AMERICAN TASK FORCE OF PALESTINE GALA
October 11 · JW Marriott
PHOTOS BY ZAID HAMID
THE EVENT: The American Task Force on Palestine's (AFTP) inaugural gala, "Honoring the Contributions of Palestinian Americans," which recognized former White House Chief of Staff John Sununu; Jesse Aweida, chairman of Storage Technology; and Mujid Kazimi, professor at MIT .
THE SCENE: There was unprecedented security in order to accommodate Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who said, "There could be no greater legacy for America than to help to bring into being a Palestinian state for a people who have suff ered too long."
THE GUESTS: Arnaud and Alexandra de Borchgrave, Nash and Aniko Gaal Schott, Walter and Didi Cutler, Calvin and Jane Cafritz, Robert and Luciana Duvall and Irene Danilovich.
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HRH Prince Turki al- Faisal, Fadi Elsalameen, Suzanne Malveaux and Hani Masri |
Sen. Carl Levin |
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Cynthia Howar |
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addressing the crowd |
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Michaele and Tareq Salahi |
Comedian Aron Kader and Congressman Jim Moran |
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John Sununu Sr. with his son Sen. John Sununu Jr. |
Dr. Ziad Asali (President of American Task Force on Palestine) |
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Puneet Talwar and Dina Habib Powell |
Nabil Dajani and Summer Posey |
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Randa Masri, Maha Kadoura and Nazek Kazimi |
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