The 2009 American Celtic Ball Journal

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2009
American Celtic Ball
ICCUSA
Moving Toward
the Future
1
21st Annual American Celtic Ball
Co-hosted by The Ireland Chamber–United States and Co-operation Ireland
Our warmest congratulations
to tonight’s honorees:
Thomas J. Donohue
President and CEO,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Chairman, President and CEO,
NACCO Industries, Inc
William J. Ryan
Chairman of the Board,
TD Banknorth, Inc.
The Duchess of Abercorn
Patron, The Pushkin Trust
Jim Rogers
Chairman, President and CEO,
Duke Energy
Maurice A. Buckley
President and CEO
Alfred E. Smith, IV
Chairman, ICCUSA
THOMAS J. DONOHUE
President and CEO & U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Speaker & Sir Michael Smurfit Lifetime Achievement Award
HONORING
WILLIAM J. RYAN
Chairman of the Board
TD Banknorth, Inc.
Sir Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr .
Chairman, President and CEO
NACCO Industries, Inc
Sir Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award (Irish Recipient)
the duchess of abercorn
Patron
The Pushkin Trust
Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life Humanitarian Award
jim rogers
Chairman, President and CEO
Duke Energy
Sir Michael Smurfit Business Achievement Award
Thursday October 8th, 2009
Grand Ballroom
The Waldorf= Astoria Hotel
2 American Celtic Ball
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SIR MICHAEL W. J. SMURFIT, KBE
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DINNER CHAIRMAN
I would like to welcome you to the 19th annual ICCUSA American Celtic Ball.
I would like to welcome you to the 21st Annual American Celtic Ball, this year co-hosted by The
Tonight
we will recognize
guests starting
with Senator George Mitchell, top business
Ireland Chamber
– Unitedsome
Statesvery
andspecial
Co-operation
Ireland.
leaders from the United States and Ireland, Ambassador Michael Collins as well as senior members of
the
Northern
Ireland
Government.
I would
alsoguests
like tostarting
welcome
representatives
Investand
Northern
Tonight
we will
recognize
some very
special
with
Thomas J. from
Donohue,
other
Ireland,business
IDA, Enterprise
Ireland
and Tourism Ireland.
leading
executives
and humanitarians
from the United States, Ireland and Northern Ireland. I
would also like to welcome senior representatives from both governments of Northern Ireland and the
IRepublic
would also
like toalike.
congratulate
staffwelcome
of ICCUSA
forvastly
doingimportant
such a wonderful
job serve
over the
last
of Ireland
Includedthe
in this
are the
agencies that
to steer
several years
in the area
developing
relationships
between
Ireland
and the US and also
foreign
directboth
investment
andoftourism
suchbusiness
as Enterprise
Ireland and
Tourism
Ireland.
the expansion of their various chapters. Added to this their work for raising funds for various charities
is
most commendable.
I would
also like to congratulate the staff of ICCUSA for doing such a wonderful job over the last
several years both in the area of developing business relationships between Ireland and the US and also
Congratulations
tonight’s
their to
achievements
andfor
contributions
their
communities
the
expansion of to
their
varioushonorees
chapters.on
Added
this their work
raising fundstofor
various
charities
and
being
role models for professionals and entrepreneurs in both countries. Congratulations to Jack
is
most
commendable.
Butler, Joe Loughrey, Neville Isdell and Matt McCoy. It gives me a real sense that we have created a
format where governments,
bodieson
from
both
Northern and
of Ireland
and organizations
Congratulations
to tonight’sstate
honorees
their
achievements
andRepublic
contributions
to their
communities
such being
as ICCUSA
and other
are pulling
together and in
creating
environment
and opportuand
role models
forChambers
professionals
and entrepreneurs
both an
countries
and now
globally.
nity for both organizations
individuals
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Congratulations
to Williamand
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andcountries.
Jim Rogers.
It gives me a real sense of pride in that we have created a format where governments, state bodies
At thisboth
time,Northern
I would like
to recognize
the and
educational
initiative
that
proposedand
between
Northern
from
Ireland
and Ireland
organizations
such
as isICCUSA
other the
international
Ireland’s department
Employment
& Learning
headed up by
Reg Empeyfor
andorganizations
ICCUSA. This
Chambers
are pullingoftogether
and creating
an environment
andSiropportunity
and
program over
willinimpact
howefficient
businessways
is conducted
Ireland
throughalike.
the exchange of
individuals
to time
operate
the most
in across in
theNorthern
island and
the Atlantic
entrepreneurial methodology as well as improving cultural ties between the parties.
At this time, I would like to recognize the launch of The ICCUSA Foundation, Inc., and its flagship
initiative
thelike
Albert
Schweitzer’s
ForMinister
Life youth
leadership
program.
YouMartin
will learn
more
I would also
to thank
Dr. IanLeadership
Paisley (First
of Northern
Ireland)
& Mr.
McGuinabout
this thoughtful
and dynamic
program
tonight
and support
its recentand
success
in congratulations
Dublin 2009 around
its
ness (Deputy
First Minister
of Northern
Ireland)
for their
sincere
for their
inaugural
success. international youth leadership conference, in partnership with Foroige; I would kindly urge
you to consider becoming involved in its ongoing success.
Again, I would like to thank you all for joining us tonight, I am confident that you will enjoy yourselves
and leave with a far greater appreciation of the role that ICCUSA plays in further strengthening the
historic bonds between the USA and the entire island of Ireland.
Michael W. J. Smurfit
International Chairman
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CHAIRMAN
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 19th annual ICCUSA American Celtic Ball. I would like to
thank
George
Mitchell
eveningCeltic
as well
as Marvin
our MC.
It is mySenator
pleasure
to welcome
youour
to keynote
the 21st speaker
Annual this
American
Ball,
this yearScott,
co-hosted
by The
Ireland
Chamber
–
United
States
and
Co-operation
Ireland.
I
would
like
to
thank
Thomas
J.
Donohue
Iour
would also speaker
like to congratulate
tonight’s
honorees.
They are MC.
individuals who represent the very
this evening
best keynote
of what Ireland/America
has as
to well
offer.asIMatt
wouldMcCoy,
like to our
welcome and congratulate Jack Butler, Joe
Loughrey,
Neville
and Matttonight’s
McCoy honorees.
for their commitment
and excellence
in their the
fields
which
Iextraordinary.
would also
like
toIsdell
congratulate
They
are
individuals
who represent
very
bestisof
They
display
Irish
ingenuity
and
know
how,
thus
setting
a
great
example
for
the
younger
what
Ireland,
Northern
Ireland
and American haveoftoIrish
offer.
