Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2009) John P. Howe, III, M.D., President and CEO of Project HOPE shakes hands with The Dominican Republic Ambassador to the United States Roberto B. Saladin after a ceremony where HOPE and it's partners were presented the medallions of the Order of Duarte, Sanchez, Mella, the highest honor bestowed upon foreign individuals by the President of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna. HOPE and partners BD, Merck & Co., Inc., and Sanofi Pasteur were presented the awards in recognition of the organizations’ humanitarian relief efforts to the national emergency caused by tropical storms Noel and Olga in 2007.
