Dean Jessica Einhorn PHOTO BY KAVEH SARDARI

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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell delivered the keynote address at the School of Advanced International Studies' 60th anniversary gala on Wednesday, an invitation-only event held at the Italian Embassy in Washington. The man of the hour, Powell was also presented with a Johns Hopkins University President's Medal, an honor extended to individuals who have achieved unusual distinction.

The event drew nearly 500 SAIS friends, supporters and alumni, in addition to senior university administration, including SAIS Dean Jessica Einhorn, President William R. Brody and Provost Steven Knapp. Also in attendance were former SAIS Dean Paul Wolfowitz, AmericaOnline co-founder Jim Kimsey and ambassadors from Italy, Great Britain, South Korea and Japan. In his speech, Powell repeatedly praised the work of SAIS, which he said has done much "to provide the human intellectual infrastructure of national global security in the 21st century."

"I would like to close by thanking you for this award, but more importantly, thanking you and congratulating SAIS on reaching your 60th year of outstanding achievements, outstanding service to the world," Powell said. "And you need to keep doing it, for six decades more, and six decades more beyond that. We need you, the nation needs you and above all, the world needs you."

President William R. Brody presents the JHU President's Medal to Secretary of State Colin Powell. PHOTO BY KAVEH SARDARI

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