I would like to welcome and congratulate
generation
in Ireland
and
America
descent.
William J. Ryan,
Alfred
M.
Rankin,forJr.,individuals
and Jim Rogers for their commitment
and
excellence
in their fields
which
is 19
extraordinary.
Theysmall
display
Irish
ingenuity
and know
how,has
thus
ICCUSA
has
developed
over
the
last
years
from
very
and
humble
beginnings
and now
setting
a across
great example
for the
younger
generation
in allactively
of Ireland
and America
for individuals
of Irish
chapters
the
United
States.
They
are
all
working
to
promote
businesses
in
their
region
descent
beyond. the United States and Europe. Combined with our relationships with the Dublin,
and alsoand
throughout
Northern
Ireland
Chambers
& Industry
and
ourand
recently
established
strategic
relationship
ICCUSA
has developed
overof
theCommerce
last
21 years
fromus
very
small
humble
beginnings
and 12,000
now
has 7
with
the across
Chambers
of Commerce
of Ireland,
gives
a actively
unique
networking
ability
for over
chapters
the
United
States.
They
are
all
working
to
promote
businesses
in
their
region
members.
I
am
also
delighted
to
welcome
the
representatives
from
IDA,
Enterprise
Ireland,
Tourism
and
also Invest
throughout
the United
States
and Europe.
Combined
with
relationships
with
the Dublin,
Ireland,
Northern
Ireland
and guests
from
Trinity
College
andour
Smurfit
Business
School.
I would
Northern
Ireland
Chambers
of Commerce
&
Industry
and
our recently
established
strategic
relationship
like
to
thank
the
Presidents,
the
Prime
minister,
the
Ambassador,
the
Archbishop
of
New
York,
various
with
the
Chambers
Ireland,
gives
us
a
unique
networking
ability
for
over
13,000
members.
I
am
also
governors,
senator
andthe
therepresentatives
mayor for theirfrom
letters
and theirIreland,
encouragement
for us toand
continue
building
delighted
to
welcome
Enterprise
Tourism
Ireland
guests
from
and
to
broaden
the
base
for
ICCUSA
members
to
expand
trade
both
from
the
USA
to
Ireland
and
vice
Trinity
College and Smurfit Business School. I would like to thank the Presidents, the Prime minister,
versa.
the Ambassador, the Archbishop of New York, various governors, senator and the mayor for their letters
and
their encouragement
forwith
us tothe
continue
building
and
to broadenon
thea base
ICCUSA initiative.
members to
ICCUSA
is working
closely
Northern
Ireland
Government
jointfor
educational
expand
from
the USA
and
vice versa.
On this trade
note, both
I want
to thank
Sir to
RegIreland
Empey,
Minister
for Employment & Learning of Northern
Ireland. I would also like to thank Dr. Ian Paisley (First Minister of Northern Ireland) & Mr. Martin
McGuinness
First
Minister oftonight
Northern
Ireland)
for their
support and
sincere
congratulations
Ifor
do hopesuccess.
you(Deputy
enjoy our
presentation
on The
ICCUSA
Foundation,
Inc.’s
flagship
program
the their
Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life youth leadership program. You’ll learn that we successfully
launched
their first
leadership conference in Dublin during August of 2009. I am confident
Alfred
E.unique
Smith,
IVever youth
that
this
initiative
will indeed serve to positively alter the lives of many promising young
Chairman
students from the USA, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.
Alfred E. Smith, IV
Chairman
National Headquarters, 556 Central Avenue • New Providence, NJ 07974 • Tel 908-286-1300 • Fax (908) 286-1200
www.iccusa.org
www.iccusa.org
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“Thank you for believing
in our ability”
MAURICE A. BUCKLEY
PRESIDENT & CEO
I am delighted to welcome the many guests who will be attending our Ball this evening and make it possible to continue
build thetoIreland
Chamber
of Commerce
in thewill
USA.
links across
the Atlantic
have always
been strong
I am to
delighted
welcome
the many
guests who
be The
attending
our Ball
this evening
and make
it
and
the cooperation
in to
business,
and culture
make a great
difference
the livesalso
of people
possible
to continue
build education,
the Irelandsociety
Chamber
of Commerce
in the
USA. in
I would
like toofthank
Ireland,
both north from
and south.
I would
like toConnecticut,
congratulate tonight’s
very exceptional
have
dedicated
all my colleagues
Boston,
Atlanta,
Minnesota,
New York recipients
and Newwho
Jersey
who
have
themselves and set an example for future leaders within both communities.
worked diligently in building ICCUSA.
Nurturing the next
generation of leaders…
The flagship program of The
ICCUSA Foundation, Inc. in
conjunction with our
Founding International Partners
220 students.
6 countries of origin.
5 days.
Boundless potential.
Hard work pays dividends. ICCUSA is proud to announce the 21st Annual American Celtic Ball, this year co-hosted
by
The
Ireland
Chamber
– United
States
and Co-operation
we in
arebusiness,
honored toeducation,
have Thomas
J.
The
links
across
the Atlantic
have
always
been strong Ireland.
and theSpecifically,
cooperation
poliDonohue
as our Lifetime
Awardee
andlives
Keynote
Speaker.
are also
equally
proud
have four
other
tics and culture
make aAchievement
great difference
in the
of people
of We
Ireland,
both
north
andtosouth.
I would
outstanding honorees: William J. Ryan, Chairman of the Board, TD Banknorth, Inc., Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., Chairlike toPresident
congratulate
tonight’s
very
exceptional
recipients
have dedicated
anJim
exman,
& CEO,
NACCO
Industries,
Inc., The
Duchesswho
of Abercorn,
Patron, themselves
The Pushkinand
Trustset
and
ample for
future leaders
within
both
communities.
Hard work pays dividends.
Rogers,
Chairman,
President
& CEO,
Duke
Energy.
