For more than twenty-five years, FMC’s Annual Statesmanship Awards Celebration has recognized outstanding individuals and organizations who exemplify courage, commitment, passion for furthering democracy, and who have demonstrated a life-long dedication to service. The Statesmanship Awards are bipartisan and given to Democratic and Republican Members of Congress to recognize their distinguished Congressional service and commitment to improving the lives of others. This year’s Statesmanship Awards are particularly special for us because we’ll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of our Congressional Study Group on Germany, the 30th anniversary of our Congressional Study Group on Japan, and the 5th anniversary of our Congressional Study Group on Korea!

The 2023 Statesmanship Award Honorees

The 2023 Statesmanship Awards Celebration was held on May 16th, 2023 at 101 Constitution Avenue NW’s rooftop from 6 PM-9 PM.

Click here to view the photos from that night.

Corporate Honoree

Lifetime Achievement Honoree

This year, we will be posthumously awarding our Lifetime Achievement Award to the family of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to recognize his decades of work to strengthen the U.S.-Japan relationship.

Videos & Photos

Click on the thumbnails below to watch the video of the ceremony, our Congressional honoree videos, and photos from the event.

Click here to view the photos from that night.

Supporters

Benefactor Level

AARP

Aflac

Chosun Daily ALC

Embassy of Japan

Jay Kim Foundation

Korea Zinc

Lufthansa

Panasonic

Volkswagen Group of America

Hitachi, ITOCHU, JTI, MHI, Mizuho, NEC, Subaru

Hyundai, KITA, POSCO, Samsung Electronics America

Patron Level

American Electric Power

BASF

Bayer

China General Chamber

CJ America

CFCU

Dominion Energy

Embassy of Korea

Lockheed Martin

Philips

Yoido Full Gospel Church

Supporter Level

Akin Gump
Albanian American Civic League
Altria
APCO Worldwide
AT&T
BakerHostetler
B Braun Medical Inc.
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Data Streams
DLA Piper
Hanger
Martin & Jo Ellen Frost
McGuireWoods
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Senator Roy Blunt
SIFMA
SportsWa

Past honorees have included President George H. W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State John Kerry, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, House Minority Leader Bob Michel, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Senators Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Chris Coons, Susan Collins, Tim Kaine, Amy Klobuchar, Joe Manchin, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, and Tim Scott, Representatives Liz Cheney, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Anna Eshoo, Bob Goodlatte, Josh Gottheimer, Kay Granger, John Lewis, and Fred Upton. Past corporate sponsors include AARP, Allianz, Lockheed Martin, Lufthansa Group, Microsoft, and VF Corporation.

Please contact Andriana Gregovic at AGregovic@usafmc.org, if you’re interested in becoming a 2023 sponsor or would like more information.

Statesmanship 2023