Katie Tarbox hosted a book party for Alyse Nelson, author of Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World, and Bethany McLean, Contributing Editor for Vanity Fair, at her Georgetown home. (Tarbox & Nelson shown above)
“In this powerful account, Alyse Nelson takes us on a 15-year journey that began with a State Department initiative and grew into a global movement transcending national, cultural, economic and political divides to advance a transformative model of leadership.” Vital Voices
Ashley Taylor Bronczek Kevin Chaffee and Rebecca Glover Watkins
“We must proclaim to the world, clearly and as one, that these women are heroes, their work is valuable, and their voices are vital.”
— Foreword from Vital Voices Founder, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Bethany McLean discusses women in business.
Aung San Suu Kyi is a valued member of the leadership movement in Vital Voices and is interviewed by Alyse Nelson below.
President Barack Obama meets with Burmese Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office, Sept. 19, 2012 (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with Vital Voices President and CEO Alyse Nelson. On April 12, 2011, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was honored by Vital Voices with the Global Trailblazer award at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, herself a past Global Trailblazer honoree, passed the torch to the Burmese political icon.
