A Special AJC Global Forum Plenary Honoring AJC CEO David Harris

At AJC Global Forum 2022, friends, colleagues, world leaders, and more celebrated and honored AJC CEO David Harris at his final Global Forum as AJC CEO.

Concluding a special program celebrating the 32-year career of AJC CEO David Harris, David gives an emotional and sincere message of thank you his family, friends, colleagues, and world leaders.

Jason Isaacson, AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, reflects on the experiences and accomplishments working alongside AJC CEO David Harris over the last three-plus decades together. Isaacson begins his address by reading a letter from President Joe Biden congratulating David on this lasting impact.

Over the tenure of AJC CEO David Harris, AJC has attracted a galaxy of national and world leaders, unparalleled by any other comparable organization in the world.

A tireless visionary and a lifelong advocate for the State of Israel and the Jewish people, AJC CEO David Harris has built AJC into the leading global Jewish advocacy organization it is today.

Leaders from across the world, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (1996-99, 2009-2021), Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (2017-19, 2020-21), Soviet Refusenik leader Natan Sharansky, and Luis Almagro, Secretary General, Organization of American States pay tribute to AJC CEO David Harris for his three decades-plus as CEO of AJC.

Diplomats, government officials, and professionals from across Israeli society speak about AJC CEO David Harris’s storied career in service of the Jewish people and Israel.