Vaclav Havel
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Vaclav Havel is a Czech writer and dramatist. He was the ninth and last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003).
He is on the advisory board for the Project on Justice in Times of Transition and is on the International Council of Advisors for the International Campaign for Tibet.
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Affiliations
- Cofounder, Foundation of Dagmar and Vaclav Havel
- Member, International Committee for Democracy in Cuba
- Patron, New Atlantic Initiative
- Honorary Patron, Global Leadership Foundation [1]
- International Advisory Board, Journal of Democracy [2]
- International Advisory Board, Orange Circle [3]
- Global Council on Planetary Ethics and Values, World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality
- Recipient of the Premio Internazionale Vittorino Colombo award from Fondazione Vittorino Colombo in 2005 [4]
- Recipient of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute: Four Freedoms Award in 1990
- Recipient of the International Rescue Committee: Freedom Award in 2003
- Recipient of the NED Democracy Award in 1991
- Recipient of the 2007 NED Democracy Service Medal[5]
- Member, Committee of 100 for Tibet [6]
- Honorary Member, Club of Budapest: Members
- Member, Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China [7]
- Co-Chairman, The Comitee on the Present Danger in 2008 [8]
- Winner of the 1989 Olof Palme Prize [9]
Havel also addressed a 2002 European meeting of the Trilateral Commission. [10]
- International Board of Governors, Peres Center for Peace [11]
- 2004 winner of the Centre of Peace and Multiethnic Cooperation peace award
- Visionary, The Vision Project
- Winner of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
Articles and resources
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References
- ↑ Honorary Patrons, Global Leadership Foundation, accessed January 11, 2010.
- ↑ Editorial Board & Staff, Journal of Democracy, accessed September 24, 2007.
- ↑ International Advisory Board, Orange Circle, accessed April 5, 2011.
- ↑ Premio Internazionale Vittorino Colombo
- ↑ Democracy Service Medal, NED, accessed September 14, 2007.
- ↑ About, Committee of 100 for Tibet, accessed March 19, 2008.
- ↑ Members, Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China, accessed July 30, 2008.
- ↑ Membership List, The Comitee on the Present Danger, accessed December 30, 2008
- ↑ Olof Palme Prize, The Olof Palme Memorial Fund, accessed November 20, 2009.
- ↑ "XXVIth Meeting of European Group, Prague, Czech Republic—October 18-20, 2002," Trilateral.org, accessed March 2009.
- ↑ International Board of Governors, Peres Center for Peace, accessed February 19, 2010.
- ↑ Edward S. Herman and David Peterson, Morality's Avenging Angels: The New Humanitarian Crusaders, Znet, 30 August 2005.
External resources
External articles
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