2026 APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE 61ST ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
Raj Subramaniam, President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation, 2026 Appeal of Conscience Award
Recipient 61st Annual Awards Dinner
ACF Founder and President, Rabbi Arthur Schneier Receives
Lifetime Achievement Award
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John Catsimatidis, President, Chairman, and CEO of Red Apple Group and Trustee of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, presents the Appeal of Conscience Award to Raj Subramaniam alongside Rabbi Arthur Schneier. |
NEW YORK, NY [September 23, 2026] – The Appeal of Conscience Foundation presented Raj Subramaniam, President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation, with the Appeal of Conscience Award at the Foundation’s 61st Annual Gala, at The Pierre Hotel in New York City.
The event was chaired by Brian Moynihan, Chair and CEO of Bank of America, Trustee of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation and 2017 Appeal of Conscience Award Recipient. Raj Subramaniam was recognized for his international visionary leadership.
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Rabbi Arthur Schneier with Karen Schneier Dresbach, Executive Vice President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, and Raj Subramaniam. |
“I am honored to receive the Appeal of Conscience Award from Rabbi Schneier and the Appeal of Conscience Foundation. At FedEx, we believe that connecting the world through trade and innovation does more than move goods—it builds bridges, fosters international cooperation, and brings communities closer together. We are committed to leveraging our global reach to build a more connected and unified world.”
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED TO RABBI ARTHUR SCHNEIER
Earlier in the evening, Rabbi Arthur Schneier received a Lifetime Achievement Award for six decades of interfaith work and dedication to promoting interreligious harmony and understanding.
“Over my many decades I have seen the worst of crimes inflicted on humanity, but I have also seen some of very best in the human condition: acts of selfless charity, personal heroism, the courage of convictions that have put the well-being of others over self. In an age when nations are competing for strategic advantage – for resources – for dominance – for battlefield victories – the role of religion has the ability to play a pivotal role in creating a shared moral language that bridges these divides,” said Rabbi Schneier.
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Rabbi Arthur Schneier accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award from friends and Trustees of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation |
MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV, DELIVERED BY HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN
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His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivers remarks on behalf of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. |
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His Grace Bishop Irinej of Washington-New York and Eastern America of the Serbian Orthodox Church reads the greetings of United States President Donald J. Trump and United Nations Secretary General AntĂłnio M. Guterres. |
MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM UNITED STATES PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP AND UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL ANTÓNIO M. GUTERRES, PRESENTED BY HIS GRACE BISHOP IRINEJ
His Grace Bishop Irinej of Washington-New York and Eastern America of the Serbian Orthodox Church reads the greetings of United States President Donald J. Trump and United Nations Secretary General António M. Guterres.
The Appeal of Conscience Foundation, under the leadership of Rabbi Arthur Schneier, has worked worldwide on behalf of religious freedom, human rights, peace and tolerance since 1965. An interfaith coalition of business, religious and foreign policy leaders, this international organization promotes mutual understanding, peace and interreligious cooperation and provides a voice of conscience to protect minorities.
The highly influential and respected Rabbi Arthur Schneier and the Appeal of Conscience Foundation have been of crucial assistance in proactively fostering dialogue with Serbian Patriarch Pavle and other religious leaders in the Balkans by promoting mutual understanding and peaceful coexistence.
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