For the past four years, she has been the honorary patron of the annual World Refugee Day school poster contest in the United States and in 2004 was honorary patron of the Greek Schools Essay Contest on refugee issues, in partnership with the Ministry of Education.
In March 2005, Angelina Jolie was the guest of honour with General Colin Powell at the USA for UNHCR/Kuwait – America Foundation Benefit Dinner raising $1 million for Iraqi refugee women and children. On that occasion, she announced the opening of the new National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children, and continued her advocacy for the right of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the US, with meetings on Capitol Hill.
