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SIR MICHAEL W. J. SMURFIT, KBE
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MAURICE A. BUCKLEY
PRESIDENT & CEO
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I am delighted to welcome the many guests who will be attending our Ball this evening and make it
possible to continue to build the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the USA. I would also like to thank
all my colleagues from Boston, Atlanta, Connecticut, Minnesota, Washington, DC, New York and New
Jersey who have worked diligently in building ICCUSA.
The links across the Atlantic have always been strong and the cooperation in business, education, politics and culture make a great difference in the lives of people of Ireland, both north and south. I would
like to congratulate tonight’s very exceptional recipients who have dedicated themselves and set an
example for future leaders within both communities. Hard work pays dividends.ICCUSA is proud to
announce the 20th Annual American Celtic Ball. Specifically, we are honored to have Peter Sutherland
as our Lifetime Achievement Awardee and Keynote Speaker. We are also equally proud to have three
other outstanding honorees: M.Laurent Beaudoin, Chairman, Bombardier Inc, Robert E. Grady, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group and Liam O’Mahony, Chief Executive, CRH plc.
It’s very much worth noting that Mr. Beaudoin of Bombardier represents the first ever Canadian
company to be the International Recipient of the Sir Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award.
I would also like to welcome IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Tourism Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland and
friends from Trinity College and Smurfit Business School. I would like to commend the magnificent
job they have done over the years in creating tremendous success and I look forward to the years ahead.
It has been a great pleasure to work with the dinner chairmen, Mark Pigott, Ned Cloonan, John Paul
Macdonald, Sir George Quigley, Pat Moore, Patrick Durkin and of course Denis O’Brien. Without the
support of the recipients, dinner chairmen, co-chairmen, and our growing membership, tonight’s event
wouldn’t be possible.
We are delighted to announce this evening our newly formed ICCUSA Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit corporation, which has launched Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life, a youth training program. This compelling, dynamic program is dedicated to creating the world of tomorrow by
providing benchmark leadership training to those who will lead it. ASLFL is committed to developing
and presenting the most comprehensive leadership and mentoring programs for high school age youth
around the globe. Within this program ASFL has partnered with Foroige – Ireland’s Leading National
Youth Development Organization, making them ASLFL’s Joint Venture Partner for the Island of Ireland.
We would like to thank our members, particularly AIG for their generous support of our Governor’s
Breakfast, annual American Celtic Ball and for our various annual supporters of our Annual Summer
Outing at the K-Club. A special thanks to all our other sponsors and supporters throughout the year.
As always ICCUSA is proud to support Boys Hope Girls Hope; tonight’s net proceeds of the silent auction will benefit them. In addition, we are proud to support CONCERN Worldwide, Irish Arts Center, CINI-USA and others. All in all tonight promises to be a very special evening, one that acknowledges the amazing leadership and business acumen of our Honorees and further highlights the positive
trajectory that Ireland and Northern Ireland continue to travel.
Thank you for your continued support in 2008 and we look forward to a tremendously positive 2009.
Maurice A. Buckley
President & CEO
National Headquarters, 556 Central Avenue • New Providence, NJ 07974 • Tel 908-286-1300 • Fax (908) 286-1200
www.iccusa.org
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Dear Friends:
On behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I send
greetings as you gather for the 2008 American Celtic Ball hosted by
the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States, Inc.
Since colonial times, a unique bond between Massachusetts
and Ireland has fostered and flourished. Many Irish came to our
shores, started a new life and made profound contributions in
education, business and public service. The ICCUSA continues to
strengthen this bond by promoting business relationships between
our countries.
Tonight we honor outstanding Irish Americans who have made
great contributions to their communities. I congratulate those
honored, M. Laurent Beaudoin, Robert E. Grady, Liam O’Mahony,
and Peter Sutherland.
Please accept my best wishes for an enjoyable evening.
Best regards,
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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SONNY PERDUE
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
Terence Brannigan
Chief Executive Officer of
resource™
Wishes to Congratulate
M. Laurent Beaudoin
and the Honorees of the
20th American Celtic Ball
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MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
NEW YORK, NY 10007
October 9, 2008
Dear Friends:
It is a great pleasure to welcome everyone to the annual American Celtic Ball hosted by
the Ireland Chamber, United States.
For the past two decades, this organization has proven especially effective in providing
services to its members, offering a wide range of programs that promote the business endeavors
of Irish men and women in New York and across our great nation. In nearly every occupation
throughout the five boroughs, Irish New Yorkers make tremendous contributions to our
economic, social, and cultural life. Thanks to the steadfast support of the Ireland Chamber, these
individuals continue to find great success here, and their businesses continue to thrive.
Tonight’s ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate these successes and recognize an
esteemed group of honorees. Through their leadership and civic spirit, M. Laurent Beaudoin,
Robert E. Grady, Liam O’Mahony, and Peter Sutherland have set an example for us all, and I am
proud to join ICCUSA in applauding their outstanding accomplishments.
On behalf of all New Yorkers, I commend these individuals, as well as everyone involved
with the Ireland Chamber, United States for helping to strengthen and diversify participation in
the life our City. Please accept my best wishes for an enjoyable event and continued success.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER &
SUTHERLAND
RECIPIENT OF THE LIFETIME PETER
Chairman, BP Plc & Goldman Sachs Intl.
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
O
ur 2009 Lifetime Achievement Guest of Honor and Keynote
Speaker, Peter Sutherland, currently serves as Chairman of BP plc.,
Goldman Sachs International and the London School of Economics. His
previous positions include service as Attorney General of Ireland, EC
Commissioner responsible for Competition Policy, Chairman of Allied
Irish Banks and Director General of The World Trade Organization.
Among the many important international organizations with which he
is also involved are the World Economic Forum, the European Policy
Centre Advisory Council, the European Round Table of Industrialists,
the Royal Irish Academy and the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization to which he is Goodwill Ambassador.
Mr. Sutherland is of Irish nationality and was educated at Gonzaga
College, University College Dublin and King’s Inns, graduating in Civil
Law. He was also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the
United States and is a Bencher of the Middle Temple, London as well as
an Honorary Bencher of the King’s Inns.
