Jeh Johnson, Former Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks to the AFC-USA Annual Awards Ceremony

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On Monday, November 4th, 2019, the Association of Foreign Correspondents in the United States (AFC-USA) held its inaugural Annual Awards and Scholarships Ceremony at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute in New York City, where the Foreign Correspondents presented their honorary annual awards to Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security as a recognition to his contributions to the public service ; to Valeria Robecco, President of the United Nations Correspondents Association as a recognition to her contributions to the excellence of the foreign press reporting; and to Suzanne Adams, the Honorary Executive Advisor of the AFC-USA and wife of Maurice Adams, former President of the Foreign Press Association, as a recognition to her lifetime services in support of the foreign correspondents' community.

Among the distinguished speakers were also Daniel Klaidman, Editor in Cheif of Yahoo News, Sissel McCarthy, Director of the Journalism Program at Hunter College, Penny Manis, Senior Director of Business Programming for CNN International, Raymond Kerins, Senior Vice President and Head of Communications for BAYER, and Cameron Bays on behalf of Microsoft;

The boards of the Association of Foreign Correspondents in the USA proudly presented also the five exceptional foreign journalists who were distinguished among several competitive applicants, as recipients of the Annual Scholarships Awards: Priyanka (India) from NYU Journalism School, Natalia Kniazhevick (Russia) from NYU Journalism School, Larry Madowo (Kenya) from Columbia Journalism School, Kimon de Greef (South Africa) from NYU Journalism School, and Peter Georgiev (Bulgaria) from the University of Missouri.

The Association of Foreign Correspondents expressed its recognition to BAYER, Microsoft, and Procter & Gamble for their valuable contributions to the Association of Foreign Correspondents and its scholarship program, as well as its gratitude to CBS News, Nasdaq, CNN, and Yahoo News for their support.

About the AFC-USA:

The Association of Foreign Correspondents in the United States (AFC United States) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization founded in 2019 and inspired by the principles of the original organization with an expanded mandate and mission to reflect the modern needs of the international journalists in the United States. The main body of our new organization is represented only by professional journalists who live and work in the country as foreign correspondents.

In the 21st century, the AFC United States was created to transform the movement of foreign correspondents in the United States and be their authentic voice of representation addressing and equipping them with greater access to informational resources, diversified skills, advanced knowledge seminars as well as networks of experts and enabling them to better serve their profession in the country.

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Monday, November 4th, 2019.
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