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HONORARY GUESTS

Today, the Foundation is a highly respected and firmly established program at Harvard, and represents a model for intercultural relations that is currently being adopted by other universities throughout the country. The Harvard Foundation sponsors a number of educational programs and projects for Harvard students and faculty each year. A variety of national and international leaders in the areas of education politics, science, economics, and the arts are invited to Harvard University each year to participate in the Harvard Foundation's programs and to be recognized for their notable achievements.

DISTINGUISHED HONORARY GUESTS
Kofi Annan United Nations Secretaries General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali United Nations Secretaries General
Javier Perez De Cuellar United Nations Secretaries General
Abp. Desmond Tutu Nobel Peace Prize Winner
John Hume Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Elie Weisel Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta Nobel Peace Prize Winner




OTHER HONORED GUESTS
Rev. M. Luther King Sr Civil Rights Leader
Dr. Chang-Lin Tien Chancellor of UC-Berkeley
C. Salinas de Gortari President of Mexico
Dr. Benjamin Hooks Executive Secretary of the NAACP
Jaime Escalante Mathematics Educator
Dr. Lauro Cavazos U. S. Secretary of Education
Dr. Mae Jemison Astronaut
Prof. Andrew Hacker Author/Educator
R. C. Gorman Artist
Queen Noor of Jordan Queen Dowager of Jordan
Per Wastberg Member of the Nobel Prize Committee
Arthur Ashe Tennis Champion
Mary Robinson President of Ireland
Mira Nair '78 Filmmaker
Paul Hill Human Rights Advocate
Maya Lin Artist
Dr. Walter Massey Director of the NSF
Dr. David Ho AIDS Researcher
Dr. Louis W. Sullivan Secretary of HHS
Dr. John Monroe, Educator
Wilma Mankiller Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation