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International jury of the Prize

In order to implement the resolution instituting the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize the Director-General called on international public figures who are reputed for their action on behalf of peace in the fields in which they have pursued their careers. Among them are statesmen, scholars, jurists, diplomats and human rights activists who have distinguished themselves through their attachment to the ideals of the United Nations Charter and the Constitution of UNESCO and who have agreed to give the Prize the benefit of their knowledge and prestige.
President of the Jury
Dr Henry A. KISSINGER (United States of America)
  • Former Secretary of State. 
  • Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr Andréas ǺDAHL (Sweden)
  • Ambassador.
Mr Mohammed BEDJAOUI (Algeria)
  • President of the Constitutional Council.
  • Former President of the International Court of Justice.
  • Former Ambassador.
  • Former Minister.
Mr Jean FOYER (France)
  • Member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.
  • Former Minister of Justice.
Ms  Gabrielle KIRK McDONALD (United States of America)
 
  • Former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Mr Adolfo PÉREZ ESQUIVEL (Argentina)
  • President of the International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples.
  • Nobel Peace Prize.
M. Mário SOARES (Portugal)
  • Former President of the Republic.
Mr Iba Der THIAM (Senegal)
  • Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.  
  • Former Minister of Education.
  • Former Member of the UNESCO Executive Board.
Mr Andrew YOUNG (United States of America)
  • Former Mayor of Atlanta. 
  • Former Ambassador to the United Nations.
Mr Alioune TRAORÉ (UNESCO)
  • Executive Secretary of the Prize.

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