(ANSA) – WASHINGTON, 09 MAY – For the first time the ambassadors in Washington of the 27 EU member countries, including the Italian Mariangela Zappia, gathered together, on the occasion of the delivery by the European Union delegation in the United States of the first ‘Transatlantic Bridge award’ to three distinguished Americans for their contribution to strengthening transatlantic relations.
The ceremony, scheduled for Europe day, has taken on particular significance for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, projecting an image of unity and harmony between the EU and the US. “The united response of the allies to Putin’s aggression in Ukraine has once again underlined the enduring importance of the shared values of the transatlantic partnership”, commented EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, who hosted the award ceremony in his residence. recognition, in the presence of American diplomats, journalists, business executives and parliamentarians. The hymns of the EU and the United States were sung for the occasion.
The honorees are outgoing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Deborah Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and José Andrés, founding chef of World Central Kitchen (non-profit providing meals in disasters).
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Source: Ansa
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