Washington – King Mohammed VI’s adviser André Azoulay received on Monday in Washington the “Mediterranean Leadership Award 2016” from the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University.
The award was handed to Driss Alaoui, Chargé d’Affaires at Morocco’s embassy in the US, during a ceremony held on the 4th annual Transatlantic Economic Forum (Dec 5-6).
In a message to the Forum, Azoulay highlighted “the Center’s vision and commitment to shape the concept of an Atlantic community, a community ready to debate and work on real answers to the challenges we all face along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.”
This award “will certainly help me continue to promote the inclusive culture of dialogue in an era and a world, where unfortunately the so-called champions of isolationism and clash of cultures are gaining ground “.
The Mediterranean Leadership Award was also handed to Libyan Husni Bey, head of HB Group, Egyptian Hisham Fahmy, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, Montenegrin Dusko Knezevic, President of Atlas Group, and to Bosnian Ilija Studen, CEO of Studen and Co. Holding.
The Center for Transatlantic Relations engages international scholars, students, government officials, parliamentarians, journalists, business executives and other opinion leaders on contemporary challenges facing Europe and North America.
The goal of the Center is to strengthen and reorient transatlantic relations to the dynamics of a globalizing world. It is an integral part of the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), one of America’s leading graduate schools devoted to the study of international relations. Center activities include seminars, policy study groups and research projects, media programs and web-based educational and policy efforts.
