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Tom Brokaw
Sigourney Weaver
2003
Award Dinner
2001
Award Dinner
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Presenters
| Tom A. Bernstein |
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President, Chelsea Piers, Management, Inc.
Tom A. Bernstein is President and co-founder of Chelsea Piers,
L.P., formed in 1992 to develop and operate the Chelsea Piers
Sports and Entertainment Complex. This privately financed project
has transformed four historic, but long-neglected piers into
a major center for sports and recreation, with over four million
visitors each year. In addition to serving as President of the
Board of Directors for Human Rights First,
Mr. Bernstein serves on the Boards of a number of other not-for-profit
organizations, including WNYC Radio, the Fresh Air Fund, NYC
& Company, the John & Mary R. Markle Foundation and
the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
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| Tom Brokaw |
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NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
The sole anchor of the “NBC Nightly News” since
1983, Tom Brokaw has in many ways set the pace for broadcast
journalism. Mr. Brokaw's insight, ability and integrity in reporting
issues of domestic and international politics have earned him
numerous awards, including the DuPont Award, a Peabody Award,
several Emmy, Overseas Press Club, Edward R. Murrow and National
Headliner awards. In addition to his distinguished career in
journalism, Mr. Brokaw has authored three books. His fourth
book, A Long Way From Home, will be published in November. |
| Daniel Glickman |
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Director, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University
Dan Glickman is currently the Director of the Institute of Politics
at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
From 1995 to 2001 he served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
in the Clinton Administration. Before he joined the executive
branch, Mr. Glickman represented Kansas’ 4th district
in the U.S. Congress. |
| Wade Henderson |
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Executive Director, Leadership Conference
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Civil Rights
Wade Henderson is the Executive Director of the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) and Counsel to the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF). Mr. Henderson
is well known for his expertise on a wide range of civil rights,
civil liberties, and human rights issues. He works in the
areas of: civil rights enforcement; economic and political
empowerment for people of color, women, persons with disabilities,
and the poor; education reform; welfare reform; criminal justice
reform; fair housing policy; issues of immigration and refugee
policy; and human rights.
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| Harold Hongju Koh |
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Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor
of International Law, Yale Law School
From 1998 to 2001, Professor Harold Hongju Koh served in the
Clinton Administration as the Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. A Professor at Yale Law School,
he teaches and writes on international law, foreign relations,
and constitutional law. He is a recipient of seven honorary
degrees and is a Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Before coming to Yale in 1985, Professor Koh clerked for Judge
Malcolm Richard Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
D.C. Circuit and Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the United States
Supreme Court.
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| Michael Posner |
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Executive Director, Human Rights First
A lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in international
human rights, Mr. Posner has directed all Human Rights First
activities since the organization’s inception in 1978.
He has participated in dozens of human rights missions worldwide.
He regularly testifies before Congress and acts as a commentator
in the media on human rights issues.
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| Sigourney Weaver |
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Actor
Sigourney Weaver has been working with Human Rights First for more than 12 years as a board member. She
will be appearing in Neil La Bute's new play The Mercy Seat
at the Manhattan Class Company in December and January.
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| Tong Yi |
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Former Client, Human Rights First
Asylum Program
Associate Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Tong Yi became active in the Chinese pro-democracy movement
during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, later working as
Wei Jingsheng’s assistant and translator. Following Mr.
Wei’s arrest, Ms. Tong herself was arrested and sent to
jail for two years where she experienced beatings and torture.
After intense international pressure, Ms. Tong was released.
She came to the U.S. on a student visa and received political
asylum with the help of Human Rights First.
A graduate of Columbia Law School, Ms. Tong is an associate
attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. |
| William D. Zabel |
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Founding Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Bill Zabel, a founding partner of the law firm of Schulte Roth
& Zabel LLP, serves as the Chair of the Board for Directors
for Human Rights First. An honors graduate
of Harvard Law School, he is one of the country's leading experts
in trusts and estates, as well as a noted lecturer and author
in that field. Mr. Zabel is a long-standing advocate of civil
rights and international human rights – in addition to
his work with Human Rights First, he serves on the boards
of Human Rights Watch, Doctors of the World, and amfAR. |
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