IICCUSA
would alsoislike
to welcome
Enterprise
Tourism
Ireland, and
friends
Trinity recipients
College andJack
Smurfit
Busiproud
to announce
the Ireland,
18th annual
American
Celtic
Ball.from
Tonight’s
Butler,
ness
School. I would
likeIsdell
to commend
the magnificent
job theythe
have
done
over
the years
in creating
a States.
tremendous
Joe
Loughrey,
Neville
and
Matt
McCoy
represent
best
of
Ireland
and
the
United
In
success on island and I look forward to the years ahead. It has been a great pleasure to work with the Dinner Chairaddition,
special
to Senator
who chaired
the peace OBE
negotiations
in
men,
John aCahill,
Jimcongratulations
Clerkin, Ned Cloonan,
GaryGeorge
Litman,Mitchell
Bharat Masrani,
John McConnell,
, Denis O’Brien,
Northern
Ireland
which
led John
to the
GoodSir
Friday
Peace
1998.
is theIIIrecipient
of toMark C. Pigott,
Richard
Pino,
Sharkey,
Michael
W.J.Agreement
Smurfit, KBEin
, Mark
H. He
Tuohey,
and Jim Turner.
night’s Lifetime
Achievement
Award.
It ischairmen,
very fitting
that among
guests tonight
are many
NorthWithout
the support
of the recipients,
dinner
co-chairmen,
and our
our growing
membership,
tonight’s
event
ern Ireland
government officials.
wouldn’t
be possible.
We are delighted to present you an update on our ICCUSA Foundation, Inc’s., flagship program the Albert
I would alsoLeadership
like to welcome
Enterprise
Tourism
Ireland,
Invest this
Northern
and
Schweitzer’s
For Life, IDA,
international
youthIreland,
leadership
program.
In particular
dynamicIreland
program
is
friends from
Trinitythe
College
and
SmurfitbyBusiness
I would
like totraining
commend
thewho
magnificent
dedicated
to creating
world of
tomorrow
providingSchool.
benchmark
leadership
to those
will lead
jobYou’ll
they learn
have that
done
the years
in creating
tremendous
andconference
I look forward
to the
years
ahead.
it.
weover
successfully
launched
their first
ever youthsuccess
leadership
in Dublin
during
August
of 2009. I am confident that this unique initiative will indeed serve to positively alter the lives of many promising
young
from pleasure
the USA, to
Ireland,
Ireland.
The success
in Year
OneIrial
is a Finan,
result ofJohn
our strategic
It has students
been a great
workand
withNorthern
the dinner
chairmen,
Mark
Pigott,
Kelly, Pat
relationship
withO’Brien
Foroige, and
our Founding
International
partner.the
Foroige
is Ireland’s
National
Youth
DevelopMoore, Denis
Martin Sullivan.
Without
support
of the Leading
recipients,
dinner
chairmen,
ment
Organization.
co-chairmen, and our growing membership, tonight’s event wouldn’t be possible.
Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life’s pioneering international
youth leadership conference was held in Dublin, Ireland August 17-21,
2009. Students hailed from Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, South
Korea, the USA and Nigeria.
Please know that tonight’s net proceeds of the silent auction will benefit Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership For Life. In
addition,
we are proud
to support this
Haven
(building
homes
in Haiti),between
CONCERN
Worldwide,
Irish Arts Center,
We are delighted
to announce
evening
a joint
initiative
ICCUSA
and Northern
Ireland’s
CINI-USA,
select others. and Learning. This proposal consists of post graduates from Northern
departmentand
of Employment
Join us for 2010 – visit www.aschweitzer.org
thanksyou
to all
sponsors
andinsupporters
throughout
thetoyear.
Thank
forour
yourother
continued
support
2009 and we
look forward
a tremendously positive 2010.
Ireland
universities
for internships
in American
corporations
theGovernor’s
goal of enhancing
We
would
like to also and
thankcolleges
our members
for their ongoing
attendance
and supportwith
of our
Breakfast,
business
skills and
entrepreneurship
as well asattendees
improveofcultural
ties between
the countries.
annual
American
Celtic
Ball and for our dedicated
our Annual
Summer Outing
at the K-Club. A special thanks to all our other sponsors and strategic partners throughout the year. Tonight promises to be a very special
evening
indeed,
that acknowledges
the amazing
leadership
andtheir
business
acumensupport
of our Honorees
and further
We would
like one
to thank
our members,
particularly
AIG for
generous
of our Governor’s
highlights
positive
trajectoryCeltic
that Ireland
and the
Northern
Ireland
continue
to chart.
Breakfast,the
annual
American
Ball and
Annual
Summer
Outing
at the K-Club. A special
As always ICCUSA is proud to support Boys Hope Girls Hope. One hundred percent of tonight’s net
proceeds
of Buckley
the silent auction will benefit them. In addition, we are proud to support GOAL USA,
Maurice A.
CONCERN
Worldwide, Irish Arts Çenter and others.
President & CEO
Maurice
A. Buckley
President & CEO
www.iccusa.org
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Dear Friends:
It is a great pleasure to welcome everyone to the annual American Celtic Ball hosted by
the Ireland Chamber, United States. This event is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the
organization’s 21 years of service while applauding some of the individuals whose efforts have
exemplified its mission.
Since its inception, the Chamber has offered a wide range of programs that promote Irish
American businesses and enterprises while working to strengthen the partnership between our
two nations. Irish New Yorkers helped build this City from the ground up, and they continue to
make tremendous contributions to our economic, social, and cultural life. Thanks to the
continued support of the Ireland Chamber and individuals such as the ones being honored here
tonight, our City’s Irish American community continues to thrive in the 21st century, with a
bright future on the horizon.
I join in congratulating this year’s honorees—Thomas J. Donohue, William J. Ryan,
Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Jim Rogers, and The Duchess of Abercorn—for their outstanding
contributions to the Irish American community. In addition, I applaud all those associated with
the Ireland Chamber, United States for serving as a tremendous advocate and source of support
for Irish Americans across our nation. On behalf of all New Yorkers, please accept my best
wishes for an enjoyable event and continued success.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
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PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND
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We honor the life and
accomplishments of
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
MICHAEL COLLINS
IRISH AMBASSADOR
He was a true statesman and a dear friend to the entire island of Ireland.
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TIMOTHY MICHAEL DOLAN
ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK
Our warmest congratulations to Bill Ryan,
and to all of the honorees of the 21st Annual American Celtic Ball.
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DAVID A. PATERSON
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
October 8, 2009
Dear Friends:
I am delighted to send greetings to everyone who has gathered for the 21st Annual American Celtic
Ball hosted by the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States.
