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*[[John Ackerly]], President, ICT
 
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==Light of Truth Awards==
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"The International Campaign for Tibet presents the Light of Truth award to individuals and institutions who have made significant contributions to the public understanding of Tibet and the fight for human rights and democratic freedoms for the Tibetan people." [http://www.savetibet.org/programs/lotaward/index.php]
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''Award Recipients''
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*2006: Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]], The [[Hergé Foundation]]
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*2005: [[Lowell Thomas, Jr.]], [[Carl Gershman]], [[Elie Wiesel]]
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*2004: [[Václav Havel]], Mrs. [[Irmtraut Wäger]], Count [[Otto Graf Lambsdorff]] and the [[Friedrich Naumann Foundation]]
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*2003: [[Robert Thurman]], [[Michele Bohana]], Director of the [[Institute for Asian Democracy]], and founding member of the [[International Campaign for Tibet]], The Honorable [[Benjamin A. Gilman]]
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*2002: [[Petra Kelly]] Co-founder of the German Green Party, [[Heinrich Harrer]], Mountaineer and author of Seven Years in Tibet
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*2001: The People of India, accepted by His Excellency R. Venkataraman, former President of India
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*1999: [[Richard Blum]], Founder and Chairman of the [[American Himalayan Foundation]]; Chairman of [[Blum Capital Partners]], L.P. and Co-Chairman of [[Newbridge Capital]], [[Danielle Mitterrand]] President of [[France Libertes Foundation]], [[Hugh Richardson]], First British and Indian Envoy to Lhasa, author and historian
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*1998: [[Melissa Mathison]] Screenwriter, [[Martin Scorsese]]
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*1997: The Honorable [[Claiborne Pell]], The Honorable [[Charlie Rose]]
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*1996: Richard Gere actor and humanitarian, [[Michael Currier]]philanthropist, [[Lavinia Currier]] philanthropist
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*1995: [[A. M. Rosenthal]] former editor and columnist for The New York Times
  
 
==Directors==
 
==Directors==

Revision as of 11:39, 13 December 2006

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) was founded in 1988 and is a non-profit membership organization with offices in Washington, DC; Amsterdam, Berlin and Brussels. They "fundamentally believe that there must be a political solution based on direct dialogue between the Dalai Lama and his representatives and the People's Republic of China."

"ICT has a 17-year record of achievement advancing the Tibetan cause - and the vision and leadership of the Dalai Lama - in the halls of Congress and in international forums." [1]

Light of Truth Awards

"The International Campaign for Tibet presents the Light of Truth award to individuals and institutions who have made significant contributions to the public understanding of Tibet and the fight for human rights and democratic freedoms for the Tibetan people." [2]

Award Recipients

Directors

2006

Board of Advisors

2006

International Council of Advisors

2006

Contact

Web: http://www.savetibet.org
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