National Gala Honorees 1993-2008

1993 THE HONORABLE ALBERT REYNOLDS
AN TAOISEACH, PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND

1994 THE HONORABLE DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN
U.S. SENATE (D, NY)

1994 PAUL NEWMAN
ACTOR, HUMANITARIAN

1994 THE HONORABLE THOMAS P. O’NEILL, JR.
(POSTHUMOUSLY)
SPEAKER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (1977-
1987)

1995 THE HONORABLE JOHN BRUTON
AN TAOISEACH, PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND

1995 THE HONORABLE JOHN HUME
SDLP LEADER, 1998 NOBEL PRIZE IN PEACE

1996 THE HONORABLE BENJAMIN A. GILMAN
U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (R, NY)

1996 JOHN SWEENEY
PRESIDENT, AFL-CIO

1996 HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FIRST LADY

1997 THE HONORABLE GEORGE MITCHELL
CHIEF NEGOTIATOR, NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE
INITIATIVE

1998 THE HONORABLE PATRICK LEAHY
U.S. SENATE (D, VT)

1998 THE HONORABLE CONNIE MACK
U.S. SENATE (R, FL)

1999 THE HONORABLE EDWARD M. KENNEDY*
U.S. SENATE (D, MA)

2000 THE HONORABLE
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
RECIPIENT, THE PEACE AWARD

2001 THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER DODD
U.S. SENATE (D, CT)

2001 THE HONORABLE JAMES WALSH*
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (R, NY)

2002 AN TAOISEACH BERTIE AHERN
PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND
RECIPIENT, THE PEACE AWARD

2002 THE HONORABLE TOMMY THOMPSON
SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES

2002 THE HONORABLE RICHARD E. NEAL*
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (D, MA)

2003 BONO
MUSICIAN, HUMANITARIAN

2004 RT. HON. TONY BLAIR, MP
PRIME MINISTER, GREAT BRITAIN
RECIPIENT, THE PEACE AWARD

2004 THE HONORABLE PETER T. KING*
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (R, NY)

2004 MARY MCGRORY
COLUMNIST, HUMANITARIAN

2005 THE HONORABLE JOHN MCCAIN
U.S. SENATE (R, AZ)

2005 PAUL S. QUINN
FOUNDER, THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND NATIONAL GALA

2006 THE HONORABLE JOSEPH BIDEN*
U.S. SENATE (D, DE)

2006 THE HONORABLE SUSAN COLLINS*
U.S. SENATE (R, ME)

2006 JOHN J. MCDONNELL, JR.
CHAIRMAN & CEO, TNS, INC.

2007 THE HONORABLE NANCY PELOSI*
SPEAKER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RECIPIENT, THE PEACE AWARD

2007 SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL*
U.S. SENATE (R, KY)

2008 THE HONORABLE JACK REED
U.S. SENATE

2008THE HONORABLE EDWARD J. MARKEY
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2008THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER SMITH
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES