Sponsors and Advisory Boards
Our sponsors include:
- The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Mrs. Marcia Jackson
- The Honorable Adrian Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia, and Mrs. Michelle Fenty
Honorary sponsors include:
- Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, The Chief of Protocol of the United States
- Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President of Meridian International Center
Advisory Board
- Mr. Leonard Abel
- The Honorable Mortimer Caplin, Chair
- Mrs. Didi Cutler
- Mr. Lawrence Dunham
- Mrs. Deborah Dunham
- Mrs. Alexine Jackson
- Mr. Robert Moore, Vice Chair
- Mrs. Gail West
- Mr. Eric Willis
- THIS Past Presidents
Diplomatic Advisory Board
Our Diplomatic Advisory Board is comprised of spouses of current ambassadors from the countries listed:
- Australia - Betty Richardson
- Barbados - Jacqueline King
- China - Xie Shu Min
- India - Kalpana Sen
- Indonesia - Nunung K. Parnohadiningrat
- Italy - Lila Castellaneta
- Japan - Hanayo Kato
- Liberia - Comfort Minor
- Russia - Svetlana Ushakova
- South Africa - Sissy Nhlapo
- Thailand - Ravewan Garnjarna-Goonchoorn
- Turkey - Gülgün Sensoy
