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AWIU x Forever 21

Exciting News: Collaboration with Forever 21

American Women for International Understanding Partners with Forever 21 for a Historic Fundraising Campaign In a groundbreaking partnership that celebrates Women's History Month, American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) is...
Lynette Romero

Award-Winning Journalist and NBC4 News Anchor Lynette Romero to Emcee 17th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration

Award-Winning Journalist and NBC4 News Anchor Lynette Romero to Emcee 17th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration The Celebration will take place in Los Angeles on March 12, 2024. American...
Billie Jean King Credit Howard Schatz

Billie Jean King, Sports Icon and Champion of Equality, is Honorary Chair for 2024 International Women of Courage Celebration

Billie Jean King, Sports Icon and Champion of Equality, is Honorary Chair for 2024 International Women of Courage Celebration American Women for International Understanding is pleased to announce that sports...
2023 International Women of Courage

2023 International Women of Courage Celebration: A Night of Superheroes and Beautiful Noise

2023 IWOCs with Lynette Romero   A Night of Superheroes and Beautiful Noise March 16th was an evening dedicated to celebrating the collective power of women’s...
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Barbara Rubio

AWIU Vice President, Membership Coordinator, Passport to the Future Program Barbara Rubio joined AWIU in 2005 to be part of the AWIU Delegation to Iceland that year. The former school...
Varina Winder Keynote speaker 2023

Varina Winder

Chief of Staff Office of Global Women’s Issues U.S. Department of State Varina Winder is the Chief of Staff for the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI)...
Eunice Reddick 

Eunice Reddick 

Ambassador (retired) Eunice Reddick is an AWIU vice-president, co- chair of the Washington Chapter, and co-chair of COIR 2022. She has been a mentor for students interested in international affairs...
AWIU Vision, Mission and Values: A Fresh Take

AWIU Vision, Mission and Values: A Fresh Take

As with anything that’s over half a century old (55 years, to be precise), there comes a time for a tune-up. This was the case with AWIU’s mission and vision...
Primed for AWIU Storytelling

Primed for AWIU Storytelling

At AWIU, we’re rich in stories: about International Women of Courage, about the small grants we issue to non-profit organizations that benefit women and children around the world, about our...
2015 IWOC Arbana Xharra in Los Angeles

2015 IWOC Arbana Xharra in Los Angeles

On Thursday, July 27th, Nancy Annick hosted a lunch at her home for 2015 IWOC Arbana Xharra (Kosovo), who was visiting Los Angeles. Xharra, who now lives in the U.S.,...

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