Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom, far left, and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Cathy Russell, far right, pose for a photo with the 2015 International Women of Courage awardees at the Department of State in Washington, , on March 6, 2015. From left, awardees include: Ms. Nadia Sharmeen, journalist, women’s rights activist (Bangladesh); Ms. Majd Chourbaji, External Relations Director, Women Now for Development Centers (Syria); Ms. May Sabe Phyu, Director, Gender Equality Network (Burma); Captain Niloofar Rahmani, Afghan Air Force (Afghanistan); Ms. Arba

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Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom, far left, and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Cathy Russell, far right, pose for a photo with the 2015 International Women of Courage awardees at the Department of State in Washington, , on March 6, 2015. From left, awardees include: Ms. Nadia Sharmeen, journalist, women’s rights activist (Bangladesh); Ms. Majd Chourbaji, External Relations Director, Women Now for Development Centers (Syria); Ms. May Sabe Phyu, Director, Gender Equality Network (Burma); Captain Niloofar Rahmani, Afghan Air Force (Afghanistan); Ms. Arbana Xharra, Editor-in-Chief, Zeri (Kosovo); Ms. Tabassum Adnan, Founder, Khwendo Jirga (Pakistan); Ms. Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra, Founder and Director, Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer (Bolivia); Ms. Marie Claire Tchecola, nurse, Ebola survivor and activist (Guinea); and Ms. Sayaka Osakabe, Founder and Representative, Matahara Net (Japan).

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