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==Other activities and public appearances== [[File:AI for Good Global Summit 2018 (41403327244).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Anousheh Ansari at AI for Good Global Summit (2018)]] Ansari participated as a speaker at the 2010 Honeywell Leadership Academy with [[Homer Hickam]] at [[United States Space Camp]] in Huntsville, Alabama.<ref name="Honeywell Leadership Guide">{{cite web |url= http://www.spacecamp.com/forms/2009HoneywellLeadershipGuide.pdf |title= 2009 Honeywell Leadership Guide |year= 2009 |website= spacecamp.com }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2009, Ansari was featured in the documentary film ''[[Space Tourists]]'' by independent Swiss filmmaker [[Christian Frei]] about billionaires who paid to ride to the [[International Space Station]] aboard Russian spacecraft.<ref name="Space Tourists">{{cite web|url=http://www.space-tourists-film.com/en/film_synopsis.php |title= Synopsis | website= space-tourists-film.com| access-date= March 21, 2017}}</ref> The DVD of the film was released in 2011. She was the commencement speaker and received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from [[Utah Valley University]] on April 25, 2013.<ref name="UVU Commencement">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.uvu.edu/newsroom/2013/03/11/first-iranian-in-space-to-speak-at-uvus-72nd-commencement-ceremony/|title=First Iranian In Space To Speak At UVU's 72nd Commencement Ceremony| website= uvu.edu| publisher= Utah Valley University| date= March 11, 2013}}</ref> On February 26, 2017, she and [[Firouz Naderi]] represented Iranian filmmaker [[Asghar Farhadi]] at the [[89th Academy Awards]]. They accepted the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] for ''[[The Salesman (2016 film)|The Salesman]]'' on Farhadi's behalf. Farhadi did not attend the ceremony due to his opposition to [[President Trump]]'s immigration ban applying to seven Muslim countries, including [[Iran]]. Farhadi selected Ansari and Naderi as his representatives because both are successful Iranian-Americans who immigrated to the US.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= https://time.com/4681987/asghar-farhadi-oscars-anousheh-iranian-american-space-experts/ |title= Asghar Farhadi Will Be Represented By 2 Iranian-American Space Experts at the Oscars| first= Kate| last= Samuelson| date= February 24, 2017| magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]]| access-date= February 28, 2017}}</ref> Ansari has served on the boards of directors for [[Make-a-Wish Foundation]] of North Texas and Collin County Children's Advocacy Center.<ref name= Huffbio /> She has been active with several nonprofit organizations, including the nonprofit [[Iranian American Women Foundation]] organization.<ref>{{cite web| last1= Ansari| first1= Anousheh| title= Iranian American Women Foundation| url= http://www.iawfoundation.org/community/anousheh-ansari/profile/| website= Iranian American Women Foundation| access-date= 27 June 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150701013605/http://www.iawfoundation.org/community/anousheh-ansari/profile/| archive-date= 1 July 2015| url-status= dead}}</ref> Other non-profit organizations include Ashoka in its support of social entrepreneurs.
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