-ellipses serif-1"></i> <h2 class="editorial-article__headline">The heartfelt enthusiasm and genuine, unaffected gratitude of the student delegates are among the most rewarding aspects of the International Achievement Summit. We invite you to share in their close encounters with Academy members and fellow delegates, as described in their own words. </h2> </header> <article class="editorial-article"> <div class="clearfix col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 p-b-3"> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 "> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gruen_500SQUARE-380x380.jpg" alt="Andrew Gruen"/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Andrew Gruen</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Gates Scholar, Cambridge University</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>Over the past few weeks, I’ve come back to Cambridge and had a chance to unpack a bit of what happened when we all gathered In Washington, D.C. for this year’s Summit. And every time I think about it, I grow ever more thankful for your vision (and for you and your team’s incredible execution of it) to put together such a mix of honorees and delegates.</p> <p>Primarily, it seems to me that you both embody a way of life that I first heard as a quotation. The architect and planner of the city of Chicago at the turn of the 20th century, Daniel Burnham, said, “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.”</p> <p>Without question, the Summit was, for me, an inflection point toward this motto.</p> <p>When I arrived on Wednesday afternoon, just off the plane from pastoral Cambridge, I had absolutely no idea of what to expect. My mind was firmly focused on the minutiae of the appropriate order of chapters in my Ph.D. dissertation. But by the time Don Graham walked out to the podium at the Top of the Hay, I realized I would need to take my head out of the sand — and quick. Over the next few days, there were memorable experiences coming every five minutes, but two conversations that took place on one evening deserve particular attention.</p> <p>My night at the U.S. Capitol was incredible both professionally and personally.</p> <p>Over dinner, I happened to sit next to Alice Antheaume. When I got to my room and started flipping through the iPad book, her name immediately popped out. Her writing is central to my life’s work so far — how we will maintain the outcomes of quality journalism, even if the institutions that once did it fade away — and I knew I’d want to talk to her. What I didn’t know is how much a few hours of conversation would expand my understanding of an entirely different press system, and offer new opportunities for learning.</p> <p>I discovered that France has a hugely active ecosystem of what they call “pure players” that are doing quality journalism based only on the Web, directly answering my question of how new institutions would be built. And as a result of that conversation, I’m already heading to SciencesPo in early December. Not only will there be a team of thinkers attending the meeting whose names I’ve read again and again, but have never before had the chance to actually talk with, I’ll be able to talk with them and get critiques on my work. Suddenly my research — the tool I hope will help modern liberal democracies cope with radical change — is getting way more scrutiny than I ever could have hoped for, and thus will be, I think, vastly better than I could have hoped just one month ago.</p> <p>If meeting Alice and other delegates was incredibly fruitful, meeting the honorees was sublime and surreal. And the first story I told people about my time at the Summit was about our evening on the floor of the House of Representatives. After that conversation with Alice at dinner, I sat down in a seat three rows up from the dais just on the left side of the aisle. When Representative Markey told us the Inventor of the World Wide Web was there, my first reaction was disbelief. “Clearly, he doesn’t know who actually invented it — surely, he’s going to bring out someone who was involved in the early policy of the DARPANET.”</p> <blockquote><p>And then Sir Tim Berners-Lee stood up.</p></blockquote> <p>Suddenly, I was talking to a lifelong hero. A man who created the thing I use 18 hours a day; a thing that I have, in large part, devoted my life to using to improve the lives of others. And I wasn’t just talking to him — I was debating policy on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives with him, standing in front of an American flag that NASA brought back from the surface of the Moon. As Professor Berger taught us so much by way of a narrative, I hope my story of that single night helps explain the impact the Summit had on me.</p> <p>Above all, I hope the Academy can continue to create such experiences for students far into the future — and if there is ever anything I can do to help with the execution of your vision, don’t hesitate to let me know.</p> <p>Once again, thank you ever so much,</p> <p>Andrew Gruen</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>As a student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Andrew Gruen won a National Science Foundation Fellowship for undergraduate research, which he used to explore the application of multimedia and semantic Web technology to the teaching of constitutional law at the website Oyez Supreme Court Multimedia. He graduated summa cum laude from the Medill School in 2007. As a Gates Scholar at Cambridge University, he is writing a doctoral dissertation on accountability journalism in the digital age. Since 2010, he has been a Visiting Scholar and General Manager of the Medill School's Informedness Center, where he is devising metrics for evaluating the social value of news and the relative viability of different information media.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/khan_500SQUARE-380x380.jpg" alt="Ali M. Khan"/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Ali M. Khan</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Human Rights and Public Policy Physician</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I’ve been called many things in my life — but a man of few words is not one of them.</p> <p>Imagine my shock, then, at what I found upon my return to New Haven following the 2012 International Achievement Summit in Washington: countless failed attempts to describe my experience as a student delegate to my family and friends, each beset by the inability to convey how profoundly impactful this experience has been, and will undoubtedly continue to be. Words, it appears, have failed me.</p> <p>Words are similarly inadequate to express my gratitude for your generosity in affording my fellow delegates and me such an exhilarating opportunity. With three weeks’ time for reflection amid clinical commitments in Yale’s intensive care units and medical wards, however, I feel compelled to write something — anything — to try and convey my gratitude to you.