Save the Date:
Thursday, November 14, 2024, Washington, DC
Details for the 2024 Annual Gala will be posted as they become available
2023: Last Year’s Highlights
Welcome
ROCHELLE SOBEL
Founder and President
Association for Safe
International Road Travel
Master of Ceremonies
AMBASSADOR MARC GROSSMAN
Vice Chair, The Cohen Group,
former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs,
and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
2023 Keynote Speaker and Honoree
AMBASSADOR ERIC RUBIN
Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis,
former President of the American Foreign Service Association,
and former U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria
ASIRT Leadership in Global Diplomacy for Road Safety Award
2023 Honorees
DAN RYAN
Vice President
Public and Government Affairs
Mazda North American Operations
ASIRT Corporate Leadership in
Road Safety Award
JULIE ANNE FRIEND
Director
Office of Global Safety and Security
The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Northwestern University
ASIRT Road Safety Champion in
Education Abroad Award
JILL BASHEIN AHARON and STACY MENSH SCHLACTUS
Community Leaders
ASIRT Aron Sobel Community Service Award
L-R: Amabassador Eric Rubin, Dan Ryan, Julie Anne Friend, Jill Bashein Aharon, Stacy Mensh Schlactus
2023 Winning Student Videos
ASIRT and Montgomery County
Regional Student Government Association
Road Safety Public Service Announcement Contest
1st Place High School
1st Place Middle School
2nd Place Middle School Tie
2nd Place Middle School Tie
Special Tribute in Memory of Aron Sobel
by the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Class of ‘87
Show your support for this year’s theme by wearing your favorite sneakers with your business attire.
Catering by Signature Caterers View Gala 2023 details