--- description: The First Lady will present the award to 13 women from around the world title: Watch Live: Melania Trump Presents State Department’s International Women of Courage Award image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3484ed7007f167/6988bc378e06017aba4695e1/melania-trump-governors-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live: Melania Trump Presents State Department’s International Women of Courage Award by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 29, 2017 2:49 PM CUT  U.S. first lady Melania Trump listens to a toast by her husband President Donald Trump while hosting the annual Governors' Dinner in the East Room of the White House February 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. first lady Melania Trump listens to a toast by her husband President Donald Trump while hosting the annual Governors' Dinner in the East Room of the White House February 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—;Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 29, 2017 2:49 PM CUT The [First Lady](http://time.com/4641980/melania-trump-martha-washington/ "undefined") will honor the winners of the State Department’s [International Women of Courage Award](http://www.iwoccelebration.org/ "undefined") Wednesday in Washington, DC. The award recognizes those who have “demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership” in areas including human rights and gender equality, according to the State Department. It was [introduced a decade ago](https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/wi/iwoc/ "undefined") by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The 2017 honorees include 13 women whose work involves countries such as Iraq, Yemen and Peru. The women awarded will travel throughout the U.S. as part of a special program to engage with Americans. The [First Lady](http://time.com/4608959/melania-trump-first-lady-politics/ "undefined") will be joined by Thomas A. Shannon, who is currently serving as acting Deputy Secretary of State, for the ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m. Watch live above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4716408/melania-trump-international-women-courage-livestream/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4716408/melania-trump-international-women-courage-livestream/"},"headline":"Watch Live: Melania Trump Presents State Department’s International Women of Courage Award","datePublished":"2017-03-29T14:49:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:05:17.885Z","description":"The First Lady will present the award to 13 women from around the world","url":"https://time.com/4716408/melania-trump-international-women-courage-livestream/","keywords":["White House","State Department","livestream","Melania Trump","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3484ed7007f167/6988bc378e06017aba4695e1/melania-trump-governors-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3484ed7007f167/6988bc378e06017aba4695e1/melania-trump-governors-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President And Melania Trump Host Governors Ball At The White House","caption":"President And Melania Trump Host Governors Ball At The White House","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla—;Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4716408/melania-trump-international-women-courage-livestream/","name":"Watch Live: Melania Trump Presents State Department’s International Women of Courage Award"}}]}] ```