</p> <p>When my cherished mentor, former Asst. Surgeon General Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, nominated me to attend the Summit as her delegate, I thought I knew what to expect, drawing on friends’ tales of prior Summits and their remarkable encounters. As Admiral Blumenthal predicted, however, I had no idea what was coming. No one could have prepared me for such a compelling, insightful and deeply meaningful experience — five days that could only be described as awe-inspiring. What I expected was a trip to the Washington, D.C. region — my childhood home — like any other. What I received was nothing short of transformative.</p> <p>As I write this letter, I aim to highlight those moments that were most profound. Trying to select one particular moment to meet that task, however, strikes me as foolish at best, for the Summit’s greatest gift is the cumulative sum of the experience — its richness and its scope.</p> <p>The moments I cherish most continue to flash before me: debating health reform with Francis Collins and Ben Carson, with the caveat of having to defend opposite sides of the political spectrum; embracing Kathleen Matthews and Donald Graham, two of my childhood heroes and role models during my former life as a print journalist; sitting in Rep. John Conyers’s seat on the floor of the House of Representatives while witnessing a passionate debate about the role of government in technology innovation, one capped by Rep. Edward Markey’s powerful rhetoric on the fundamental responsibility of government to advance the public good; climbing the steps of the Lincoln Memorial under a sparkling night time sky to hear Chris Matthews’s powerful defense of government in a partisan era; leaning forward with rapt attention as Louise Gl眉ck and Natasha Trethewey’s eye-opening poetry was read aloud, their words battering my heart with each stanza; breaking bread and discussing the implications of American military budget cuts with Sec. Leon Panetta and Gen. David Petraeus; joyfully reuniting with Admiral Blumenthal in the chambers of the Senate before a guided tour by none other than Trent Lott; dancing on stage with Colin Powell and Antonio Villaraigosa as Aretha Franklin’s dulcet tones surrounded us; meeting Salman Khan and celebrating both a common surname and his phenomenal impact in educational delivery — I could continue like this for pages more. To call this collective experience astonishing would be an egregious understatement.</p> <p>Most striking, however, was our time at the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Ginsburg, Kennedy and Sotomayor. During dinner, Justice Sotomayor leaned forward to admit to my three companions and me that the non-partisan, collaborative friendships she shares with her ideologically-distinct co-justices were centered on “a mutual respect for each other’s dedication to the law and to public service” — a valuable insight for these bitterly partisan times. She paired those words with a directive to ensure that sentiment’s revival — for the nation’s future would depend on our generation’s ability to do just that. Having just peppered Justice Sotomayor about the intricacies of the Court’s recent decision on the Affordable Care Act and its societal implications in an admittedly partisan fashion, I initially found her challenge sobering — and daunting. Amid her affectionate hug at dinner’s end, however, she whispered that she knew we would be up to the task — after all, she noted, “that’s how you got here tonight — and that’s what you’re going to do.” I can think of no greater task ahead of us — and the challenge is one that I eagerly anticipate.</p> <p>Indeed, the quality of the company we kept during our time together cannot be understated. As an American Muslim, a former journalist and a physician intending a career at the intersection of medicine, human rights and public policy, I suspected that the Summit’s focus on innovation and leadership in the Muslim world would provide valuable insight. I was nonetheless astonished to discover among my fellow delegates the diversity of experience in what Clayton Christensen would call “disruptive innovation,” writ large.</p> <p>Whether the platform was social media, the Arab Spring, the courtroom or the battlefield, each brought a wealth of passion, a deep-seated sense of purpose and an incredible intellect to the proverbial — and literal — table. Through countless discussions, conversations, debates and laughing fits, we sought out each other’s counsel on issues as noble as First Amendment law and global health equity and as (refreshingly) normal as whether multiple rounds of dessert were contextually acceptable. Each night, I returned to my room in the wee hours of the morning, intellectually exhilarated and deeply humbled. Each morning, I awoke anew, ready to see what ideas — and adventures — would lie ahead. As I now work alongside other delegates on various joint collaborations, these discussions continue unabated. I already know that this discourse will shape my worldview for years to come — and I am elated to have found such incredible partners on the path toward a life spent in the service of humanity. I would be remiss if I did not mention the flawless work done by the Academy’s staff prior to, during or following the Summit. Their collective warmth, humor, professionalism and guidance provided the foundation upon which this phenomenal Summit was built. I intend to continue meaningful interaction with them — and with the Academy itself — in the months ahead, aiming to deepen and strengthen the bonds formed during these few days. After all, after an experience such as this, how could I not work to ensure a lifetime spent in such inspiring company?</p> <p>Given the clarity the Summit has already provided as I prepare to emerge from residency training into the task of “getting my hands dirty” in advancing the human right to health, as Admiral Blumenthal described it, I can only hope to pay this immense debt forward — by whatever means possible. That debt is one that I owe to many, with Admiral Blumenthal foremost on that list. Since our first interaction years ago, Admiral Blumenthal’s model of a physician-leader in the public service, one committed to meaningful action across sectors, has motivated me to do better. Her steadfast belief in my potential — as exemplified by her nomination to this Summit — is incredibly humbling. I continue to look to her example as I work to ensure that this honor is ultimately deserved.