2007

November 3^rd, 2007
Black Leadership Forum honored Bryant with its 30^th Anniversary Lamplighter Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership, in Washington, D.C. 

October 13^th, 2007
The Association of Black Women Physicians honored Bryant with its Humanitarian Award at its 26th Annual Charity Ball Benefit in Los Angeles, California. 

September 4^th, 2007
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton features John Hope Bryant and Operation HOPE in his best-selling book GIVING. 

August 31^st, 2007
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the President’s Council on Financial Literacy, a direct outgrowth of an earlier meeting at the White House with John Hope Bryant and Operation HOPE. 

May 18^th, 2007
John Hope Bryant joined Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, along with Global Dignity co-founders HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen for Dignity Day, Jordan just prior to Dignity Day, Jordan. Bryant has also led Dignity Day sessions throughout the world, in the U.S., Canada, Turkey, India, Switzerland and Jordan. 

April 27^th, 2007
John Hope Bryant featured by Time.com as one of 15 voices, 15 years after the worst riot in U.S. history. 

April 25^th, 2007
John Hope Bryant joins U.S. President George W. Bush, Treasury Secretary Paulson, Education Secretary Spellings, HUD Secretary Jackson, U.S. Treasurer Cabral and 6 financial literacy experts in the Roosevelt Room of the White House for a first-ever Presidential meeting on financial literacy in America. The President called the meeting in response to a leadership request around financial literacy from Bryant and Operation HOPE.  

April 23^rd, 2007
John Hope Bryant and Ambassador Andrew Young co-chaired the 15^th Anniversary HOPE Bankers Bus Tour, on the 15^th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots and the founding of Operation HOPE. More than 500 leaders from government, community and the private sector participate. 

February, 2007
John Hope Bryant was profiled by CNN in their “People You Should Know” program with Paula Zahn. 

February, 2007
John Hope Bryant was featured on the cover of NV Magazine and Our Weekly Newspaper. 

January 23 -28, 2007
John Hope Bryant attends and speaks before the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader and co-leads Dignity Day, Davos session with fellow members of the Forum of Young Global Leaders. 

January, 2007
John Hope Bryant and Operation HOPE featured in groundbreaking new documentary entitled RWANDA RISING by civil rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young debuted at the Pan-African Film Festival in Los Angeles.