Recognizing that an international chamber of commerce is an invaluable resource and forum for
worldwide exchange of information and networking, I gratefully acknowledge the unique and integral role
that ICCUSA has in promoting bilateral business relations between the United States and Ireland.
Since 1988, the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States has helped to foster the unique
bond that exists between Ireland and the U.S., which, in turn, has contributed to mutually beneficial
business relationships. I commend all assembled here tonight, as they continue to nurture businessfriendly associations between Irish companies and their American counterparts.
I am proud to recognize the contributions of this evening’s distinguished honorees – William J.
Ryan, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., Jim Rogers, the Duchess of Abercorn, and Thomas J. Donohue who receives
a special Lifetime Achievement Award. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I congratulate these highlyrespected gentlemen, who have contributed to the rich fabric of the Irish American community, through
both personal and professional accomplishments.
With warmest regards, and best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable celebration and much
continued success ahead.
Sincerely,
DAVID A. PATERSON
Governor
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GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY
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greetings as you gather for the 2009 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, Thomas J. Donohue, William J. Ryan, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.,
Jim Rogers and the Duchess of Abercorn.
Please accept my best wishes for an enjoyable evening.
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Thomas J. Donohue
KEYNOTE SPEAKER &
President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of
Lifetime Achievement Award Commerce
T
homas J. Donohue is President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce. Since assuming his position in 1997, Donohue has built
the Chamber into a $200 million a year lobbying and political powerhouse with
expanded influence across the globe.
Donohue has committed to advancing the U.S. Chamber’s comprehensive
competitiveness agenda, which is designed to strengthen the U.S. economy
so that all hardworking Americans can prosper and enjoy the benefits of the
American Dream. He has launched a number of multimillion-dollar initiatives
around several items on that agenda, including forging a national energy strategy,
strengthening capital markets, and protecting intellectual property.
Donohue established the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, which has
won significant legal reforms in the courts, at the state and federal levels, and in
elections for state attorneys general and Supreme Court judges.
During Donohue’s tenure, the Chamber’s lobbyists, policy experts, and
communicators have helped secure many legislative victories, including major
tax cuts, more sensible workplace and environmental regulations, and increased
funding for transportation. On the international front, the Chamber has
become a leader in knocking down trade barriers, winning new free and fair
trade agreements, and fighting isolationism at home and abroad.
Under Donohue’s leadership, the Chamber has also emerged as a major player
in election politics, helping elect congressional pro-business candidates through
financial support and voter activism and turnout generated through the
Chamber’s grassroots organization, VoteForBusiness.com.
The National Chamber Litigation Center, the Chamber’s law firm, has become
more aggressive in challenging anti-business measures in court. In 2007, it
entered a record 125 new cases of significance to the business community and
helped secure 54 victories. The Litigation Center expects to beat that record in
2008.
The National Chamber Foundation, the Chamber’s public policy think tank,
drives the policy debate on key issues and provides a forum where leaders
advance cutting-edge issues facing the U.S. business community.
Financially, the Chamber has never been stronger. Since 1997, when Donohue
took over, revenues have more than tripled. Donohue has also raised millions of
dollars for a special capital fund to help secure the Chamber’s financial future.
Previously, Donohue served for 13 years as president and chief executive officer
of the American Trucking Associations, the national organization of the trucking
industry.
Donohue serves on two corporate boards of directors-Union Pacific Corporation
and Sunrise Senior Living Corporation. He is a member of the President’s
Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. In addition, Donohue
is president of the Center for International Private Enterprise, a program of the
National Endowment for Democracy dedicated to the development of marketoriented institutions around the world.
Born in New York City in 1938, Donohue earned a bachelor’s degree from St.
John’s University and a master’s degree in business administration from Adelphi
University. He holds honorary doctorate degrees from Adelphi, St. John’s, and
Marymount universities.
Donohue and his wife, Liz, live in Potomac, Maryland. They have three sons
and three grandchildren.
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HONOREE
william j. ryan
Chairman of the Board , TD Banknorth, Inc.
W
illiam J. Ryan is Chairman of the Board of TD
Banknorth Inc.Prior to joining the Bank in 1989, Mr.
Ryan served as President of the Bank of New England
North in Lowell, Massachusetts, and as Executive Vice President of
Community Banking for the Bank of New England in Boston.
Earlier in his career, he was President of BNE Baystate, a commercial
bank subsidiary of the Bank of New England, and a Vice President of
the Bank of New England. Mr. Ryan began his banking career with
Essexbank in Peabody, Massachusetts, where he held numerous senior
management positions of increasing responsibility.
Mr. Ryan serves as a Board Member of TD Bank Financial Group. Previously Mr. Ryan served as Group Head, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, Vice Chair of TD Bank Financial Group, and President
and Chief Executive Officer of TD Banknorth Inc.
He is a Director of WellPoint, Inc. and of Unum Group, and also serves
as an Emeriti Trustee of Colby College and the Libra Foundation. He
is also on the Board of Advisors at the University of New England, and
participates in various other civic and professional activities.
Mr. Ryan is a graduate of St. Francis College in New York and the
Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University.
Mr. Ryan and his wife, Peg, have four children and make their home in
Falmouth, Maine.
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HONOREE
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ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR.
Chairman, President and CEO, NACCO Industries, Inc
A
lfred M. Rankin, Jr. is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive
Officer of NACCO Industries, Inc., headquartered in Cleveland,
Ohio. NACCO Industries, Inc. is an operating holding company with three
principal businesses: lift trucks, housewares and lignite coal mining.
to wish Co-operation Ireland
continued success in the effort to
NACCO Materials Handling Group designs, engineers, manufactures, sells,
services and leases a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts
marketed globally under the Hyster® and Yale® brand names.
build a lasting peace
NACCO Housewares Group consists of Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex, Inc., a
leading designer, manufacturer, importer and marketer of small electric kitchen
and household appliances, as well as commercial products for restaurants, bars
and hotels, and The Kitchen Collection, Inc., a national specialty retailer of
brand-name kitchenware, small electrical appliances and related accessories. The
North American Coal Corporation mines and markets lignite coal primarily as
fuel for power generation and provides selected value-added mining services for
other natural resources companies.