</p> <p>In closing, I must admit my incredulity as to why I, in the “first third of life” as delineated by David Rubenstein, have encountered such good fortune. It is my hope that this debt is one that I will repay in the decades ahead, via a combination of time, sweat, passion and sacrifice. I can think of no greater means by which to fulfill that debt — and to fulfill the faith that others have afforded me.</p> <p>Above all, however, that debt is one I owe to both you and Mr. Reynolds. Thank you, sincerely, for your generosity, your vision and your unyielding commitment to a higher purpose.</p> <p>I sincerely hope our paths will cross again.</p> <p>With gratitude and respect,</p> <p>Ali Khan, M.D., MPP</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>After earning his undergraduate degree magna cum laude in mass communications at Virginia Commonwealth University, Ali M. Khan entered the joint M.D.-MPP program of Virginia Commonwealth and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He graduated from medical school in 2010 with honors in the practice of social medicine in underserved communities. A Public Service Fellow at Harvard, he was selected to participate in the Harvard Business School seminar in value-based health care delivery. In 2012, he received the Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award from the American Medical Association. He currently serves on the National Council of Associates of the American College of Physicians, and is completing his residency at Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/thigo_500SQUARE-380x380.jpg" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Philip Thigo</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Co-founder, INFONET</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>Please receive my warm greetings from Nairobi, in the hope that this note finds you well.</p> <p>I would like to express my profound gratitude for the opportunity to participate in the 50th Annual Academy of Achievement Summit last week. There are no words imaginable that can capture the invaluable experience, relationships and inspiration: perhaps befitting of these dark and dangerous times where the world has truly run out of its imagination.</p> <p>After much reflection, I return to my work and colleagues with renewed strength, informed by a wealth of knowledge from different life journeys: poets, scientists, musicians, justices, techies, visionaries, venture capitalists and pilgrims of life.</p> <p>The Academy was truly a celebration of life with one unique message: that the personal is indeed the political, humility, focus on the belief in making what may seem impossible possible, amid the noise and haste: to challenge the mind constructs that tell us we can’t.</p> <p>I come from people that understand the values of inclusion, for we are dawned by the burden of history that is tied to the notion of exclusion from opportunity. And for this, I say thank you for the invitation. Perhaps best expressed in words that resonate with my culture: Asante sana! and as my Arab friend would say, Thank you, for you.</p> <p>Please also express my appreciation for the guiding lights, the whisperers and ushers who pointed our way, even in those late nights. The quiet individuals working in the dark to make our stay comfortable. To all your team and staff, it was a joy to catch a glimpse where possible, an occasional smile and handshake.</p> <p>In closing, I once met a lady from India who said she had a gift for me, that it cannot be touched, or carried, but can only be passed on from one person to another.</p> <p>And this was the gift of new eyes.</p> <blockquote><p>Thank you for the gift of new eyes, to see the world differently and to imagine the endless of possibilities.</p></blockquote> <p>With the very best of wishes,</p> <p>Philip Thigo</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>A graduate of the University of Nairobi with a degree in computer science, Philip Thigo was part of the team that computerized Kenya's election process for the first time. For six years he worked in the headquarters of Foundation El Taller in Tunis, Tunisia. As a coordinator for its international youth program, he organized efforts in ten countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. In 2007 he returned to Nairobi and joined the Social Development Network (SODNET) as Program Associate for Strategy and Partnerships. He co-founded the INFONET Innovation Program at SODNET, assisting NGOs in the adoption of new technology, and leading high-tech election observation efforts in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tice_500SQUARE-380x380.jpg" alt="Saritha K. Tice"/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Saritha K. Tice</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Harvard Law School</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I wanted to send you my sincere thanks for hosting the International Achievement Summit and for allowing me to be a part of it. As I arrived at the Summit on Saturday morning — fresh from a trial in Texas and not knowing what to expect — I was delighted to sit down to a breakfast with a table full of brilliant people, excited to share their ideas and hear mine. The energy was instantly apparent, and my fellow delegates so warm and welcoming, that I immediately felt a part of a community of individuals whose common thread was to try and make a positive contribution to the world.</p> <p>As the day went on and I had a chance to explore that community — by listening to the poetry of Louise Gl眉ck, the scientific achievements of Roger Tsien, the life advice of David Rubenstein, the legal insights of Eric Holder, and many more — I not only learned a great deal, I also felt inspired. That is so important.</p> <p>As we each toil away in trying to become the best at what we do (for me, a lawyer in constitutional law and energy law), there is a risk of becoming tunnel-visioned because of our intense focus. And it is then that events like the Summit are so crucial to the cross-pollination of ideas and to keeping us inspired and creative. I am determined to hang on to that aspiration and keep in touch with those whom I met, and I sincerely hope (and expect) that our paths will cross again.</p> <p>One of my most memorable Summit moments was sitting down to lunch with Dr. John Mather. Over the course of our conversation, I told Dr. Mather I had begun college wanting to go into astrophysics but then made a turn towards the law. In response, Dr. Mather said that he started out wanting to become a lawyer and instead ended up in astrophysics. That moment reminded me of the vast amount that the people across the sciences and humanities have in common and how important it is for us to maintain a continued dialogue across fields and specialties.</p> <p>I trust that the Academy will continue to further that dialogue year after year, and I thank you again for all that you do for the Summit and the Academy.