We cordially invite you to join us for a cocktail reception and program honoring Dr. Fiona Hill, this year’s recipient of the Harvard Club of Washington, DC’s 2026 Public Service Award.
Dr. Hill, who earned her PhD in Russian History at Harvard, is a foremost expert on Russian and European geopolitics and has advised three Presidents of the United States—George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump—while serving in senior roles on the National Intelligence Council and National Security Council during periods of profound geopolitical consequence. She currently serves as a Senior Defense Advisor to the Government of Great Britain. Through her scholarship, thought leadership, and publications including There Is Nothing for You Here and Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, as well as her leadership at the Brookings Institution, Dr. Hill has brought clarity and insight to some of the most pressing challenges in global security and foreign affairs. In addition to her work in foreign affairs and national security, Dr. Hill currently serves as a Member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers as well as the Chancellor of Durham University in England.
The Public Service Award is the Harvard Club of Washington, DC’s highest honor, established in memory of the late Elliot L. Richardson, AB ’40, LLB ’47, LLD ’71, the former Attorney General of the United States whose life was a sterling example of public service. The award is presented annually to an individual who has attended or been affiliated with Harvard University, has made significant contributions to the public good, as well as to the Washington, DC area. In this spirit, we recognize Dr. Hill’s exceptional contributions in the nation’s capital to public service through her dedication to national and international affairs, as well as her enduring commitment to intellectual rigor, principled leadership and scholarship.
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