ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN RHODE ISLAND, 27-28 MAY
Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday afternoon, 27 May, to receive a Doctor of Laws degree honoris causa awarded to him by Brown University, in recognition of his contribution to world peace.��
On Sunday evening he attended a dinner at President’s House offered by the Interim President of the University, Sheila Blumstein, for the honorary degree recipients.� The dinner was attended by prominent members of the Brown University community, including the Chancellor, Fellows and Trustees of the University, senior faculty and administration, and the President-elect of the University, Ruth�Simmonds.
On Monday, Memorial Day, the Secretary-General participated in the main University commencement exercise, after which he returned to New York.� In keeping with the tradition of Brown University, none of the honorary degree recipients spoke at the main commencement exercise.
In addition to the Secretary-General, other honorary degree recipients were:� former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Sheila E. Blumstein, Interim President of Brown University; physicist Demetrios Christodoulou; Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of Trinity Repertory Company; Margaret H. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; scientist Lorrin A. Riggs; author Philip Roth, and Lawrence M. Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
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