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Saritha Tice</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Prior to joining her present firm, Saritha K. Tice was counsel to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, and drafted portions of the commission's final report. A Harvard graduate, she received her law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2009. During law school, she interned in the office of the U.S. Solicitor General; afterward, she clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. In 2011 she joined the Washington, D.C. law firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel. She has represented clients ranging from a major telecommunications company and a private equity firm to a prison inmate pursuing retaliation claims against his guards. She has appeared as lead counsel in state and federal court, representing financial institutions and consumers in major financial fraud and deceptive trade practice cases. She also serves as an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/baqer_500SQUARE-380x380.jpg" alt="Khaled Baqer"/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Khaled A. Baqer</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Crown Prince's International Scholar, Monash University</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the invitation to attend the International Achievement Summit and be part of this annual congregation of achievers. It was a privilege to be able to celebrate achievement, and I thank you for creating a memorable and life-changing experience.</p> <p>Bringing some of the most accomplished individuals together, you have created a vast and effective network of innovators. Through the Summit I was able to exchange ideas, discuss current issues, dine with scientists and innovators, socialize with many individuals I consider pillars of technology, innovation and politics. I appreciate your philanthropic motivation, and I am inspired by it to be able to spread the ideas that inspired me throughout the Summit and act upon them, and to also give back to the community.</p> <p>I consider the Summit a milestone to celebrate what Mr. Rubenstein referred to as the first third of our lives. The Summit has helped define my focus for the remaining two thirds, and as I always like to say, I am just getting started. The friendships you have enabled through this Summit will keep alive a vivid memory of those five eventful days in Washington, D.C.</p> <p>I would also like to extend my gratitude to your team for their help and guidance throughout the Summit. Their attention to the smallest details and their utmost care enabled a smooth transition from various time zones. Thank you for what you do. Thank you for celebrating achievement and honoring young innovators. Thank you for creating an experience in the days many dream of for a lifetime. You have positively influenced my career, for that I am grateful, and I know ninety other troublemakers who share the same feeling.</p> <p>Yours sincerely,</p> <p>Khaled A. Baqer</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>A recipient of the Crown Prince of Bahrain's International Scholarship for study abroad, Khaled Baqer completed his secondary studies at the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, and competed in computer science as a member of New Jersey's Academic All-Star Team. He earned his undergraduate degree in computer science at Georgetown University, with electives in international affairs. He has acquired formidable expertise in information network security issues; following his graduation from Georgetown, he worked as head of information security for Aluminium Bahrain. He is now completing a master's in information technology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, with a curriculum focused on security issues.</p> </footer> </div> </article> </section> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="gallery" role="tabpanel"> <section class="isotope-wrapper"> <div class="isotope-gallery isotope-box single-achiever__gallery"> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66578947368421" title="Aretha Franklin is joined onstage by Colin Powell and Academy delegates on the last night of the 50th annual Summit." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Aretha Franklin is joined onstage by Colin Powell and Academy delegates on the last night of the 50th annual Summit.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846.jpg" data-image-caption="2012: Aretha Franklin is joined onstage by Colin Powell and Academy delegates on the last night of the 50th annual Summit in Washington, D.C. (漏 Academy of Achievement)" data-image-copyright="1846" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1846-760x506.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.99342105263158" title="Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, performs at the Academy Banquet." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, performs at the Academy Banquet.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1811.jpg" data-image-caption="Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, performs at the Academy Banquet." data-image-copyright="Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, performs at the Academy Banquet." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1811-380x378.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1811-760x755.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.775" title="Grammy-winning songwriter and Academy delegate Colbie Caillat performs her songs at the Banquet." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Grammy-winning songwriter and Academy delegate Colbie Caillat performs her songs at the Banquet.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694.jpg" data-image-caption="Grammy-winning songwriter and Academy delegate Colbie Caillat performs her songs at the Banquet." data-image-copyright="1694" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694-380x295.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1694-760x589.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1.0242587601078" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy delegate Christina Perri sings one of her hit songs at the Banquet." data-image-copyright="Academy delegate Christina Perri sings one of her hit songs at the Banquet." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636-371x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1636-742x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.90394736842105" title="Nobel Laureates in Chemistry: Peter Agre (L) presents the Golden Plate Award of the Academy to Roger Tsien." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Nobel Laureates in Chemistry: Peter Agre (L) presents the Golden Plate Award of the Academy to Roger Tsien.