His industrial connections include serving on the Board of Directors of
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, and on the Advisory Boards of CocaCola, Eli Lilly and Allianz.
The Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College Dublin
congratulate Dr Peter Sutherland
on receiving the ICCUSA Lifetime Achievement Award 2008
Mr. Sutherland’s distinguished career has included receiving high honors
from Spain, Belgium, France, Morocco, Brazil and Portugal and an
honorary Knighthood from the UK. Among others, he has received
the European Person of the Year Award, the Irish People of the Year
Award, and fourteen honorary doctorates from European and American
universities. ICCUSA is proud to add to these eminent honors tonight!
Peter Sutherland is a great supporter of our University,
a champion of educational excellence and an inspirational
ambassador for Ireland on the world stage
Dr John Hegarty, Provost, Trinity College Dublin,
Trinity College Dublin
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HONOREE
M. Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman of the Board , Bombardier
m
. Laurent Beaudoin Following his graduation from
Sainte-Anne College in Nova Scotia and achieving a
Master of Commerce degree at Universite de Sherbrooke,
Quebec-born Laurent Beaudoin began his business career as a Chartered Accountant at Beaudoin, Morin, Dufresne & Associes. After two
years in private practice, he joined Bombardier Limited as Comptroller.
He rose rapidly in the company, serving successively as General Manager, President and then Chairman and CEO of Bombardier Inc. Subsequently he became Chairman both of the Board and of the Executive
Committee, and then Executive Chairman of the Board. In June of this
year, Mr. Beaudoin handed over his responsibilities as CEO to his son,
but remains Chairman of the Board.
Today, Mr. Beaudoin holds honorary doctorates from the Universite de
Montreal, Universite de Sherbrooke, Bishop’s University and McGill
University in Quebec, York University and the University of Toronto in
Toronto, Universite of Sainte-Anne in Nova Scotia, Carleton University
in Ottawa and Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In
addition, he is a Companion of the Order of Canada and an officer of
L’Ordre National du Quebec.
His many recognitions and honors include receiving the Canadian
Business Leader Award from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of
Administration, being named CEO of the Year in 1991 by The Financial
Post and The Caldwell Partners and earlier that same year co-chairing the
organization Regroupement Economie et Constitution. The following
year, he was named Canada’s International Executive of the Year by
the International Chamber of Commerce and then was inducted into
the World Trade Hall of Fame by the World Trade Institution and the
Greater Los Angeles World Trade Center Association.
Tonight ICCUSA is honored to have the opportunity of saluting this
distinguished business leader by presenting him with its inaugural
International Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award.
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HONOREE
GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY
Robert E. Grady
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
R
obert E. Grady serves as Chairman of Carlyle’s U.S. venture
and growth capital group, Carlyle Venture Partners (“CVP”),
which has $1.5 billion under management. He serves on the investment
committees of CVP, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners (“CAGP”) and Carlyle
Europe Technology Partners (“CETP”). He is based in San Francisco.
Mr. Grady is a Director of AuthenTec, Inc. (Nasdaq: “AUTH”) and a
former Director of Blackboard (Nasdaq: “BBBB”) and Ingenio (acquired
by AT&T (NYSE: “T”)). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of
privately-held Carlyle portfolio companies, eScreen, The Health Central
Network, Panasas, Secure Elements, and Verari Systems. Mr. Grady is a
former director and served as Chairman in 2006-2007 of the National
Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
Our warmest congratulations to tonight’s honorees:
M. Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman, Bombardier
Robert E. Grady
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Liam O’Mahony
Chief Executive, CRH plc
Peter Sutherland
Chairman, BP Plc & Goldman Sachs International
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Grady was a Managing Director and
member of the Management Committee at Robertson Stephens, the San
Francisco-based technology investment bank. At Robertson Stephens, he
served as lead investment banker on over 150 public market financings
and M&A transactions, and was an active venture capital investor. Mr.
Grady served from 1994 to 2004 on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate
School of Business, where he taught a course on “Investing in Highly
Regulated Industries.”
Mr. Grady served in the White House from 1989-1993, as Deputy
Assistant to President George H.W. Bush and as Executive Associate
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1991-1993) and as
Associate Director of OMB for Natural Resources, Energy and Science
(1989-1991).He previously served as Chief Speechwriter and Senior
Advisor for the successful 1988 Bush/Quayle Presidential Campaign
(1988); Director of Communications for New Jersey Governor Thomas
H. Kean (1983-1986); and Legislative Assistant and then Chief of Staff
to U.S. Congresswoman Millicent Fenwick (1979-1983). Mr. Grady
serves on the boards of directors of the Environmental Defense Fund
(EDF), the Pardee RAND Graduate School, TechNet, and the Asia
America Multi-Industry Association (AAMA); on the Advisory Council
of the Royal Bank of Canada’s Strategic Technology Fund; and on the
National Commission on Energy Policy. He is a member of the Council
on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Grady is an honors graduate of Harvard College and received an
M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
www.carlyle.com
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Committed to Performance and Growth
HONOREE
Liam O’Mahony
Chief Executive, CRH plc
L
iam O’Mahony is Chief Executive of CRH plc, the
International Building Materials Group, headquartered
in Ireland with operations in 32 countries.
Liam has honours degrees in Civil Engineering (University College
Cork), in a Masters of Business Administration (Trinity College
Dublin), and is a Barrister-at-Law (Kings Inns, Dublin) where he was
awarded the John Brooke Scholarship as first-placed graduate.
He worked in design and project management in Ireland and the UK
before joining CRH in 1971 as a Development Manager. Having
worked in the Middle East and Africa and managed a number of
CRH’s Irish and US companies, Liam became Chief Operating Officer
of Oldcastle, Inc. in 1989, the holding company for CRH’s North
American operations. Appointed Managing Director Republic of
Ireland and UK Group companies in 1991, he joined the CRH Board
of Directors in 1992. He returned to the US as Chief Executive of
Oldcastle in 1994 and was appointed to his current position as Chief
Executive of the CRH Group from January 1, 2000.
Liam is married with two sons.
