Dan Glickman, Head of MPAA, Receives NJDC’s Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award

Alexis Rice — October 2, 2009 – 2:10 pm | Civil Rights | Democrats Comments (0) Add a comment

The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), the national voice for Jewish Democrats, honored Dan Glickman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA), with the Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award last night at a reception in Washington, DC. NJDC was joined by special guest and keynote speaker, the Honorable Tom Vilsack,and other elected officials and trade representatives.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award has been awarded to individuals for their extraordinary leadership on issues important to our community and society. Past honorees have included Senator Hillary Clinton (2004), President Bill Clinton (2002), and Vice President Al Gore (2000).

As Chairman and CEO of MPAA, Glickman represents the U.S. filmed entertainment industry to governments around the world. Prior to heading the MPAA, Glickman served as the Secretary of Agriculture, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and led the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s JFK School of Government. Glickman is also a member of NJDC.

“Dan has spent his entire career making America a better nation for all - from alleviating hunger to working toward fairness and equality in civil rights. Dan’s great accomplishments and leadership fully embody the values of the Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award,” said Marc R. Stanley, Chairman of NJDC.

In presenting the award to Glickman, the Honorable Tom Vilsack said, “Hubert H. Humphrey set an extraordinarily high bar for service as a champion for social welfare and civil rights at home and abroad. For decades Dan Glickman has been the embodiment of this high bar set for public and private service and I am proud to honor his efforts to make America and the world a safer, more livable and better place.”

Glickman noted, “[ i ]t is my great honor to receive the National Jewish Democratic Council’s Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award from an organization that exemplifies the promotion of our nation’s common good. Winston Churchill once wrote, ‘We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.’ As he suggests, the service of others is both a responsibility and a joy we maintain as members of our communities and citizens of the world. Throughout my career I have been privileged to work with many talented people towards this aim and I am honored the NJDC has recognized this effort.”

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