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Mr. Rankin joined NACCO as president and chief operating officer in April
of 1989 and became president and chief executive officer in May of 1991, and
chairman, president, and chief executive officer in May of 1994. Prior to
joining NACCO, he was vice chairman, chief operating officer, and a director
of Eaton Corporation, a position he had held since April of 1986. Previous to
that, he had served successively as president of Eaton’s Materials Handling and
Industrial Groups, and as executive vice president - operations. Prior to his
fifteen years at Eaton, he worked for McKinsey and Company, a management
consulting firm.
Mr. Rankin was born in October, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio. He received a
bachelor of arts degree, magna cum laude, in economics in 1963 and a juris
doctor degree in 1966, both from Yale University.
Mr. Rankin is a director of NACCO Industries, Goodrich Corporation and the
Vanguard Group. He is a director and deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland and a trustee and president of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
He is a trustee of University Hospitals of Cleveland, the Musical Arts Association
and the Greater Cleveland Partnership. He is also a director and member of the
executive committee of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Mr. Rankin is a trustee emeritus of Case Western Reserve University and a former
member of the board of trustees of Oberlin College, the Holden Arboretum,
and the World Resources Institute, former president of the board of Hathaway
Brown School, and former chairperson of The Cleveland Foundation.
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HONOREE
JIM ROGERS
Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
J
ames E. Rogers has been chairman of the board, president and
CEO of Duke Energy since January 2007. He has more than
20 years experience as a utility CEO.
He was named president and CEO of Duke Energy following the
merger of Duke Energy and Cinergy in April 2006. Before the merger,
he served as Cinergy’s chairman and CEO for more than 11 years. Prior
to the formation of Cinergy, he joined PSI Energy in 1988 as the company’s chairman, president and CEO.
He served as executive vice president of interstate pipelines for the Enron Gas Pipeline Group before joining PSI. Before joining Enron Corp.,
Rogers was a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Akin, Gump,
Strauss, Hauer & Feld. Before that, he was deputy general counsel for
litigation and enforcement for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Rogers is chairman of the Institute for Electric Efficiency and the Edison Foundation, and serves as co-chair of the National Action Plan for
Energy Efficiency and the Alliance to Save Energy. He is a director of
Cigna Corp. and Applied Materials Inc.
The Provost, Fellows and Scholars of
Trinity College Dublin congratulate
all the Honorees tonight.
He serves on the boards of the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development and the Edison Electric Institute. He is a board member
of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. He
is also a member of the Honorary Committee of the Joint U.S.-China
Cooperation on Clean Energy (JUCCCE).
The Jan. 5, 2009, edition of Newsweek named Rogers to The Global
Elite list, “The 50 Most Powerful People in the World,” saying, “The
CEO of Duke Energy could make dreams of renewable power a reality.”
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HONOREE
NECO
and
Nasser J. Kazeminy, Chairman
CONGRATULATES
for her achievements and
contributions to humanity
THE DUCHESS OF ABERCORN
Patron, The Pushkin Trust
S
acha, Duchess of Abercorn was born in the United
States to a father of Anglo-Peruvian descent, and on her
mother’s side a descendant of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and the poet
Alexander Pushkin.
Sacha Abercorn was educated in England, and married James
Hamilton, subsequent Duke of Abercorn, whose family home is at
Barons Court in Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Her eldest son
Jamie was born in 1969 just as “the Troubles” were beginning.
Trained as a counselor in Jungian depth psychology, Sacha Abercorn
conducted psychological workshops in both Northern Ireland and the
Republic. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University
of Ulster in 1993, and that same year, a book of her poems, Feather
from the Firebird, was published.
In 1986, the Duchess and her family presided over a commemoration
of the 150th anniversary of the death of their ancestor, Alexander
Pushkin. Inspired by the creative spirit of the gathering, the Duchess
worked with key people in her local education board and its equivalent
in the Republic, and initiated a creative writing program for school
children – The Pushkin Prizes. Anchored in the school system, the
program was designed to help children across the whole of Ireland “find
a voice”. By encouraging children to write stories and poems, it brought
together children from Catholic and Protestant schools from both sides
of the border. Over the last eighteen years, thousands of children and
teachers have participated in the program, expressing thoughts and
feelings in creative mediums and joining their individual voices in an
island-wide chorus.
A similar project has been established in Russia among schools in
Saint Petersburg. Thus, children from two nations have been sharing
their experiences. They have helped to enrich each other through the
imagination as well as through reciprocal visits.
Sacha Abercorn and the Pushkin Trust wish to see creativity and
development of imagination in children accorded a central place
in the education system and social system as a whole, with all of
Ireland’s children granted the opportunity to lead life to the fullest,
and in pursuit of imagination in education, will share a common goal,
regardless of political, geographical or religious affiliations.
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Chief Financial Officer
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John Sharkey
Chairman and CEO,
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Gary Litman
Vice President, Europe Policy
and Initiatives
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Chairman Emeritus
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President & CEO
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Ireland Leads the Way on Youth Leadership
Speaking at the launch of
the conference, which took
place in Trinity College,
Sean Campbell, CEO of
Foróige said, “Foróige
is excited to offer this
innovative programme
to young people from
all over the world, in partnership with the ICCUSA
Foundation. By using non-traditional educational
approaches to youth leadership, the programme will
inspire and challenge the young participants. This
non-formal approach recognises that while traditional
education is extremely important, it is often an
experience that happens outside the class-room that
fuels the passion of individuals and motivates them to
become more than they thought they could be.
A number of guest speakers appeared at the conference
to inspire the young participants. These included:
Jacqueline Murekatete, a human rights activist and
genocide survivor from Rwanda.
n Dylan Haskins, 22 year old Dubliner who owns an
independent record label
n Galway hurler, Alan Kerins, founder of The Alan
Kerins African Projects supporting initiatives in
South Africa
n Pádraig O’Ceidigh, Managing Director of Aer Arann.
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The ICCUSA Foundation Inc.
and Foróige, Ireland’s largest
National Youth Development
Organisation launched the
inaugural International Youth
Leadership Conference in
Ireland on August 17th at
Trinity College Dublin. The
Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership
for Life program was a week
long education program for
young people from 6 diverse
countries around the world who have demonstrated
leadership potential in their communities. The program
offers a pioneering approach in youth leadership by
helping young global citizens develop the skills, vision
and confidence to become the next generation of
innovative leaders.
2009 Albert
Schweitzer’s
Leadership for Life®
Nuturing the Next
Generation of Leaders
An international delegation of over 220 young people
aged between 15 and 18 from the US, South Korea,
Nigeria, England, Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland attended the
conference. Each delegate
was nominated to attend by
a youth worker or volunteer
leader who recognised their
spirited desire to become
active leaders in their own
communities.