Since its foundation in 1970, following the merger of two major Irish companies –
Irish Cement and Roadstone, CRH has delivered consistently high levels of performance and
growth. The company is now a leading international building materials group operating
in 34 countries, employing approximately 92,000 people at over 3,500 locations. This
achievement comes from the implementation of a clear strategy: concentration on three
closely related core businesses – primary materials, value-added building products and
building materials distribution; and a balanced geographical and product base. The
continuing success of CRH is reflected in the long term growth in total shareholder
value – averaging around 18% per annum since 1970.
The International Building Materials Group
www.crh.com
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American Celtic Ball 2008
DINNER CHAIRS
ICCUSA
Stronger together.
The Leading Networking
Organization
Between Ireland And
The USA
When people and organizations come together, they truly
do make a difference.
We proudly support the Ireland Chamber of Commerce
in the United States, Inc.
jpmorgan.com/ib
T
wenty years ago, few individuals realized that there was no
Chamber of Commerce representing Ireland in the United
States and vice-a-versa to open the doors for US companies
in Ireland. The decision took place to form the Ireland Chamber of Commerce at a time when Ireland’s unemployment was at
over 20% and basically it was an agricultural and tourist driven
economy.
Over the last decade that has changed dramatically and the American investment in Ireland has been one of the driving forces. However, we all realize that by capitalizing on the most educated young
people in Europe, opportunities would lie ahead. It is interesting
to know now that Ireland is the 9th largest customer for American
products and services.
Added to this there are equally the same number of Americans employed in Irish companies based in America as there are American
companies based in Ireland. We would like to feel that we played some
small part in this success story. Our objectives are:
Edward T. Cloonan
Vice President
American International Group, Inc.
Patrick Durkin
Managing Director
J. Fitzgibbons & Co.
John Paul Macdonald
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Bombardier
Patrick J. Moore
Chairman and CEO
Smurfit-Stone
• provide a forum for the development of business relations
between Ireland the United States
• encourage and facilitate a business exchange of information,
ideas and expertise between Ireland the United States
• development of economic, commercial, financial and educational
relationships on both sides of the Atlantic
• work closely with Dublin, Northern Ireland, Liverpool Chambers
of Commerce & Industry, other International Chambers of
Commerce and governmental organizations to promote trade,
visits and conferences between the United States and Ireland
• Support charitable organizations such as Boys Hope Girls
Hope, CONCERN Worldwide as well as the Irish Arts Center
amongst others.
We have established a strategic partnership with Chambers Ireland
- Ireland’s largest business organization representing over 13,000
business members through its network of 59 chambers of commerce on the island of Ireland.
© 2008 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved.
Denis O’Brien
Chairman
Digicel
Mark C. Pigott
Chairman and CEO
PACCAR Inc
Sir George Quigley
Chairman
Bombardier Aerospace Belfast
To join us please call 908-286-1300 or visit us at
www.iccusa.org
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Historical 2007 American Celtic Ball
Tim Losty,Tony Condon (center) and Sir Reg
Empey (right)
Maurice Buckley, Matt McCoy, Martin McGuinness
(Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland) & John
Kelly
Tony Condon with Mr. & Mrs. Al Smith
Al Smith, IV, Martin McGuinness, Senator George
Mitchell, Brian & Marianna O’Dwyer
Marvin Scott with former Lorri Gorman &
Wallace Zeins with guest
MC Marvin Scott with Maurice Buckley &
Senator Mitchell
Declan & Margaret McCourt (left, extreme right)
with Sir Michael Smurfit and Yana
Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin
McGuinness with Ireland Chamber’s International
Chairman Sir Michael Smurfit, Jr. KBE
Martin McGuinness, Maurice Buckley & Alfred
E. Smith, IV (Ireland Chamber’s Chairman)
Martin & Antoinette Sullivan (AIG) with Neville
Isdell (Coca-Cola)
Maurice Buckley, David Buckley & Senator
George Mitchell
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and keynote
speaker Senator George Mitchell
Michael Seaman, Credit Suisse Securities, Matt
McCoy & Mark Pigott, PACCAR
Wallace Zeins (center) with guest and Maurice
Buckley
Maurice Buckley, Sir Michael Smurfit, Senator
George Mitchell with his wife Heather
Joe Loughrey (CUMMINS) (center) with Maurice
Buckley & Al Smith
Neville Isdell with staff of Invest Northern Ireland
Jack Butler (center) with Maurice Buckley & Al
Smith
Jack Butler, Brian O’Dwyer & Maurice Buckley
Minister Martin McGuinness, Senator Mitchell,
Sir Reg Empey & Minister Edwin Poots
Sir Michael Smurfit, Minister Martin McGuinness,
Senator Mitchell, Sir Reg Empey, Irish Ambassador
Michael Collins & Minister Edwin Poots
Jack Butler (last) with guests at the American
Celtic Ball
Singers Rebecca Carbino-Sweeney and Lauren
Jelencovich
Sir Michael Smurfit congratulating Senator
George Mitchell
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ICCUSA Foundation, Inc.
Launches Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life
Maurice A. Buckley, President and CEO of
ICCUSA announced that ICCUSA Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
corporation, has launched Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership
For Life youth training
program. This compelling, dynamic program
is dedicated to creating
the world of tomorrow
by providing benchmark leadership training to the next generation of aspiring leaders.
ASLFL is committed to
developing and presenting the most comprehensive
leadership and mentoring programs for high school age youths around
the globe.
Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life will
focus on stressing the achievement of the organization’s five measurable program goals:
To cultivate within the participants
• a passion for community service
• an understanding and appreciation of multiculturalism
• an understanding that we must be good
stewards of the environment without unduly compromising the needs, wants and
expectations of those who inhabit the globe
To teach the participants
• strategic thinking and problem solving
methodologies and
• group and interpersonal communication
skills.
Through a series of professionally prepared and presented regional seminars, on
line learning opportunities, instructional
DVD’s, virtual in school conferences and
national and international seminars, Albert
Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life will motivate kids of all ethnicities, races, religions
and socio-economic backgrounds to become
engaged in this great odyssey of on-going
leadership training; very unique leadership
training that will prepare them to lead their
generation into a more civilized, more responsible world free of bigotry and bias. Plans
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call for a several thousand US high school
students to be enrolled in the 2009 United
States program that will be presented
at sites around the country this
coming spring. This inaugural program will culminate
in a national conference
that will be held next
summer.
