President George W. Bush Appoints Susan G. Komen for the Cure Founder as Chief o... (n fulfilling AmbassadorBrinker's origina...)

President George W. Bush Appoints Susan G. Komen for the Cure Founder as Chief of Protocol

Date:9/14/2007

n fulfilling Ambassador Brinker's original promise to her sister -- a promise that has become the promise of millions. To that end, Komen will continue its aggressive pledge to invest an additional $1 billion in breast cancer research and community outreach programs in the next decade to match the $1 billion it has contributed since the organization's inception.

In recent years, Ambassador Brinker has served on the boards of FasterCures and the LHC Group. Prior to assuming her position as Ambassador to Hungary, she served on the boards of Manpower, Inc. and U.S. Oncology. In addition, Ambassador Brinker served on the national advisory boards of the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, Women's Health Resource Center, Women's Health Initiative, the National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship and the National Cancer Institute. She is a former board member of such not-for-profit organizations as New York University's Medical School Foundation and National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project. Ambassador Brinker has testified before the United States Democratic Policy Committee's Congressional Breast Cancer Forum and participated in the International Women's Forum.

Recipient of numerous national awards

Ambassador Brinker is the recipient of numerous national awards including the 2007 Trumpet Award, the 2007 Pro Cultura Hungarica Medal, the inaugural American Association for Cancer Research Centennial Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 2007, the 2007 Castle Connolly National Health Leadership Award, the 2007 IARC Medal of Honour, the American Society of Breast Disease 2006 Global Pathfinder Award, the 2005 Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award in Support of Medical Research, the 2005 Advocacy Award presented by Research!America, the 2004 Service to America Leadership Award presented by the National Association of Broadcasters Educational Foundation, The Champions of Excellence Award presented by the Centers for Disease Control, the ASCO Special Reco
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