The Henry A. Kissinger Prize honoring Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission; former Prime Minister, Republic of Estonia; Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister, Republic of Latvia; and Ingrida Šimonytė, former Prime Minister, Republic of Lithuania.

The ceremony was held at the Axica Convention Center in Berlin on the evening of Friday, March 28, 2025. The laudation was delivered by Wolfgang Ischinger, President of the Munich Security Conference Foundation Council and Trustee of the American Academy in Berlin.

The event marked the first time the prize was given to not one but three recipients, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the transatlantic relationship. It took place on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of their countries’ membership to the European Union and NATO, institutions whose developments they have influenced in remarkable ways. This is also the first Kissinger Prize following the passing of its namesake, one of the visionary founders of our institution.