Named after the great
physician, humanitarian and Nobel prize
winner, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, with the personal
blessing of his daughter,
Rhena Schweitzer Miller, Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership For
Life is unique and compelling among present day youth leadership training programs
as it is committed to providing a continuum
of mentoring based instruction to participating students after they have matriculated
through the structured, in-person training.
ASLFL will do this by maintaining an active
alumni society to which it will provide an on
line library, quarterly newsletter, web based
virtual conferences, and an ever expanding
DVD lecture series hosted by mentors renowned nationally and internationally for
their expertise and achievements in the arts,
sciences, business, engineering, education
and every other pertinent discipline.
In announcing the launch, Buckley said that
“this new initiative will help to fulfill the
ICCUSA Foundation’s primary goal of promoting cross-cultural exchanges between
the people of Ireland, Northern Ireland and
other people of Celtic origins and the people
of the United States through youth leadership training programs in these various locales.” Mr. Buckley pointed out that during
a recent Dublin meeting with Sean Campbell, the CEO of Ireland’s National Youth
Development Organization, (Foroige), it
was agreed that Foroige would become
ASLFL’s Joint Venture Partner for the Island of Ireland and will co-host the international Albert Schweitzer Leadership For
Life seven day conference at Trinity College in July 2009. Foroige is Ireland’s largest
youth development organization, providing
services to over 50,000 youth per year. This
conference to be attended by participating
students from Ireland, Northern Ireland,
England and the United States will provide
the youngsters with a unique cross-cultural
experience that will forever expand their understanding and appreciation of contemporaries from other cultural backgrounds.
It should be noted that ICCUSA’s formal
expansion into the youth leadership training
arena is a natural extension of the Chamber’s
long time commitment to the young people
of our world. For more than 15 years, Mr.
Buckley and ICCUSA have been very supportive of and involved in youth leadership
programs.
Key Staff: Martin D. Pallante, Ph.D. the
retired CEO of Roehlen Industries, university instructor, management consultant and
Founding Member of ICCUSA will serve
as the Chairman and CEO of ASLFL.
Christopher McCarty, a 15 year HOBY
volunteer and former president, is now the
Chief Operating Officer of ASLFL. Matt
McCoy, 2007 ICCUSA Celtic Ball Honoree
and well-known Hollywood film and TV actor and director, will serve as ASLFL’s high
profile spokesman, mentor and Ambassador-at-Large. Mr. McCoy, best known for
his starring roles in The Hand That Rocks
the Cradle and L.A. Confidential, as well as
starring roles in the Police Academy films,
and on Seinfeld, where he created the role
of Lloyd Braun, has a long established, passionate commitment to youth and public
service.
For more information about Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life and how you can invest your humanity
to make the world a better place for all, please contact
Dr. Pallante by calling 330-207-2842 or emailing
info@iccusa.org
Foroige
- Ireland’s Leading National Youth Development Organization
Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life Joint Venture Partner
for the Island of ireland
ICCUSA Foundation and its flagship
program,
Albert
Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life are very
proud of their joint
venture partnership
with Foroige, the Island of Ireland’s leading voluntary organization engaged
in youth development and education. The name Foroige
derives from the Gaelic “farbairt na hoige” meaning “development of youth.” Founded in 1952,
Foroige is the largest and most successful youth training
organization in Ireland annually engaging approximately
50,000 young people, under the watchful guidance of a
staff of 250 and an army of 5,000 volunteers. The fundamental purpose of Foroige is to empower young people
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend & Martin Pallante
(Chairman & CEO of Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership
for Life)
between the ages of 10 to 18 to involve themselves consciously and actively in the development of society.
It does this through community based, carefully structured and organized learning activities in an innovative
curriculum. Foroige utilizes a multi-pronged approach in
meeting the developmental
needs of young people in
general as well as focusing
on vulnerable young people with specific needs. As
the Celtic Tiger roars and
the face of Ireland changes,
Foroige is reaching more
youngsters than ever before and is continuing to build innovative programs and
services to address the changing needs of Ireland’s young
people.
Sean Campbell (CEO of Foroige) & Martin Pallante
A special Thank You to our Patrons
Mark C. Pigott, Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life
Patron, has a long and illustrious history of community
philanthropy with considerable focus on youth leadership
and education initiatives. Mr. Pigott is the Chairman and
CEO of PACCAR of Bellevue, Washington.
Nasser J. Kazeminy, Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for
Life Patron, is Chairman of NJK Holding Corporation, an
investment company he founded and owns. Mr. Kazeminy
has a been a dedicated and generous supporter of educational
and youth leadership programs for many years.
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2006 American Celtic Ball Gala
Honoree Thomas Gahan with his family
Maurice Buckley and Alfred E. Smith, IV with
honoree Thomas Gahan
Father Kelly, Mrs. & Mr. Jim Ryan and guests
(L-R,) Dr. Garrett O’Connor, Fionnula Flanagan,
Maurice Buckley, Walter O’Hara, Jr. (Allen & Co.)
