IrishCentral Washington Nationals - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Washington+Nationals IrishCentral Washington Nationals en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/news/The-American-Ireland-Fund-holds-its-21st-National-Gala-in-Washington-DC-198801491.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/The-American-Ireland-Fund-holds-its-21st-National-Gala-in-Washington-DC-198801491.html The American Ireland Fund holds its 21st National Gala in Washington DC (IrishCentral) Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:23:00 PDT
By: JANE WALSH

The American Ireland Fund will host its 21st Annual National Gala on Monday evening, March 18, 2013 featuring a keynote address by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland.

At the evening’s Gala, over 750 influential American and Irish political and corporate leaders will gather at the event to honor U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) as they are presented with the 2013 American Ireland Fund Leadership Award. In addition, Ambassador Daniel Rooney (former United States Ambassador to Ireland) and Ambassador Michael Collins (Ambassador of Ireland to the United States) will receive The American Ireland Fund Public Service Award for their contributions to Ireland and Irish-America. In attendance will be Gala Chair Mark H. Tuohey and Honorary Chairs of the Gala: Sir Peter Westmacott, British Ambassador to U.S.; Hon. Peter T. King and Hon. Richard E. Neal. A special musical performance will feature Sir. James Galway.

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