November 14, 2006 / The Westin Hotel Philadelphia
In 2005, the year of its 50th anniversary, FPRI presented the first annual Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service, to honor Americans whose public service exemplifies the ideals of Benjamin Franklin and the United States, to Dr. Henry A. Kissinger. In 2006, the trustees were pleased to designate Charles Krauthammer as the second honoree.

Charles Krauthammer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, writes a nationally syndicated column for The Washington Post. Also winner of the 1984 National Magazine Award for essays, he began writing the column for the Post in January 1985. It appears in more than 150 newspapers. He is also a monthly essayist for Time magazine, a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard and The New Republic, and a weekly panelist on Inside Washington.
Chair, Annual Dinner: John M. Templeton, Jr.
Chair, Special Events: Susan H. Goldberg
Chairman of the Board: Robert L. Freedman
Drs. John & Josephine Templeton
William H. Wurster
Robert L. Freedman
N. Peter Hamilton
W. W. Keen Butcher
Robert E. Carr
Ahmed Charai
Henry G. Garson
Bob Guzzardi
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Haverford Trust Company
Bruce H. Hooper
I. Wistar Morris III
Alan L. Reed
The Savitz Organization
Edward L. Snitzer
Binney and Bruce Wietlisbach
Booz Allen Hamilton
Jerry & Bernice Rubenstein
Dov S. Zakheim
On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

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