Alfred E. Smith, IV, Maurice Buckley with the life
time achievement honoree Sir Michael Smurfit, kbe
Fionnula Flanagan with Mr. & Mrs. Jim Ryan
and an unidentified guest (left)
Keynote speaker Tom Ridge addressing the
audience
Dr. William Tansey (center) with his wife Maida
(left) and Elsa N. Gutierrez Buckley
Silent auction
Arts/Entertainment honoree Fionnula Flanagan
(center) with Maurice Buckley and Al Smith, IV
Maurice Buckley ICCUSA, Tom Ridge and Tom
Grissen (DAON)
Dan Sullivan (center) with Maurice Buckley and
Alfred E. Smith, IV
Maurice Buckley ICCUSA, First Secretary of Homeland Security
and former Governor of Pennsylvania - Tom Ridge and Mike
O’Halleran, President & COO of Aon Corporation
Honoree Dan Sullivan (2nd from left) with his
family members and keynote speaker Tom Ridge
(center)
Ian Hyland (Business & Finance Magazine), Dan
Sullivan and guest
Sir Michael Smurfit with Kelly Carrie
Mary Apied, Dermot and Pat Desmond
Guests from Smurfit Business school
Sir Michael Smurfit and Dermot Desmond (IIU)
Honoree Fionnula Flanagan (center) with
Maurice Buckley and Alfred E. Smith, IV
Honorees of the night: Dan Sullivan (FedEx
Ground), Fionnula Flanagan (actress) and
Thomas Gahan (Deutsche Bank Securities. Inc)
Nick Sparrow and Mary Apied (From Trinity)
with Martin Sullivan of AIG (center) and other
guests
Tom Ridge with Elsa N. Gutierrez-Buckley and
Maurice Buckley
Martin Sullivan (AIG) with Fionnula Flanagan
Dr. Garrett O’Connor
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Congratulations to Short
Brothers’
100 Year Anniversary
And a special thank you to
Chairman Beaudoin
of Bombardier
for their outstanding commitment to
Northern Ireland
The Bradley Touch
Terry Bradley
Artist, entrepreneur and proud
son of Ireland
Terry Bradley & Brendan McGinn (BJM Global) with
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Born in Belfast in 1965 Bradley’s early work
was inspired by the ten years he lived and
worked in Dublin in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s. His
distinctive line drawings and atmospheric
paintings capture the mood of many of Dublin and Belfast ‘s most memorable nightclubs
and bars. Many of his paintings from this
time show strong, confident women from
the modelling and fashion world that he
mixed in. They reflect the two sides of Terry’s
life - hard images of an after-dark nightlife
in the city’s clubs and bars and a more gentle
view of women after a dance performance.
The two sides reflect the conflict in Bradley’s
personality and art, with his self-confessed
manic, dark side at odds with calmer more
gentle periods. Bradley’s creative eye then
turned to the Burlesque dancers of Europe’s
Belle Epoque before he travelled to NY and
studied and painted the Burlesque Dancers
he mingled with there.
BJM Chartered Accountants
Belfast* Dublin
Burlesque, New York.
Bradley has now turned his attention on
his own country once more and for the first
time has concentrated his paintings on men,
depicting characters based on Ireland’s hardworking docker industry and the Sailortown
area around Belfast which saw it’s heyday
over 100 years ago and culminated with the
building of the White Star’s magnificent Titanic. With a working title of Heroes and
Villains these new pieces show a proud and
rugged face of the men who built and worked
in the famous sea ports of both Dublin and
Belfast.
Terry’s artistic style is dominated by bold,
individual images of people and faces that
have an innate sense of purpose and that
exude charisma. Vibrant colours, purposeful brushwork and exuberant scenarios are
the hallmarks of his work. Collectors often
choose two and three paintings at a time,
unable to decide between such strong pieces
and his work now features in collections in
London, America, Spain and New Zealand.
Terry is currently working with international
Docker
Press
“Belfast born Terry Bradley has been tipped
as THE Irish artist to collect in the new millennium.....his paintings hang in some of the
country’s most fashionable and exclusive homes,
nightclubs and restaurants.”
The Irish Tatler, December 2000
Coming Home
property developers in designing a new residence complex Belfast. Terry was approached
to act as consultant artist for the development and has designed the huge glass doors
that stand at the entrance to the development
as well as providing one off pieces of art for
the interiors and acting as a consultant on
the mood colours and lighting of the internal spaces. Terry’s work is now taking him to
America and on the 9th October this year he
will be showing paintings at the prestigious
American Celtic Ball at the Waldorf Astoria
in NYC. Terry said, “This is a big year for
me, I’m very excited about the whole move
into America. Because of my commitments
here I’m only going to be able to show about
three or four large pieces but I want to make
sure it’s something special so I’m putting a lot
of work into it”. Despite being an established
artist for many years now Terry himself feels
he is just starting out and his work is going
from strength to strength. There are exciting
plans for the rest of 2008 and 2009.
“The Eakin Gallery, long associated with traditional Irish art also like to showcase upcoming contemporary artists, one of which has to be
Terry Bradley. His work is instantly recognisable, the style and subject matter unmistakable
in its individuality.
Terry Bradley is unarguably one of the main
movers and shakers in the world of contemporary Irish art.”
Social & Personal, Ireland August 07
“As the birthplace of Van Morrison, C S Lewis,
poet Louis MacNeice, James Galway and Derek
Bell, Belfast offers plenty for the cultural tourist
to admire … The city that gave the world two
of the greatest Irish painters, a place for artists
such as Terry Bradley to be inspired by its spirit
and history.”
British Council (Webpage) July 07
http://www.britishcouncil.org/chinaaboutuk-northernireland-belfast-unmissible-artandsoul.htm
“His work - bold, brilliant, unashamedly modern and often overtly sexual - reflects a worldlysophisticated view of contemporary life in cities
around the world”
Jenny Lee, Irish News July 2003
For more details on Bradley’s exhibitions and new projects visit his
web site at www.terrybradley.com
info@terrybradley.com
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2008 Saint Patrick’s Day Breakfast
Record Breaking Attendance
Jim Cramer - MC
Jack Irwin
Larry Handeli and Jim Cramer
GOAL USA Volunteers
Rebecca Carbino-Sweeney performing the Irish & the
U.S. national anthems
Celtic Thunder performing
MC Jim Cramer, Maurice Buckley, Police Commissioner
Ray Kelly
Brian O’Dwyer
Dancers from Petri School of Irish Dance
Former NJ Governor Richard Codey
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, John Kelly & Jim
Cramer
Richard Codey and Jim Cramer
The Ireland Chamber - United States hosted its 12th Annual
St Patrick Day Governor’s Breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria,
NYC on March 17, 2008. An estimated 1,400 guests listened
to a spirited and humorous speech from former New Jersey
Governor Richard Codey, who recounted his fond memories
of growing up in a working class Irish-American family who
valued hard work and education.
