The National Committee on American Foreign Policy held it’s 2017 gala on Wednesday night, where they honored former Vice President Joe Biden & many more.
The event was held inside The Metropolitan Club in the Upper East Side on East 60th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues. Legendary journalist Charlie Rose hosted the ceremony, who is currently the co-anchor of CBS This Morning as well as a correspondent for 60 Minutes and anchor of Charlie Rose.
The two major honorees that night not only included former Vice President Joe Biden, who was the recipient of the Morgenthau Award, but also David M. Rubenstein, who is the Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Carlyle Group. He was the recipient of the Global Business Leadership Award.
VIP attendees also included several well known people, internationally and domestically, including Paul A. Volcker, Former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Honorary Co-Chairman of NCAFP Gala; Ambassador (ret.) Rosemary A. DiCarlo, President of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy; Ronald S. Lauder, International philanthropist, investor, art collector, President of the World Jewish Congress; Antony Blinken, former Deputy Secretary of State; Donald S. Rice, Senior Vice President, NCAFP; Richard R. Howe, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, NCAFP; William Rhodes, former vice chair of Citibank; Andy Stone, Petra Capital Management; Daniel Rose, Chairman, Rose Associates; and Dr. George D. Schwab, President Emeritus of the NCAFP.
The National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) was founded in 1974 by Professor Hans J. Morgenthau and others. It is a nonprofit policy organization dedicated to the resolution of conflicts that threaten U.S. interests. Toward that end, the NCAFP identifies, articulates, and helps advance American foreign policy interests from a nonpartisan perspective within the framework of political realism.
For more information on The National Committee on American Foreign Policy, please check out their official website.