Speaking at the Opening Ceremonies Maurice Buckley,
International Chairman, ASLFL “[The ASLFL] is
delighted
to partner
with Foróige,
Ireland’s
leading youth
development
organization,
in bringing
this inaugural
international
youth
leadership
programme to
Ireland. Our
future will
need courageous leadership to make our world a more
prosperous, peaceful and all inclusive place to live. Our
partnership with Foróige identifies the future stewards
of our globe and we are committed to supporting these
young leaders in the challenges and opportunities that
lie ahead.”
The program is a partnership between Foróige and
ICCUSA Foundation Inc. and is joined by international
partners; Co-operation Ireland, HOBY and HOBY UK.
We are extremely grateful for the immense support from
our Founding Sponsors; Mark Pigott, Nasser Kazeminy,
Bombardier and Pfizer.
www.aschweitzer.org
Participants at the conference
were encouraged to develop
a ‘can do’ attitude. They
attended workshops each day to improve their
communication, problem solving, personal and team
work skills and learn the art of critical analysis thinking.
The young delegates were also encouraged to venture
beyond their own personal comfort zones and perceived
capabilities to realise their full potential as leaders of
the future. They had the opportunity to discuss and
debate matters of global importance including social,
economic and environmental issues and an appreciation
of multiculturalism.
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ICCUSA
The Leading Networking
Organization
Between Ireland and
The USA
T
wenty one 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:
•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
• works closely with Chambers Ireland, 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
• ”Launched The ICCUSA Foundation Inc in 2008 and support our
flagship program: The Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life
program, which hosted its inaugural international youth leadership
conference in Dublin on August 17-21, 2009. Our strategic
international partner is Foroige. Please visit www.aschweitzer.
org
• Additionally, ICCUSA continues to support various Irish and
international charities alike such as: Concern Worldwide, Haven
Foundation in Haiti, CINI (Child in Need Institute in India) and the
Irish Arts Center.
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.
To join us please call 908-286-1300 or visit us at
www.iccusa.org
ICCUSA
Executive Office
556 Central Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974
Tel: (908) 286-1300, Fax: (908) 286-1200
www.iccusa.org
Email: [email protected]
Atlanta Chapter
600 Peachtree St., 24th Floor Atlanta GA,30308
Tel: (404) 815-2211, Fax: (404) 685-5211
www.iccusaatlanta.com
Connecticut Chapter
Phone: (203) 573-1411, Fax: (203) 757-9313
Minnesota Chapter
601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1050
Minneapolis, MN 55305
Tel: (952) 449-5213 Fax: (952) 449-5101
New England Chapter
Boston,MA
New York/New Jersey Chapter
556 Central Ave. New Providence NJ, 07974
Tel: (908)-286-1300, Fax: (908) 286-1200
13th Annual St. Patrick’s Day
Governor’s Breakfast
The Ireland Chamber - United States hosted its 13th
Annual St Patrick Day Governor’s Breakfast at Inside
Park, The Café at St. Bart’s, NYC on March 17, 2009.
The members-only event was attended by 250 guests.
NY State Governor David Paterson; former Governor
of NY George Pataki; Eamon Ryan, Irish Minister for
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources; Niall
Burgess, Consul General of Ireland; NYC Junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and former NYC Mayor Ed Koch
were among the dignitaries that attended the breakfast.
We want to thank our Champion Sponsors NECO
Foundation Inc., United Brotherhood of Carpenters &
Joiners of America and Continental Airlines. A raffle for
a five-star luxury vacation package to Ireland was won
by Shane Bigelow. We want to thank the raffle sponsors,
The Kildare Golf & Spa Resort (The K-Club), Co. Kildare, Ireland and Sheen Falls Lodge, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
A special thanks to Rebecca Carbino-Sweeney for singing the national anthems of both the USA and Ireland,
and Finbar Furey our Musical Guest for his capitivating
performance. The audience also enjoyed performances
by the Petri School of Irish Dance & The Guard Pipes
& Drums. Our sincere thanks you to our committed
Breakfast Co-Chairs Brian O’Dwyer and John Cahill.
Thanks to our sponsors.
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President & CEO
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Director - Events /Editor
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President, Atlanta Chapter
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2009 Saint Patrick’s Day Breakfast
Dancers from Petri School of Irish Dance
Brian O’Dwyer, Esq. (breakfast Chairman) addressing
the audience
NY Governor David Paterson speaks to the audience
Guest, Minister Eamon Ryan, Senator Kirsten
Gillibrand, Brian O’Dwyer, Esq. and Maurice Buckley
Former NY Governor Pataki being interviewed by the
Press
Shane Bigelow (winner of the raffle), Brian McGinley &
former NYC Mayor Ed Koc
Alfred Smith, IV, NY Governor David Paterson, Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand, guest & former NYC Mayor Ed Koch
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with guests of Petri School of
Irish Dance
Eamon Ryan, Minister for Communications, Energy &
Natural Resources (Ireland)
Rebecca Carbino-Sweeney performing national anthems
Guests enjoying Petri school of Irish Dance performance
Consul General Niall Burgess (Ireland) addressing the
audience
Finbar Furey performing at the breakfast
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with guests
Dancers from Petri School of Irish Dance
Mayor Ed Koch and guest
Minister Eamon Ryan with Maurice Buckley
Press interviewing Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Maurice Buckley with Consul General Niall Burgess
The Guard Pipes & Drums performing at the breakfast
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Brian O’Dwyer (3rd from the left) with guests
Brian McGinley, Vice President, Marketing and
Development (ICCUSA)
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with NYPD
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ICCUSA’S Annual Summer Event at the K-CLUB
Maurice Buckley & Sir Michael Smurfit, KBE
Brendan McGinn (2nd from right) with guests from
Northern Ireland
Michael Graham (Titanic Quarter) and guests
Maurice Buckley, Lady Slynn, Dr. Samir Chaudhuri &
Conal Harvey
Olive Cummins, Leslie Buckley, Deirdre Grant & guest
from Haven Foundation
Sean & Martina Campbell with their daughter (center)
Deirdre Grant & Olive Cummins
Tony Condon and guests
Kathy O’Toole, Leslie Buckley & John Conroy
ICCUSA Summer Event to Benefit Haven
Maurice Buckley with the winning team
Maurice Buckley with 2nd place winners
3rd place winners
Carmen Buckley & Elsa N. Gutierrez-Buckley
Maurice Buckley with Pat & Joan McLoughlin (Foroige)
Lady Slynn & Mary Apied
The Ireland Chamber – United States (ICCUSA) held its
Annual Summer Golf Outing at The K-Club on June 25,
2009. Although this year’s event was unique in that it also
served as a fundraiser that benefited the Haven Partnership.
