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2008 Great Immigrants

The Honorees

 
Cristina V. Beato
Born in Cuba
Deputy director, Pan American Health Organization
 
W. Michael Blumenthal
Born in Germany
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
 
Pierce Brosnan
Born in Ireland
Actor
 
Franklin Chang-Diaz
Born in Costa Rica
Astronaut, physicist
 
Philippe De Montebello
Born in France
Former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
 
Junot Diaz
Born in Dominican Republic
Author
 
Jaime Escalante
Born in Bolivia
Educator
 
Daisy Expósito-Ulla
Born in Cuba
CEO, D Esposito and Partners
 
Peter Frampton
Born in United Kingdom
Musician
 
John Fugh
Born in China
Major general, advocate
 
Riccardo Giacconi
Born in Italy
Physicist
 
Stanley Gorenc
Born in Slovenia
General
 
Beverly Hall
Born in Jamaica
Education administrator
 
Le Ly Hayslip
Born in Vietnam
Author
 
Ha Jin
Born in China
Author, poet
 
Andrea Jung
Born in Canada
President and CEO, Avon Products
 
Teresa Heinz Kerry
Born in Portugal
Businessperson
 
Renu Khator
Born in India
Chancellor, University of Houston System
 
John Kluge
Born in Germany
Entreprenuer
 
Madeleine Kunin
Born in Switzerland
Former governor of Vermont
 
Loida Lewis
Born in Philippines
Businessperson
 
Vincent Mai
Born in South Africa
Businessperson
 
Elsa Murano
Born in Cuba
President, Texas A&M University
 
Josie Natori
Born in Philippines
Fashion designer
 
Martina Navratilova
Born in Czechia
Professional tennis player
 
Hakeem Olajuwon
Born in Nigeria
Professional basketball player
 
David J. O’Reilly
Born in Ireland
Chairman and CEO, Chevron Corporation
 
David Ortiz
Born in Dominican Republic
Professional baseball player
 
Frank Oz
Born in United Kingdom
Actor, director
 
Vikram S. Pandit
Born in India
Banker
 
Itzhak Perlman
Born in Israel
Violinist and Conductor
 
Alfredo Quińones- Hinojosa
Born in Mexico
Surgeon
 
Ciro Rodriguez
Born in Mexico
Former U.S. Representative
 
Felix G. Rohatyn
Born in Austria
Investment banker
 
Morley Safer
Born in Canada
Broadcaster
 
Roald Sagdeev
Born in Russia
Physicist
 
Renata Scotto
Born in Italy
Opera singer
 
Charles Simic
Born in Serbia
Poet
 
Steven Udvar-Hazy
Born in Hungary
CEO, Air Lease Corporation
 
Osi Umenyiora
Born in Nigeria
Professional football player
 
Pinchas Zuckerman
Born in Israel
Violinist