John Burgess with his sons Christopher & Michael and
Jim Cramer (right)
Rosemarie Taglione (NECO), Jim Cramer & Judge Leslie
Crocker-Synder
Bagpipers
We want to thank our Presenting Sponsor AIG and our two
Champion Sponsors, National Grid (formerly Keyspan)
and the NECO Foundation Inc. Special thanks to our
performers and entertainers Rebecca Carbino-Sweeney for
singing the national anthems of both the USA and Ireland,
Celtic Thunder, Red Hurley, as well as Jacey Cloonan for
individual performances. Also a special thank you to our
Master of Ceremonies, Jim Cramer, financial author, CoFounder of TheStreet.com and host of CNBC’s Mad Money.
A special thank you to Jack Irwin who has been instrumental
in our success each year as well as our committed Breakfast
Co-Chairs Brian O’Dwyer and John Cahill. Also, our first
annual Business and Trade Expo had 10 exhibitors along with
a successful Silent Auction that benefited the Children of
Harlem’s North General Hospital.
Champion Sponsor
Irish Consul General Niall Burgess
Irish Minister for Education & Science, Mary Hanafin
Maurice Buckley, Jim Cramer, Elsa N. Gutierrez-Buckley
Presenting Sponsor
Champion Sponsor
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Chamber of Commerce Honorees:
Peter Sutherland
Chairman, BP plc & Goldman Sachs International
M. Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman, Bombardier
Robert E. Grady
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Liam O’Mahony
Chief Executive, CRH plc
TO LAURENT BEAUDOIN, SLÁINTE!
Congratulations Laurent Beaudoin, Chairman of Bombardier, on your selection by The Ireland
Chamber of Commerce for the inaugural International Michael Smurfit Business Achievement
Award. We are proud to be your partner in the future of aviation.
www.pw.utc.com
ICCUSA’S Annual Summer Event at the K-CLUB
Phillip Matthews (former Rugby player), Tony
Condon (UCD), Mary Apied (Trinity College) &
Kingsley Aikins (American Ireland Fund)
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend & Dot Tubridy
Sean Campbell of Foróige and Martin Pallante
(ICCUSA Foundation)
Maurice Buckley, Ed Petit, CARR golf (center) & guests –
winners of the golf tournament
Arthur French (French Estates) & Kathleen Kennedy
Townsend
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Maurice Buckley & Elsa
N. Gutierrez-Buckley
Owen Sorensen & Dara O’Flynn (Butler Chocolates)
Owen Stack, Marie Bolger, Sean Campbell of Foróige &
Martin Pallante of ICCUSA Foundation
Kerry-Leigh Buckley (last) with Eleanor Burke &
Natasha Kilcoyne
Maurice Buckley, Alan Green, Kathleen Kennedy
Townsend & Don Green
From left: Brian O’Neill, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
and Sir Michael Smurfit
Maurice Buckley presents 2nd Place to: Des Sheeran,
Brian McGinley, Larry Breslow and Robert Fitzpatrick.
Highlights of the ICCUSA Summer Event
Elsa N. Gutierrez-Buckley & Robert Fitzpatrick (Odyssey
Trust)
Maurice Buckley with Mary & Conal Harvey (Harcourt
Developments/Titanic Quarters)
L-R Helen Cosgrove, Peter Cosgrove, Jane Cosgrove &
Kingsley Aikins(The American Ireland Fund)
Terry Bradley & Brendan McGinn (BJM Global) with
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Mary Apied (Trinity College) & John Conroy (Merrion)
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Keynote speaker)
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The Ireland Chamber United States (ICCUSA)
held its annual summer golf outing at the K-Club
on June 26th. The event consisted of a round of
golf on the Palmer-designed course for nearly
50 guests, subsequently leading to the highlight
of the evening – a private dinner for over 100
guests.
The evening began with ICCUSA’s president
Maurice Buckley offering a gracious welcome to
the guest speaker, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
Kennedy Townsend is the former lieutenant
governor of Maryland, former deputy assistant
attorney general of the US, and chairman of
the Robert F Kennedy Memorial. She greatly
impressed the audience with an impassioned and
insightful speech regarding the upcoming United
States presidential election, including some
thoughtful comments about her father, Robert F
Kennedy.
We greatly appreciate and would like to thank
all the supporters of this event who make it a
great success every year. A special thank you to
University College Dublin (UCD), Merrion
Capital, Titanic Quarters, BJM Global, Arthur
French Developments, Trinity College Dublin
for their contributions.
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ICCUSA CELEBRATES IRISH RECIPIENTS OF THE ELLIS ISLAND AWARDS
Prof Jane Ohlmeyer & Mary Apied (Trinity College)
with Mark Pigott (center)
Congratulations! The Irish recipients of the Ellis Island
Medal of Honor
John Cahill & Mary Apied
Dr. Samir Chaudhuri & Lady Slynn (CINI)
Tim & Denny Solso, Mark & Cindy Pigott & Joe &
Debbie Loughrey
Anthony Pratt, Claudine Revere & Neville Isdell
Medalist Anthony Lariccia with his family
Elsa N. Gutierrez-Buckley, Dr. Samir Chaudhuri &
Lady Slynn (CINI USA)
Anthony Larricia, Walter O’Hara, Jr., Neville Isdell
Mark Pigott & Matt McCoy
Medalist Roger Ashley, John & Nancy Kelly
Ned & Linda Cloonan
Pauline Turley, Ned Cloonan, Elsa N. Gutierrez-Buckley
& Mary Apied
Mary Lariccia, Martin & Sally Pallante
Sam Tripathi, Christopher McCarty & Brian McGinley
Matt McCoy & Christopher McCarty
John VanderLinden & Jack Butler
John Kelly & Walter O’Hara, Jr.
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M
ay 9th, 2008 was a special night for
honorees, friends and supporters of
ICCUSA and its partner NECO.
Maurice Buckley (President & CEO of
ICCUSA / President of NECO), John Kelly and
Brian O’Dwyer (O’Dwyer & Bernstien) hosted
a reception followed by dinner for the Irish
recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
The recipients of the prestigious medal were
Roger Ashley (The Evergreen Corporation),
Jack Butler (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP), Neville Isdella (The Coca Cola
Co.), Anthony Lariccia (Merrill Lynch), Joe
Loughrey (Cummins), Matt McCoy (Actor) and
Tim Solso (Cummins). Each year since 1986,
NECO has sponsored the Ellis Island Medals
of Honor. The Medals are presented on Ellis
Island, in a dramatic ceremony, to American
citizens of diverse origins for their outstanding
contributions to their communities, their nation
and the world. Dr. Samir Chaudhuri was among
the medalists. He is the recipient of the NECO
Global Humanitarian Award for his work at
CINI India. He is also currently revitalizing
CINI-USA’s fundraising and advocacy efforts.