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612.jpg" data-image-caption="Nobel Laureates in Chemistry: Peter Agre (L) presents the Golden Plate Award of the Academy to Roger Tsien." data-image-copyright="1612" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612-380x344.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1612-760x687.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.90394736842105" title="Poet Natasha Trethewey receives the Golden Plate from Benjamin Carson." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Poet Natasha Trethewey receives the Golden Plate from Benjamin Carson.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610.jpg" data-image-caption="Poet Natasha Trethewey receives the Golden Plate from Benjamin Carson at the 2012 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. (漏 Academy of Achievement)" data-image-copyright="Poet Natasha Trethewey receives the Golden Plate from Benjamin Carson." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610-380x343.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1610-760x687.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.94210526315789" title="Nobel Laureates in Physics: John Mather (L) presents the Academy's Golden Plate Award to Adam Riess." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Nobel Laureates in Physics: John Mather (L) presents the Academy's Golden Plate Award to Adam Riess.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600.jpg" data-image-caption="Dr. John Mather presents the Golden Plate Award of the Academy of Achievement to Dr. Adam Riess, a fellow recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, at the 2012 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. (漏 Academy of Achievement)" data-image-copyright="" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600-380x358.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1600-760x716.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.83026315789474" title="Ben Hammersley, Lisa Svensson and Claudia Calvin Venero with Colin Powell." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Ben Hammersley, Lisa Svensson and Claudia Calvin Venero with Colin Powell.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1567.jpg" data-image-caption="Ben Hammersley, Lisa Svensson and Claudia Calvin Venero with Colin Powell at the 2012 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. (漏 Academy of Achievement)" data-image-copyright="Ben Hammersley, Lisa Svensson and Claudia Calvin Venero with Colin Powell." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1567-380x316.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1567-760x631.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.90263157894737" title="Wolf and Lynn Blitzer at the Banquet." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Wolf and Lynn Blitzer at the Banquet.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1555.jpg" data-image-caption="Wolf and Lynn Blitzer at the Banquet." data-image-copyright="Wolf and Lynn Blitzer at the Banquet." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1555-380x343.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1555-760x686.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1526.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy delegates at the Banquet of the Golden Plate: Kara Andrade, Marwa Aleskafi, Philip Thigo, Julia Fan Li." data-image-copyright="1526" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1526-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1526-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1.1030478955007" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy delegate Zachary Frankel meets hedge fund impresario Ray Dalio." data-image-copyright="Academy delegate Zachary Frankel meets hedge fund impresario Ray Dalio." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511-345x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1511-689x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1.4990138067061" title="Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, on the stage of Ford's Theatre, speaks beneath the flag-draped box where President Lincoln was fatally shot." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, on the stage of Ford's Theatre, speaks beneath the flag-draped box where President Lincoln was fatally shot.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457.jpg" data-image-caption="Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, on the stage of Ford's Theatre, speaks beneath the flag-draped box where President Lincoln was fatally shot." data-image-copyright="1457" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457-253x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1457-507x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="Carlyle Group founder and director David Rubenstein at the Summit." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Carlyle Group founder and director David Rubenstein at the Summit.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325.jpg" data-image-caption="Carlyle Group founder and director David Rubenstein at the Summit." data-image-copyright="Carlyle Group founder and director David Rubenstein at the Summit." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1325-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.74473684210526" title="Attorney General Eric Holder and the ACLU's Anthony Romero at the Summit." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Attorney General Eric Holder and the ACLU's Anthony Romero at the Summit.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299.jpg" data-image-caption="Attorney General Eric Holder and the ACLU's Anthony Romero at the Summit." data-image-copyright="Attorney General Eric Holder and the ACLU's Anthony Romero at the Summit." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299-380x283.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1299-760x566.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="MIT's Susan Hockfield at the Summit." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - MIT's Susan Hockfield at the Summit.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150.jpg" data-image-caption="MIT's Susan Hockfield at the Summit." data-image-copyright="MIT's Susan Hockfield at the Summit." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1150-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="Poet Louise Gl眉ck addresses the Academy at the Top of the Hay." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Poet Louise Gl眉ck addresses the Academy at the Top of the Hay.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101.jpg" data-image-caption="Former Poet Laureate of the United States and Academy guest of honor Louise Gl眉ck addresses the student delegates and members at the Hay-Adams Hotel during the 2012 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C." data-image-copyright="Poet Louise Gl眉ck addresses the Academy at the Top of the Hay." