Rewatch the event
On September 19, 2022 in New York City, the Atlantic Council presented the Global Citizen Awards.
The dinner salutes leaders—from heads of state and business leaders to award-winning artists, actors, and actresses—who have demonstrated outstanding and unique contributions to the transatlantic relationship and the health of our global community. Each year, on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly week in New York, the event brings together a high-level international audience including current and former world leaders.
Below, check out the highlights from our celebration of global citizens making a difference.
2022 Honorees
H.E. Sauli Niinistö
President of the Republic of Finland
INTRODUCED BY: H.E. Anniken Huitfeldt
ACCEPTED BY: H.E. Pekka Haavisto
H.E. Joko Widodo
President of the Republic of Indonesia
INTRODUCED BY: Klaus Schwab
ACCEPTED BY: H.E. Retno Marsudi
H.E. Magdalena Andersson
Prime Minister of Sweden
INTRODUCED BY: H.E. Anniken Huitfeldt
ACCEPTED BY: H.E. Ann Linde
Sundar Pichai
CEO, Google and Alphabet
INTRODUCED BY: Klaus Schwab
Forest Whitaker
Academy Award-winning actor, founder and CEO of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation
INTRODUCED BY: Hans Vestberg
In memory
Special tribute
H.E. Shinzō Abe
Special tribute
Queen Elizabeth II
Coverage
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Read the highlights from our celebration of global citizens making a difference—from world leaders to businesspeople to humanitarian heroes.
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Global Citizen Awards
Recognizing global leaders who have made exceptional and distinctive contributions to the strengthening of the transatlantic relationship.
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