Congratulations to all the recipients for their
valuable contributions in making the world a
better place to live.
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2007
HONOREES
Senator George J. Mitchell
Chairman
Global Board of DLA Piper
John William Butler, Jr.
Partner
Skadden, Arps,Slate, Meagher and Flom
E. Neville Isdell
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
The Coca - Cola Company
F. Joseph Loughrey
President & Chief Operating Officer
Cummins, Inc.
Matt McCoy
Actor
2006
HONOREES
Sir Michael W.J. Smurfit, KBE
Chairman
Smurfit Kappa Group
Daniel J. Sullivan
President & CEO
FedEx Ground
Thomas J. Gahan
CEO
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Fionnula Flanagan
Actor
2005
HONOREES
Richard Burrows
Chairman
Irish Distillers Ltd.
Director General
Pernod Ricard
John G. Duffy
Chairman & CEO
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Mark C. Pigott
Chairman & CEO
PACCAR Inc
Gabriel Byrne
Actor
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2004
HONOREES
Sean P. Fitzpatrick
Chief Executive Officer
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc
Charles P. Gallagher
Chairman & CEO
Gallagher Enterprises LLC
Martin G. McGuinn
Chairman & CEO
Mellon Financial Corporation
Jim Sheridan
Producer, Director, Writer and Actor
2003
HONOREES
Dermot F. Desmond
Chairman
IIU(International Investment & Underwriting) Ltd.
Patrick J. Moore
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
Michael D. O’Halleran
President and Chief Operating Officer
Aon Corporation
Michael Flatley
“Lord Of The Dance”
2002
HONOREES
Denis Leary
Actor and Founder
The Leary Firefighters Foundation
Edward J. Malloy
President
Building and Construction Trades Council of
Greater New York
Denis O’Brien
Chairman
Communicorp Group Ltd.
Chairman Special Olympics
Martin J. Sullivan
Co- Chief Operations Officer and Vice Chairman
American International Group, Inc.
2001
HONOREES
Laurence G. Crowley
Former Executive Chairman
The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business,UCD
Governor, Bank of Ireland
Neal F. Finnegan
Chairman
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts
Thomas A. Reynolds III
Capital Partner, Litigation
Winston & Strawn
2000
HONOREES
Chris de Burgh
Irish Singer/Songwriter
Thomas J. Moran
President & CEO; Mutual of America
Thomas P. Mulcahy
Group Chief Executive; Allied Irish Bank
1999
HONOREES
Bernie Cahill
Chairman; Aer Lingus Group
John T. Dillon
Chaiman & CEO; International Paper
John T. Sharkey
Chairman & CEO; Kane, Saunders and Smart
1998
HONOREES
James F. McCann
President; 1-800-Flowers
Conan O’Brien
Host of NBC:’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien
DISTINGUISHED GUEST OF HONOR
Hon. George E. Pataki
Governor of the State of New York
1997
HONOREES
H.S.H. Crown Prince Albert
Crown Prince of Monaco
Donald E. Panoz
Chairman Emeritus; Elan Corporation
Michael T. Reddy
Chairman & CEO; EDS Global Securities Industry Group
1996
HONOREES
Donald Patrick Brennan
Former Chairman; Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
J .W. Craig McClelland
Chairman & CEO; Union Camp
Michelle Smith
Ireland’s Olympic Triple Gold Medalist
1995
HONOREES
Daniel E. Gill
Chairman & CEO; Bausch & Lomb
Roma Downey
Irish- Born Actress
1994
HONOREES
Patrick F. Brennan
President & CEO; Consolidated Papers, Inc.
Liam Neeson
Irish-Born Actor
Hugh O’Brian
Actor and Humanitarian
1993
HONOREES
Richard Harris
Irish -Born Actor
James B. Malloy
Preisdent & CEO; Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
1992
HONOREES
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Irish-Born Actress
George D. Kennedy
Charman; IMCERA Group, Inc.
1991
HONOREES
John J. Curley
Chairman & CEO; Gannett Company, Inc.
Brian Friel
Award-Winning Irish Playwright
1990
HONOREES
John F. McGillicuddy
Chairman & CEO; Manufacures Hanover Turst
Regis Philbin
Host of ABC’s Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
1989
HONOREES
Helen Hayes
First Lady of the American Theatre
Dr. Anthony T. Ryan
Chairman & CEO ; GPA Group
Dr. Michael W. J. Smurfit
Chairman & CEO ; Jefferson Smurfit Group plc
DISTINGUISHED GUEST OF HONOR
H.E. John Cardinal O’Connor
Archbishop of New York
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Founding Charter Members
The Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States
gratefully thanks the following supporters:
We thank our Founding Charter Members for their financial support that enables us to grow.
Brian Andreoli
Partner
DLA Piper US LLP
Michael D. Dingman
Retired Chairman & CEO
Abex, Inc.
David Buckley
President
Gerber Innovations
Pat Doherty
Chairman
Harcourt Developments Ltd.
Maurice A. Buckley
President & CEO
The Ireland ChamberUnited States
Steven G. Elliott
Senior Vice President
Mellon Financial Corporation
John P. Cahill
Counsel
Chadbourne & Parke
Donald R. Caldwell
Chief Executive Officer
Cross Atlantic
Capital Partners, Inc.
Tony Campbell
President & CEO
Anglo Irish Bank North America
Ned Cloonan
Vice President – International
& Corporate Affairs
American International Group
John Conroy
Chief Executive
Merrion Capital Group
Lisa A. Curtin
President
Irish American Equity Group
(IEG)
Charles Denison
Managing Director
Deutsche Banc Alex Brown
Dermot F. Desmond
Chairman
IIU (International Investment
& Underwriting) Ltd.
Diarmuid M. Hogan
President & CEO
Global Excess Partners, LLC
Nasser J. Kazeminy
Chairman
NJK Holding Corp.
