List of Expected Participants - Peres Birthday Celebration
Israel Government Press Office 17 September 2003

Rev. Joan Brown Campbell Chairman, National Council of Churches
Ms. Dena Merriam Senior Vice President, Ruder & Finn
H. E. Mr. Paulo Jorge Teixeira Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Angola Angola
Dr. Carlos Alberto Bulgheroni President, Bridas Corporation Argentina
Mr. Viktor Klima President, Volkswagen Argentina, Former Chancellor of
Austria Argentina
The Hon. Bob Hawke Former Prime Minister of Australia Australia
Dr. Franz Vranitzky Former Chancellor of Austria Austria
Mr. Heinz Fischer Second President of the National Council, Deputy Leader of
the Social Democratic Party of Austria Austria
Mr. Jacques Simonet Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Belgium
Dr. Peter Meyer-Viol Belgium
Sr. Enrique Baron Crespo Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the
Party of European Socialists Belgium
Mr. Francois ZIMERAY Member of the European Parliament, Member of the
Delegation for Relations with Israel Belgium
Monsieur Jacques Graubart President, Belgian Friends of Yad Vashem Belgium
Mr. Adam Nyman CEO, EUpolitix.com Belgium
Ministro Nelson Azevedo Jobim Vice Presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal
Brazil
H.E. Mr. Angel Marin Vice President Bulgaria
H.E. Dr. Solomon Passy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Mr. Sergei Stanishev Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Bulgaria
Ms. Lison Benarroch Le Groupe S.M. International Inc. Canada
Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Nancy J. F. Bloomfield Queen's Counsel and President of
the ELDEE foundation Canada
Mr. Josef Burnett Canada
Mr. Johann Olav Koss President & CEO, Olympic Aid Canada
Mr. Bernard Poulin President, The S.M. Group International inc. Canada
Ms. Irit Shay Canada
Mr. Uri Sagman President, C Sixty Inc. Canada
Mr. David Berger Canada
Mr. Donald Wright Canada
H.E. Mr. Ivan Mesias Lehu Former Vice-President of the Chilean Parlament
Chile
H.E. Mr. Wang Changyi Former Ambassador of China to Israel, Member of the
State Political and Consultative Committee China
Licenciada Karen Olsen Beck de Figueres Former Ambassador of Costa Rica to
Israel Costa Rica
Mrs. Simone Gbagbo First Lady of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire
Hon. Mr. Alecos P. Michaelides President of the Institute for Eurodemocracy,
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Cyprus
Mrs. Mary PAPADOPOULOS CEO, M.P.D. Secure-net Cyprus
Mr. Prodromos PAPAVASSILIOU Honorary Consul of Israel, Honorary Chairman of
the Cyprus-Israel Association Cyprus
Hon. Mr. George Vassiliou Former President of Cyprus Cyprus
Mr. Jan KAVAN President of The UN General Assembly, Former Minister of
Foreign Affairs Czech Republic
H.E. Mr. Cyril SVOBODA Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Mr. Pavel Svarc CEO, Unipetrol a.s Czech Republic
H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Borja Former President of Ecuador Ecuador
H.E. Dr. Nahum Fasil Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister Ethiopia
Mr. Charles Reisman General Director, BNP PARIBAS France
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Grosman Celio Company France
Mr. Prosper Amouyal President, Caron Perfume France
Monsieur Dr. Jacques Attali Chairman, A&A France
Mr. Pierre Besnainou Director, LibertySurf France
Dr. Joachim Bitterlich Executive Vice President of International Affairs,
Amb. Er. , Veolia France
Dr. Arrik Delouya Sociologist Researcher and Expert Consultant,
Communication & Development Strategy Fund Raising France
Monsieur Dr. Robert Parienti Delegue General, l'Institut WEIZMANN des
Sciences France
Mr. Rene Guitton Editions Calmann-Levy France
Mr. Philippe Guez Deutche Bank France
Monsieur Claude Lanzmann Film Director France
Monsieur le Ministre Francois Leotard Former Minister of Defense of France
France
Ms. Cynthia Liebow Foreign Literature, Les Editions Noir sur Blanc France
Mr. Jacques Toledano President, Filroc and Avis France
M. Hubert Berebi President, SOMERCOM France
Mr. Eric Ghebali Development Senior Vice President, SUEZ Group France
Mr. Francois Albert Levy General Manager, Searchspace France France
Mr. Claude Uzan France
Ms. Ilana Shimmel France
Monsieur l'ambassadeur Enrico Macias France
Mr. Badry Arkady Patarkatsishvili Georgia
Mr. Manfred Staudinger Member of Board, Staudinger Consulting Germany
Mrs. Iris Berben MOOVIE the art of entertaiment Germany
Mr. Gregory Blatt Executive Vice President, Business Development,
Hubert Burda Media Germany
H.E. Mr. Joschka Fischer German Minister of Foreign Affairs Germany
H.E. Mr. Otto Schily Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany Germany
Mr. & Mrs. Otto Georg Germany
Mr. Klaus Krone CEO, Krone MT - telecommunications Germany
Mr. Heskel Nathaniel ARS AGO Germany
Dr. Ferdinand Piech Chairman, The Board of management,
Volkswagen AG Germany
Hon. Dr. H. c. Johannes H. Rau Federal President of Germany Germany
Mr. Rafael Seligmann Writer and Journalist Germany
Dr. Uriel J. Sharef Executive Vice President, Siemens AG Germany
Hernn Oliver Haeggberg Executive Advisor, TDEK Germany