Haven, founded by Irish businessman and entrepreneur,
Leslie Buckley, is an Irish charity that is dedicated to building
homes and hope for the impoverished people of Haiti. We
believe that every single person has the right to a safe, secure
place to call home and we want to help the people of Haiti
achieve the basic human right of adequate shelter. We aim to
build 1,000 new homes and upgrade another 2,000 existing
homes by the end of 2011. In this way we will improve the
lives dramatically of between more than 20,000 Haitians
living in poverty. Build it Week are now confirmed as the
25th October to the 1st of November 2009. Please visit
http://www.havenpartnership.com/ to learn more.
The event consisted of a round of golf on the Palmer course
for over 120 guests subsequently leading to the highlight
of the evening, a private dinner for over 150 guests, where
significant funds were raised through golf/dinner tickets,
raffles and an auction. The evening began with ICCUSA’s
President Maurice A. Buckley offering a gracious welcome
to the Guest Speaker, Kathleen O’Toole. Kathy was the first
female police commissioner in Boston, Massachusetts and is
also the former Chief Inspector of the Garda Inspectorate,
set up to audit Ireland’s national police force, the Garda
Síochána.
For more information on The Ireland Chamber – United
States or to become a Member of ICCUSA please call
+1-908-286-1300 or visit www.iccusa.org
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Founding Charter Members
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
Principal
Riverton Investments
Pat Doherty
Chairman
Harcourt Developments Ltd.
Maurice A. Buckley
President & CEO
The Ireland ChamberUnited States
Diarmuid M. Hogan
President & CEO
Global Excess Partners, LLC
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
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
John Conroy
Chief Executive
Merrion Capital Group
Donald R.Keough
Chairman
Allen & Company, Inc.
Former Chairman - Coca-Cola
Lisa A. Curtin
President
Irish American Equity Group
(IEG)
Owen Killian
Chief Executive
IAWS Group plc
Charles Denison
Managing Director
Deutsche Banc Alex Brown
Gene Kinsella
Managing Partner
White Oak Development
Dermot F. Desmond
Chairman
IIU (International Investment
& Underwriting) Ltd.
Robert K. Kraft
President & CEO
The Kraft Group
Owner – New England Patriots
Joe Loughrey
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
Brian O’Dwyer, Esq.
Partner
O’Dwyer & Bernstien
Michael D. O’Halleran
President & CEO
AON Reglobal
David O’Halloran
RQB America LLC
J. Brian O’Neill
Owner
O’Neill Properties Group
Martin Pallante
Chairman
Pallante Management Consulting
Mark C. Pigott
Chairman & CEO
PACCAR Inc
The 20th American Celtic Ball of the Ireland Chamber - United
States was a truly historic evening. Maurice Buckley, President
of ICCUSA, was pleased to join ICCUSA’s International Chairman, Sir Michael Smurfit, and ICCUSA’s Dinner Co-Chairs, Ned
Cloonan, Denis O’Brien, Sir George Quigley, Pat Moore, Mark
Pigott, John Paul Macdonald and Patrick Durkin in another successful gala affair at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.
The Honorees were greeted by a ballroom filled with nearly
600 friends, family and business colleagues, who joined in the
celebration. This very special evening was the 20th Annual
Celtic Ball hosted by ICCUSA. It was the first time an honoree
from Canada was the International Recipient of the Sir Michael
Smurfit Business Achievement Award. M. Laurent Beaudoin,
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
Peter Sutherland
Chairman, BP Plc & International Chairman,
Goldman Sachs
Keynote Speaker
Liam O’Mahony
Chief Executive, CRH plc Irish Recipient of the Sir Michael Smurfit
Business Achievement Award
Chairman of Bombardier Inc., delivered heartfelt remarks regarding
Bombardier’s strategic investment into Northern Ireland’s economy.
In addition to highlighting the strong trans-Atlantic bonds between
the USA and the island of Ireland, we were pleased to take this
opportunity to launch the ICCUSA Foundation’s educational
mission – our Albert Schweitzer Leadership for Life program.
The aim of this program is to present comprehensive leadership
programs for high school age youths around the globe and
motivate students of all ethnicities, races, religions and socioeconomic backgrounds to become engaged in leadership training,
preparing them to lead their generation into a more civilized, more
responsible world free of bigotry and bias.
2008 Honorees
Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman, Bombardier Inc.
International Recipient of the Sir Michael Smurfit Business
Achievement Award
Robert Grady
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group,
American Recipient of the Sir Michael Smurfit Business
Achievement Award
Thanks to Our Sponsors
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.
To become a Founding Charter Member, contact Maurice Buckley at 908-286-1300
20th Annual American Celtic Ball 2008
A Historic Celebration
Penquin Group
(USA)
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20th Annual American Celtic Ball 2008
John Cahill & Robert Grady
Peter Sutherland, Mayor Beattie, Castlereagh, NI, &
Father Joe Kelly
Claire & Laurent Beaudoin, Mary Apied & Peter
Sutherland
Guest, Matt McCoy, Mary Apied & Mark Pigott
Silent auction
Robert Grady (4th from left) with his family members
& Deborah & Joe Loughrey (5th from left)
Sir Michael with Guests
John Cahill, Brendan McGinn & Guest
Ambassador Michael Collins & Guest
Joe Loughrey, Pauline Turley, Matt McCoy
Liam O’Mahony (medalist) celebrating with
friends and colleages
John Cahill, John Kelly & Conal Harvey
Guests and Peter Sutherland
Peter Sutherland & Denis O’Brien
M. Laurent Beaudoin
Mr. & Mrs. Beaudoin, Mary Apied & Peter Sutherland
EMCEE Matt McCoy
Guests dancing the night away
Maurice Buckley & M. Laurent Beaudoin
Lauren Jelenkovich
Liam & Arda O’Mahony
Micke O’Halleran (center) with his team from AON
Larry Breslow, guests & Brian & Deana McGinley (R)
Robert Grady (2nd from right) with his mother, friends
and Governor Tom Kane (last right)
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AMERICAN CELTIC BALL PAST HONOREES
2008
HONOREES
Peter Sutherland
Chairman
BP Plc & Goldman Sachs Intl.
