Vernon A. Walters Award
Vernon A. Walters , award donor
The Vernon A. Walters Award (named after the US diplomat Vernon A. Walters ) is presented by the German-American network Atlantik-Brücke to a German or American personality "in recognition of their outstanding services to German-American relations" .
Previous winners
- 1993: Louis R. Hughes, General Motors
- 1994: Eberhard von Kuenheim , BMW
- 1995: Jürgen Dormann , Aventis Hoechst
- 1996: Jürgen E. Schrempp , Daimler-Benz
- 1997: Rolf-E. Breuer , Deutsche Bank
- 1998: Thomas Middelhoff , Bertelsmann
- 1999: Henning Schulte-Noelle , Allianz
- 2000: Manfred Schneider , Bayer
- 2002: Bernd Pischetsrieder , Volkswagen
- 2004: Wolfgang Mayrhuber , Lufthansa
- 2005: Michael Otto , Otto Group
- 2006: Dieter Zetsche , DaimlerChrysler AG
- 2007: Jürgen Großmann , Georgsmarienhütte
- 2008: Liz Mohn , Bertelsmann AG , Bertelsmann Foundation
Liz Mohn, last winner and deputy chairwoman of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board, received the Vernon A. Walters Award on June 13, 2008. With this award, Atlantik-Brücke e. V. their commitment to promoting the transatlantic relationship and their services to German-Israeli relations.