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1101-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="Khaled Elmufti, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Scott Goodstein at the Capitol." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Khaled Elmufti, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Scott Goodstein at the Capitol.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037.jpg" data-image-caption="Khaled Elmufti, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Scott Goodstein at the Capitol." data-image-copyright="Khaled Elmufti, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Scott Goodstein at the Capitol." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1037-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.77631578947368" title="Academy Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Summit Host Catherine B. Reynolds and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Academy Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Summit Host Catherine B. Reynolds and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy Chairman Wayne Reynolds, Summit Host Catherine B. Reynolds and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa." data-image-copyright="1031" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031-380x295.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1031-760x590.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1.0719322990127" title="Rep. Edward Markey speaks in the U.S. Capitol's Rayburn Room." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Rep. Edward Markey speaks in the U.S. Capitol's Rayburn Room.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024.jpg" data-image-caption="Rep. Edward Markey speaks in the U.S. Capitol's Rayburn Room." data-image-copyright="Rep. Edward Markey speaks in the U.S. Capitol's Rayburn Room." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024-354x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1024-709x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1.4990138067061" title="Former Senator Trent Lott gives the Academy delegates a personal tour of the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Former Senator Trent Lott gives the Academy delegates a personal tour of the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000.jpg" data-image-caption="Former Senator Trent Lott gives the Academy delegates a personal tour of the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol." data-image-copyright="1000" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000-253x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1000-507x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="West Point Cadet Hamid Nasir meets former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - West Point Cadet Hamid Nasir meets former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921.jpg" data-image-caption="West Point Cadet Hamid Nasir meets former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War." data-image-copyright="921" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/921-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.78421052631579" title="Salman Khan receives the Gold Medal from L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Salman Khan receives the Gold Medal from L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638.jpg" data-image-caption="Salman Khan receives the Gold Medal from L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa." data-image-copyright="Salman Khan receives the Gold Medal from L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638-380x298.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/638-760x596.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="The Academy's guests pay a twilight visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - The Academy's guests pay a twilight visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/604.jpg" data-image-caption="The Academy's guests pay a twilight visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial." data-image-copyright="The Academy's guests pay a twilight visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/604-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/604-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="Neil Sheehan recalls his experience as a reporter during the Vietnam War." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Neil Sheehan recalls his experience as a reporter during the Vietnam War.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592.jpg" data-image-caption="Neil Sheehan recalls his experience as a reporter during the Vietnam War." data-image-copyright="Neil Sheehan recalls his experience as a reporter during the Vietnam War." data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/592-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="Chris Matthews addresses the Academy from steps of the Lincoln Memorial, looking across the reflecting pool to the Washington Monument." data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - Chris Matthews addresses the Academy from steps of the Lincoln Memorial, looking across the reflecting pool to the Washington Monument.">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/575.jpg" data-image-caption="Chris Matthews addresses the Academy from steps of the Lincoln Memorial, looking across the reflecting pool to the Washington Monument." data-image-copyright="575" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/575-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/575-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </article> <div class="modal image-modal fade" id="imageModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="imageModal" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="close-container"> <div class="close icon-icon_x" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></div> </div> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-body"> <figure class="image-modal__container"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <img class="image-modal__image" src="/web/20180423085337im_/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2012/" alt=""/>  <figcaption class="p-t-2 container"> <div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-3"> <div class="image-modal__caption sans-2 text-white"></div> <div class="image-modal__copyright sans-6"></div> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> </div> </div> <footer class="content-info main-footer bg-black"> <div class="container"> <div class="find-achiever" id="find-achiever-list"> <div class="form-group"> <input id="find-achiever-input" class="search js-focus" placeholder="Search for an achiever"/> <i class="icon-icon_chevron-down"></i> </div> <ul class="find-achiever-list list m-b-0 list-unstyled"> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/hank-aaron/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Hank Aaron</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/kareem-abdul-jabbar/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/edward-albee/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Edward Albee</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/tenley-albright-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Tenley Albright, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/julie-andrews/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dame Julie Andrews</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/maya-angelou/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Maya Angelou</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/robert-d-ballard-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert D. 