WITA Executive Director Ken Levinson and Master of Ceremonies, Nicole Venable of Bockorny Group

WITA President Steve Lamar of the American Apparel & Footwear Association

Global Leadership Award: WITA Executive Director Ken Levinson, honoree Secretary Penny Pritzker of U.S. Department of Commerce with presenter Steve Clemens of The Atlantic and AtlanticLIVE

Global Leadership Award: Honoree Secretary Penny Pritzker of the Department of Commerce

Congressional Leadership Award: Honoree Congressman Earl Blumenauer and presenter Chairman Kevin Brady of the House Ways and Means Committee

Congressional Leadership Award: WITA Executive Director Ken Levinson with honoree Congressman David Reichert and presenter Chairman Kevin Brady of the House Ways and Means Committee

Tribute to Nathan Graham: Carolyn Brehm of The Procter & Gamble Company presented a tribute to her colleague Nathan Graham, a renowned member of the Washington Trade community and active WITA member, who had passed away in December 2015.

Lighthouse Award: (from left to right) honoree WITF Board Member Bill Lane formerly of Caterpillar Inc., presenter WITF Board Member Sarah Thorn of Walmart, honoree William Reinsch formerly of the National Foreign Trade Council, and WITA Executive Director Ken Levinson

Master of Ceremonies, Nicole Venable of Bockorny Group

WITA President, Steve Lamar of the American Apparel & Footwear Association

Congressional Leadership Award Honorees (from left to right), Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Ron Wyden

(from left to right) presenter, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Congressional Leadership Honoree Congressman Paul Ryan, and WITA Executive Director Ken Levinson

(from left to right) WITF President, Ted Austell of Boeing, New Zealand Ambassador Carl Worker accepting Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of honoree Ambassador Mike Moore, Presenter Former USTR Susan Shwab

(from left to right) Sarah Thorn of Walmart, Lighthouse Award Honoree Everett Eissenstat, and Bill Lane of Caterpillar

WITA President, Steve Lamar of American Apparel & Footwear Association

Congressional Leadership Award Recipients, (from left to right) Congressman Charles Boustany Jr. MD (R-LA) and Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), introduced by Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN)

Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Ambassador Michael Punke

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Ambassador Clayton Yeutter

(from left to right) Lighthouse Award Recipient, Acting Deputy USTR Wendy Cutler, Sarah Thorn of Walmart and Bill Lane of Caterpillar 

MC, Ambassador Peter Allgeier of Coalition of Service Industries 

(from left to right) Distinguished Leadership in International Trade Award Recipients, Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chairman Dave Camp, introduced by Ambassador Susan Schwab, and USTR Michael Froman

Lighthouse Award Recipient, Ed Gresser of Progressive Economy

Distinguished Service Award Recipient, USTR Ron Kirk

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Congressman David Drier (R-CA)

Lighthouse Award Recipient, Jutta Hennig of Inside US Trade with Bill Lane, Sarah Thorn, and MC, Grant Aldonas

(from left to right) Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Senator John Kerry | WITF President Ted Austell of Boeing with MC Fruzsina Harsanyi of Meridian International Center and Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Senator Rob Portman 

(From left to right) Lighthouse Award Recipients, Viji Rangaswami and Angela Ellard of House Ways and Means Committee