The Center for American Studies has delivered the Prize for American Italian Relations. The Award, now in its fourth edition, is awarded every year to personalities from the world of culture, science, law and politics who have contributed with their activity to consolidating the tradition of relations between Italy and the United States of America.
Here are the three winners awarded by the Honor Committee, chaired by Doctor Gianni Letta and coordinated by Doctor Mario Alì:
– For the Art and Culture category the director Giuseppe Tornatore.
– For the Human, Social, Literary and Economic Sciences category Mark Thompson, CEO The New York Times Net.
– For the Technical and Technological Sciences category the virologist Ilaria Capua, virologist and director of the One Health Center of Excellence, Florida University.
Special awards were given to the singer-songwriter and showman Renzo Arbore and to Dr. Riccardo Masetti, Gemelli oncologist and founder and promoter of the Susan Komen Race for the cure.
"With the fourth edition of the PAIR Award, we are continuing the mission of the Centro Studi Americani to constantly cultivate and strengthen the historical ties between Italy and the USA” declared Gianni De Gennaro, president of the Centro Studi Americani.
"Rewarding personalities who have promoted Italian excellence in the United States and American excellence in Italy means contributing to consolidating the friendship that binds the two countries and concretely promoting collaboration between the two peoples on both sides of the Atlantic" Letta said.
