WOLFGANG FRIEDMANN MEMORIAL AWARD BANQUET 2025
63rD Anniversary of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
The Columbia Journal of Transnational Law will host our annual Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award Banquet on Monday, March 31
2025 friedmann Award recipient
John Kerry served as the United States’ 68th Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. As America’s top diplomat, he guided the Department’s strategy on nuclear nonproliferation, combating radical extremism, and the threat of climate change. His tenure was marked by the successful negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Climate Agreement. On January 20, 2021, he was sworn in as our nation’s inaugural Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the first-ever Principal to sit on the National Security Council entirely dedicated to climate change. President Biden announced Kerry would have a seat at every table around the world as he combats the climate crisis to meet the existential threat that we face. From 1985 to 2013, he served as a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts, and was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2009 to 2013. Secretary Kerry served in the U.S. Navy, completing two combat tours of duty in Vietnam for which he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College Law School. Secretary Kerry is the best-selling author of A Call to Service, This Moment on Earth with his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, and his 2018 memoir, Every Day Is Extra, which The New York Times described as “a bittersweet reminder of what the country once demanded of its leaders.” Secretary Kerry was the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 2004. On May 3rd 2024, Secretary Kerry was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his lifeline commitment to public service.
Venue
Venue details will be updated shortly
Sponsorship Opportunities
If your company would like to book a table (8 seats) or half table (4 seats), please reach out to Public Affairs Editor Kiya Amos-Flom at kma2173@columbia.edu
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Tickets*
*Individual tickets may be sponsored by your firm - contact Kiya Amos-Flom at kma2173@columbia.edu for more information.
Banquet Attire
Black-tie (optional, but jackets required for men)
Questions?
If you have any questions, please email Kiya Amos-Flom at kma2173@columbia.edu, Public Affairs Editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law.