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Johnson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Chuck Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-earl-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Earl Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Quincy Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/paul-kagame/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul Kagame</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/thomas-keller-2/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Thomas Keller</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/anthony-m-kennedy/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony M. 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Kolff, M.D., Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/wendy-kopp/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wendy Kopp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/henry-r-kravis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry R. Kravis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/nicholas-d-kristof/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nicholas D. Kristof</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/mike-krzyzewski/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mike Krzyzewski</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ray-kurzwell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ray Kurzweil</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/eric-lander-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Eric S. 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Mather, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/johnny-mathis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Johnny Mathis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/willie-mays/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willie Mays</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frank-mccourt/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank McCourt</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/david-mccullough/"><span class="achiever-list-name">David McCullough</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/audra-mcdonald/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Audra McDonald</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/w-s-merwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">W. S. Merwin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-a-michener/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James A. Michener</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/story-musgrave/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Story Musgrave, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ralph-nader/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ralph Nader</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/peggy-noonan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peggy Noonan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jessye-norman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jessye Norman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/tommy-norris/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. Thomas R. Norris, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Joyce Carol Oates</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pierre-omidyar/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pierre Omidyar</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jimmy-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jimmy Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Larry Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/arnold-palmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Arnold Palmer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/rosa-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Rosa Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/suzan-lori-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzan-Lori Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/linus-pauling/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Linus C. Pauling, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/shimon-peres/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Shimon Peres</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sidney-poitier/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sidney Poitier</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/harold-prince/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Harold Prince</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lloyd-richards/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lloyd Richards</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sonny-rollins/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonny Rollins</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/anthony-romero/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony Romero</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-rosenquist/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Rosenquist</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pete-rozelle/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pete Rozelle</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/bill-russell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Bill Russell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/albie-sachs/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Albie Sachs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/barry-scheck/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Barry Scheck</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/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/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/stephen-schwarzman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen A. Schwarzman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180423085337/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/glenn-t-seaborg-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Glenn T. 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