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[[File:Low rotunda.jpg|thumb|A World Leaders Forum event in [[Low Library]]'s rotunda]] | [[File:Low rotunda.jpg|thumb|A World Leaders Forum event in [[Low Library]]'s rotunda]] | ||
| − | The '''World Leaders Forum''' was initiated by President [[Bollinger]] in [[2003]] as part of his plan to [[global university|make Columbia more "global"]]. During the UN General Assembly meeting each fall, Columbia invites a number of major world figures onto campus to deliver speeches and take part in conferences. Forum events are held throughout the year as opportunities present themselves. | + | The '''World Leaders Forum''' was initiated by President [[Bollinger]] in [[2003]] as part of his plan to [[global university|make Columbia more "global"]]. During the UN General Assembly meeting each fall, Columbia invites a number of major world figures onto campus to deliver speeches and take part in conferences. Forum events are also held throughout the year as opportunities present themselves. |
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| + | These invitations are rarely uncontroversial, featuring as they have the likes of even [[Vladimir Putin]]. [[Protests]] have broken out during the appearances of individuals such as Iran's [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] and Ethiopia's Menes Zenawi (see [[Zenawi Protests]]). | ||
You know the forum's in town when there are snipers on the roofs of Columbia buildings. | You know the forum's in town when there are snipers on the roofs of Columbia buildings. | ||
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*John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana | *John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana | ||
| − | *Vladimir Putin, President of Russia | + | *[[Vladimir Putin]], President of Russia |
*Dimitrij Rupel, Foreign Minister of Slovenia | *Dimitrij Rupel, Foreign Minister of Slovenia | ||
*Goran Svilanovic, Foreign Minister of Serbia-Montenegro | *Goran Svilanovic, Foreign Minister of Serbia-Montenegro | ||
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*Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia | *Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia | ||
*Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey | *Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey | ||
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===[[2009]]=== | ===[[2009]]=== | ||
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*Boris Tadic, President of Serbia | *Boris Tadic, President of Serbia | ||
*Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand | *Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand | ||
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===[[2010]]=== | ===[[2010]]=== | ||
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*Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey | *Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey | ||
| + | *George Soros | ||
| + | *Ivo Josipović, President of the Republic of Croatia | ||
| + | *José Manuel Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste | ||
| + | *Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia | ||
| + | *José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain | ||
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| + | *José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission | ||
| + | *Jigmi Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan | ||
| + | *Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | ||
| + | *Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France | ||
| + | *[[Vikram Pandit]], CEO of Citi | ||
| + | {{Col-end}} | ||
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| + | ===[[2011]]=== | ||
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| + | *Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyzstan | ||
| + | *Rafael Correa, President of the Republic of Ecuador | ||
| + | *Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | ||
| + | *Michel Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti | ||
| + | {{Col-2}} | ||
| + | *Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea | ||
| + | *Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo | ||
| + | *Lance Armstrong | ||
| + | *Sanjay Gupta | ||
| + | {{Col-end}} | ||
| + | ===[[2012]]=== | ||
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| + | *[[Eric Holder]], Attorney General of the United States | ||
| + | *Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations | ||
| + | *Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia | ||
| + | *Aung San Suu Kyi, chair of the National League for Democracy, Burma | ||
| + | {{Col-end}} | ||
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| + | ===[[2013]]=== | ||
| + | *Laurent Lamothe, Prime Minister of Haiti | ||
| + | *Leymah Gbowee, 2011 [[Nobel]] Peace laureate | ||
| + | *Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court | ||
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| + | ===[[2023]]=== | ||
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| + | *Matt Damon, Cofounder of Water.org & WaterEquity | ||
| + | *Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania | ||
| + | *Oleksandra Matviichuk, Human Rights Lawyer, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties (2022 [[Nobel]] Peace Prize Winner) | ||
| + | *Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament | ||
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| + | *Santiago Peña Palacios, President of the Republic Paraguay | ||
| + | *Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore | ||
| + | *Gary White, Cofounder of Water.org & WaterEquity | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
Latest revision as of 06:52, 7 May 2024
A World Leaders Forum event in Low Library's rotunda
The World Leaders Forum was initiated by President Bollinger in 2003 as part of his plan to make Columbia more "global". During the UN General Assembly meeting each fall, Columbia invites a number of major world figures onto campus to deliver speeches and take part in conferences. Forum events are also held throughout the year as opportunities present themselves.
These invitations are rarely uncontroversial, featuring as they have the likes of even Vladimir Putin. Protests have broken out during the appearances of individuals such as Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ethiopia's Menes Zenawi (see Zenawi Protests).
You know the forum's in town when there are snipers on the roofs of Columbia buildings.
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- Laurent Lamothe, Prime Minister of Haiti
- Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace laureate
- Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court
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