M. Laurent Beaudoin
Chairman of the Board
Bombardier
Robert E. Grady
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group
Liam O’Mahony
Chief Executive
CRH plc
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
2004
HONOREES
Sean P. Fitzpatrick
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.
AMERICAN CELTIC BALL PAST HONOREES
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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The Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United
The Ireland
Chamber
Commerce in supporters:
the United States
States gratefully
thanks
theoffollowing
gratefully thanks the following supporters:
Following donors of the silent auction
The Ireland Chamber of Commerce
UNDERWRITERS
Mutual of America
World Markets Corporation
items to benefitCIBCthe
Albert Schweitzer
in the United States Inc. gratefully
American International Group, Inc.
Life Bank, N.A.
acknowledges
the generosityNational
of Basketball
the AssociationLeadership for Commerce
Rothschild North America Inc.
John William Butler, Jr.
following:
Consolidated Metco, Inc.
James L. Singleton and Christina M. Botta
The Coca-Cola Company
Continental Airlines
DJM Realty for several first/
UCD Business Schools
Cummins, Inc.
business
and
coach
tickets US Domestic,
Matt
McCoy, Master of Ceremonies(MC),
Donlin Recano & Company, Inc.
Winston & Strawn LLP
Mark C. Pigott/PACCAR Inc
including the Caribbean for the silent
accomplished
actor and spokesman.
SPONSORS
Smurfit-Stone
The Dow Chemical Company
auction.
BENEFACTORS
AEA Investors LLC
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
The American Ireland Fund
Digicel
Enterprise Ireland
International Investment and Underwriting Ltd.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Bohler Engineering Would Like To
Congratulate
Mr. William Ryan
Evercore Partners
Rebecca
Carbino-Sweeney
for
Alexher
Partners
Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
plc
Grandstand Sports
for providing signed
Fremont Group
performance
of
Irish
and
American
Allen & Company Incorporated
Anonymous
authentic sports and other memorabilia
national
anthems
General Atlantic LLC
Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLCfor the silent auction.
Ballymore Properties Ltd.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Celtic
Crossroads
for their magnificent
The Blackstone Group
Cummins Power
Systems, Inc.
Jewels of Ocean
for
providing jewelry
Gordon
A. Holmes
musical
performance.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Hearst Magazines
for the silent auction.
Huron Consulting Group
Fitzpatrick
Hotel Group, N.A.
1-800-flowers.com
for donating
the
DLA Piper US LLP
John Gillan forIDAdonating
John Gillan
Ireland
evening’s
beautiful floral centerpieces
andLLC original oil painting
Global Excess Partners,
Goldman Sachs
for silent auction.
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
stage
arrangements.
Hilco Trading Company
Harcourt Developments
Kekst and Company
Jefferies & Company,
Maurice
&Inc.Elsa N. Gutierrez-Buckley
Carson Consultants
for
underwriting
the Sir MichaelKurtzman
Smurfit
Lehman
Brothers
MCCANN
WORLDGROUP
Reception
Mesirow Financial Consullting, LLC
The Olayan Group
Matt McCoy
Miller Buckfire & Co. LLC
NECO National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations
NQP Starch & Chemical
Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, P.C.
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company
The Ireland Chamber in the United States gratefully
thanks the following contributors of gift bag items
Sidley Austin LLP
Smurfit-Stone, Recycling Division
Red Quartz Development
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of New York, Inc.
Terex Corporation
Ryder System Inc.
Robert Bosch LLC
Tourism Ireland
Chevron Corporation
Trinity Foundation
CIT National Restructuring Group
FRIENDS
TD Bank for the beautiful Gift Bags.
Moet Hennessey for liquor minis.
1-800-Flowers.com for $20 gift cards.
Celtic Crossroads for CDs and souvenir programs.
J.C. Flowers & Co., LLC
Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
Nancy and Henry Schacht
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Smith IV
Irial Finan
President, Bottling Investments
The Coca-Cola Company
Archer Daniels Midland Company
FTI Consulting
BMC Group
Invest Northern Ireland
Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Sancroft International
Accuride Corporation
Ernst & Young
A warm salute to the 2009 Honorees of the 21st
Annual American Celtic Ball
Projects Plus, Inc.
PATRONS
Clifford Chance US LLP
Proudly Serving the Entire East Coast
Lehman & Company, Inc.
George Smyth J.F.for
donating George
The Kildare
Hotel, Spa andfor
Country
Club
Smyth original oil
paintings
silent
auction.
Mercurio Restaurant, Inc.
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLPNECO, for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Nasser
Kazeminy,
Morgan Stanley
Sir Michael W.J. Smurfit, KBEthe Celtic Ball Souvenir
underwriting
O’Dwyer & Bernstein
Sitrick & Company, Inc.
Journal.
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP
BohlerEngineering.com
Smith Limousine Company
Nick Bubnovich and Carol L. Ennis
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Celtic
Ball Ball
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Celtic
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The Ireland Chamber - United States
The leading organization between
the USA and the island of Ireland
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 business executives,
professionals and individuals in the
United States, Ireland and Northern
Ireland. We are a registered 501.c6
membership organization. Therefore,
Membership dues are annual tax deductible business expenses.
Representing all sectors of industry
and commerce, the Chamber promotes
business firms and individuals in both
the United States and Ireland. The
Chamber encourages and facilitates
business relationships by providing
extensive opportunities for networking
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Executive Network of Decision-Makers
Whether from a large multi-national corporation or a newly established business,
Chamber members are decision-makers.
Membership in the Chamber provides
contacts at the highest levels in a wide variety of business in the United States and
Ireland.
ies that promote trade, commerce and
investment. By joining the Chamber,
you enhance your business prospects by
gaining access to the resources of the
leading business networks in Ireland
and Northern Ireland.
Making Contacts
The Chamber’s mission of facilitating
business relationships includes frequent
opportunities for members and their
guests to meet at our events. Whether
at breakfast meetings with a guest
speaker, our annual golf outing, our annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast or our
Celtic Ball black-tie gala event, or informal “Business After Hours” networking
opportunities, membership at any level
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Establishing the Irish Connection
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