The Honors
America 250 IRF Awards Dinner
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · The Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. Offered in support of the expansion of the IRF Roundtable and the launch of the Civil Society Collaborative.
Evening Schedule
Reception
Greetings & networking.
Guests Seated · Welcome
Guests find their tables. Welcome by the Convening Partners — Greg Mitchell, Sheikh Al-Mahfoudh bin Bayyah, and Lord Russell Rook OBE.
Dinner Served
Plated dinner.
Awards Presentations
The evening's America 250 IRF Awards, presented to honorees from government, civil society, advocacy, the corporate world, and philanthropy.
Closing Remarks & Adjourn
Closing words from the sponsors.
The Awards
Honoring those who build.
Ambassador Robert Seiple
The first-ever U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.
To Be Revealed
A special award honoring a head of state — revealed at the dinner.
Senator Lucio Malan
Senator of the Republic, Italy. Award accepted on his behalf by Marco Gitto.
Kelsey Zorzi · Mehmet Saracoglu
Honoring leadership in the civil society arena of the movement.
Kristina Arriaga
Honoring sustained advocacy for prisoners of conscience and persecuted communities.
Sat Nirmal Kuar Khalsa · Chloe Lubinski · Suhail Khan · Joshua Althouse
Honoring leadership for religious freedom in the workplace and the corporate world.
W. Christopher Stewart
Honoring strategic philanthropic leadership for the movement.
Grace Jin Drexel & Pastor Ezra Jin
Closing the evening's award presentations.
Honorees as of July 14, 2026 · Additional honorees to be announced