Front Page: José Cabranes to be Honored with Merrill Award. ACTA is pleased to announce the winner of our 2019 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education, The Honorable José A. Cabranes, who will receive the award at our 2019 ATHENA Merrill Award Gala.
John Bolton served as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States National Security Advisor from 2018 to 2019 during the Trump Administration.
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