H.E. Mr. George A. Papandreou Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Greece
H. E. Mr. Dimitris Dollis Secretary General for International Economic
Relations and Development Cooperation Greece
Mrs. Photini Tomai-Constantopoulou Director of the Service of Diplomatic
Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece Greece
Mr. & Mrs. Masias & Bella Restis President of Rhodes Jewish Community;
President of Enterprises Shipping and Trading Greece
H.E. Mr. Laszlo Kovacs Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Hungary Hungary
Mr. Maulana Wahiduddin-Khan President, The Islamic Center India
Mr. Terje Roed Larsen Special Envoy to the Middle East, United Nations
Israel
Dr. Mohammed Qutob Israel
Dr. Alfredo Ambrosetti Chairman, Ambrosetti Srl Italy
Mrs. Gabriela David Director, Servonat Italy
Mr. Alfonso De Virgiliis Lawyer Italy
Mr. Massimiliano Fuksas Architect Italy
Prof. Rita Levi-Montalcini Italy
Prof. Dr. Marco Petroni Italy
Mr. Mario Moretti Polegato Geox Respira Italy
Mr. Giancarlo Elia Valori President, Unione Industriali Roma Italy
The Honorable Walter Veltroni Mayor of Rome Italy
Mr. Massimo Toschi Consigliere del Presidente della Regione Toscana Italy
Mr. Nobuo FUJIWARA President, Japan-Israel Chamber of Commerce Japan
Mr. Suliman Ghezawi Chairman, The Jordan Valley Farmers Association Jordan
Dr. Jihad A.K. Barghouthi Ear, nose and throat consultant & neuro-otologist
Jordan
Mr. Zeyad Salah President, Zayad Salah and Partners Contracting Jordan
Dr. Tarek Tarawneh Managing Director, Interdisciplinary Research
Consultants Jordan
Prof. Wadi Shariha Former Dean of the Jordan University; Senior Lecturer in
Economic Planning Jordan
General (Ret.) Ihsan Shurdom Former Chief of Staff RJAF; Former advisor to
King Hussein; Head of the Jordanian Chapter of Copenhagen Group Jordan
General (Ret.) Mansour Abu Rashid Chairman, Amman Center for Peace &
Development Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Timur and Alfiya Kuanyshev Presidents, Holy Sounds Foundation
International Kazakhstan
Hon. Emmanuel K. Maitha Minister Kenya
Cllr. Joe Akech Mayor of Nairobi Kenya
Cllr. John Mutahi Waweru Mayor, Thika Municipal Council Kenya
Herrn Pierre Schneider Honorary Consul of Israel in Luxembourg Luxembourg
Ms. Monique Hamilius Luxembourg
H.E. Prof. Guido de Marco President of Malta Malta
Ms. Rosette FENECH Director, Malta Airport Malta
Mr. Joe Mifsud Chairperson, Euro-Med Movement Malta
Mtra. Tamara Kolangui de Levin Universidad Anahuac Mexico
Mr. Serge Berdugo Secretary-General, Council of Jewish Communities in
Morocco Morocco
H.E. Mr. Francisco Madeira Minister of the Presidency of Mozambique
Mozambique
Hon. Ike Nwachkwu Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nigeria
Rt. Hon. David Trimble MP Ulster Unionist Party
Northern Ireland
Mr. Jens P. Heyerdahl Director, ORKLA Industries Norway
H.E. Mr. Thorbjoern Jagland Member of Parliament Norway
Ms. Tove Kvammen Midelfart Lawyer Norway
Mr. Husseini Kamel Palestinian Authority
H.E. Minister Tadeusz Iwinski Secretary of State, Office of the Prime
Minister Poland
H.E. Minister Marek Maciej Siwiec Chief of the National Security Bureau of
the Republic of Poland Poland
Mr. Karol Drozd Polish Chapter of the Peres Center for Peace,
P.H.Z Bartimpex S.A. Poland
H.E. Mr. Dusan Mihajlovic Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia
Republic of Serbia
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald & Vera Weisfeld Weisfeld Foundation Scotland
H.E. Mr. Vladan Batic Minister of Justice
Serbia and Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Boris Tadec Minister of Defense
Serbia and Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Rudolf Schuster President of the Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic
Hon. Mr. Milan Kucan Former President of the Republic of Slovenia Slovenia
H.E. F. W. de Klerk The F.W. de Klerk Foundation South Africa
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi M.P. Minister of Home Affairs
South Africa
Hon. Tony Leon Leader of the Democratic Party South Africa
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Toledano & Monique Hatchwell President, Excem Grupo,
Federacion Sefaradi Espana Spain
H.E. Mrs. Ana Palacio Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain
Spain
Hon. Noemi Sanin Posada Ambassador of Columbia to Spain Spain
Mr. Pilippe Amon Switzerland
Hon. Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev President, Green Cross International and
International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Studies
Switzerland
Mr. Alexander Likhotal CEO, Green Cross International Switzerland
The Hon. Mr. Jose Maria Figueres Senior Managing Director, World Economic
Forum, Former President of Costa Rica Switzerland
Mr. Axel Loehken Engineer Switzerland
Mr. Hikmet Cetin Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Turkey
Mr. Jak V. Kamhi President, Profilo Holdings A.S. Turkey
Mr. Joseph Kay United Kingdom
Mr. Darryl Edwards President UK, Ireland & Northern Region, EMEA,
Nortel Networks United Kingdom
Sir Richard Greenbury Philips United Kingdom
The Lord Greville Janner United Kingdom
Mr. Jonathan Kestenbaum Advisor, Apax Partners Holdings LTD United Kingdom
The Rt. Hon. Lord Michael Levy M&G Records, