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First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are hosting the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony at the Department of State building Tuesday afternoon.
From Fox News: First lady Melania Trump will recognize courageous women from all corners of the world at the State Department Tuesday and is expected to celebrate “the extraordinary strength of women who embody love in action around the globe.”
The first lady is returning to the State Department for her fifth year participating in the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Awards.
The event will recognize women from around the globe who have “bravely stood up for many of the values we cherish here in the United States.”
Recipients include women from Burkina Faso in West Africa, Israel, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka and Yemen.
One of the recipients, Amit Soussana, was taken hostage by Hamas in Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Soussana is an advocate for the hostages that remain under Hamas control.
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE of the event and the First Lady’s speech in the video below:
Join @FLOTUS and @SecRubio as they honor the 2025 International Women of Courage Award recipients. Watch live! https://t.co/1eMFDnkoSt
— First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) April 1, 2025
Melania Trump to focus on love as a 'universal language' at International Women of Courage Awards https://t.co/qE1BZLD7K9
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) April 1, 2025
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