Awards

In February, 2002, the NFTC Foundation created the annual World Trade Award in the tradition of the Captain Robert Dollar Memorial Award, for lifetime achievement in advancing open world trade and investment, awarded annually at the NFTC Foundation World Trade Dinner and Awards Ceremony.

Past winners include:

Senator Tim Kaine (2026)

Senator Mike Crapo (2025)

The Honorable Arun Venkataraman (2024)

Senator Chris Coons (2023)

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2022)

Since 2019, the NFTC Foundation has also awarded an International Tax Award to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary efforts in advancing international tax rules.

Past winners include:

House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (2026)

Senator Chuck Grassley (2025)

Representatives Kevin Hern and Brad Schneider (2024)

Grace Perez-Navaro of the OECD (2023)

Senator Pat Toomey (2022)

In 2014, the NFTC Foundation’s Global Innovation Forum awarded the first Trade Leadership for the Digital Trade Award in recognition of the leadership and contributions of political and business leaders for advancing frameworks beneficial to the conduct of global business in the Internet age and raising awareness of the ways technology democratizes access to the global marketplace for the benefit of the people and the planet.

Past winners include:

Deputy United States Trade Representative Rick Switzer (2026)

Representatives Ted Lieu & Jay Obernolte (2025)

Representative Adrian Smith (2024)

Senator Todd Young (2023)