Don C. Keenan
Founder
Keenan’s Kids Foundation Inc.
John J. Kelly
Noel Kelly
Corporate Business Development
Director
Kentz Group
Donald R.Keough
Chairman
Allen & Company, Inc.
Former Chairman - Coca-Cola
Owen Killian
Chief Executive
IAWS Group plc
Gene Kinsella
Managing Partner
White Oak Development
Robert K. Kraft
President & CEO
The Kraft Group
Owner – New England Patriots
Joe Loughrey
President & CEO
Cummins, Inc.
Joe McCullough
Chairman
Oldcastle Products and
Distribution
Oldcastle, Inc.
Patrick J. Moore
Chairman & CEO
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
Sean Mulryan
Chairman & Managing Director
Ballymore Properties Ltd.
Denis O’Brien
Chairman
Digicel
James O’Dwyer, Esq.
Chairman
Arthur Cox Solicitors
J. Brian O’Dwyer, Esq.
Partner
O’Dwyer & Bernstien
Michael D. O’Halleran
President & CEO
AON Reglobal
David O’Halloran
Chief Executive Officer
RQB America LLC
Patrick O’Meara
Principal
Aurelius Securities LLC
J. Brian O’Neill
Owner
O’Neill Properties Grou
Martin Pallante
Chairman
Pallante Management Consulting
Mark C. Pigott
Chairman & CEO
PACCAR Inc
Peter B. Quinn
Retired
Ernst & Young LLP
Thomas A. Reynolds, III
Capital Partner/Litigation
Winston & Strawn
James L. Singleton
Managing Partner
Pillar Capital LP
Alfred E. Smith, IV
Chairman - The Ireland
Chamber - United States
Chairman, Board of Directors
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical
Centers
Lewis T. Smoak
Managing Partner
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash,
Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sir Michael W.J. Smurfit, KBE
Chairman Emeritus
Smurfit - Stone Container
Daniel P. Tully
Retired Chairman & CEO
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Sandra C. Whiston
Head of Putnam Institutional
Management
Putnam Investments
The Ireland Chamber of Commerce
in the United States Inc. gratefully
acknowledges the generosity of the
following:
Following donors of the silent auction
items to benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope
Father Joe A. Kelly for providing the
invocation.
White Oak - Golf & Equestrian
Community for a unique stay and play
golf package at this prestigious private
course.
Matt McCoy, Master of Ceremonies (MC),
accomplished actor and spokesman.
Bradford Renaissance Portraits for one
studio session.
Kellie Jelencovich for singing the
American National Anthem.
Lauren Jelencovich, soprano, for her
performance.
Continental Airlines for two round trip
first class/business tickets US Domestic,
including the Caribbean.
AIG Exclusive Presenting Sponsor
Martin Driscoll for the Martin Driscoll
original oil paintings.
The Kildare Hotel, Spa & Country Club
Sir Michael Smurfit Reception Underwriter
Terry Bradley for original Terry Bradley
original oil paintings.
Tourism Ireland VIP Reception
Underwriter & travel raffle prize donation.
Andrew Katz, The Helping Hand for
jewelry.
Plunkett & Jaffe Group of McKenna
Long & Aldridge, LLP
Orchestra Underwriter
NECO
Journal Underwriter
Grandstand Sports & Memorabilia Inc.
for for providing signed authentic sports
memorabilia..
Doonbeg Golf Club, Ireland for donating a
stay and play golf package in Ireland.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM
Flowers Underwriter
To become a Founding Charter Member, contact Maurice Buckley at 908-286-1300.
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The Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States
gratefully thanks the following supporters
2008 AMERICAN CELTIC BALL CONTRIBUTORS
The Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States
gratefully thanks the following supporters
EXCLUSIVE PRESENTING SPONSOR
American International Group, Inc.
AIG, Exclusive Presenting Sponsor
The Kildare Hotel, Spa and Country Club Underwriter of the Sir Michael
Smurfit reception
Tourism Ireland Underwriter of VIP Reception
Plunkett & Jaffe Group of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Underwriter of
the evening’s orchestra
National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Foundation, Inc. (NECO)
Dinner Journal Underwriter
1-800-Flowers.com for donating the evenings beautiful floral centerpieces
***********
We also thank
UNDERWRITERS
Bombardier Inc.
CRH plc
Digicel
Mark C. Pigott/PACCAR Inc
BENEFACTORS
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC
ANONYMOUS
The Carlyle Group
Deutsche Bank
Brendan McGinn
Sir Michael W.J. Smurfit, KBE
Smurfit-Stone
PATRONS
Aon Corporation
Terrance Branigan
Invest Northern Ireland
JPMorgan Chase
The Kildare Hotel, Spa and Country Club
Mutual of America
NECO National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations
1-800-FLOWERS
Pfizer Inc
Plunkett & Jaffe Group of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Titanic Quarter Limited
Tourism Ireland
UCD Business Schools
SPONSORS
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, N.A.
O’Dwyer & Bernstein
Pratt & Whitney
RBS Americas
Smurfit-Stone (Recycling DivisionTrinity Foundation
FRIENDS
All Truck Transportation Company
Allen & Company Incorporated
Bridgestone Americas Holding
Business to Arts
Cummins, Inc.
Enterprise Ireland
Derek Gleeson
J.F. Lehman & Company
Kiawah Doonbeg LLC
Mercurio Restaurant, Inc. (AKA Giambelli)
Projects Plus, Inc.
Thomas J. Scanlon
James L. Singleton and Cristina M. Botta
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, IV
Smith Limousine Company
Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation
Martin and Antoinette Sullivan
The Kildare Hotel, Spa & Country Club and Tourism Ireland for
generous Gift Bag items.
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The Ireland Chamber - United States
The leading organization between
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The Ireland Chamber – United States, is a
non-profit membership organization promoting the business interests of its members
and the development of economic, commercial, financial and educational relationships between the United States and Ireland. Our membership consists of
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AIG is proud to support the Ireland Chamber of
Commerce in the United States.
Our warmest congratulations to tonight’s honorees:
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M. Laurent Beaudoin
Robert E. Grady
and
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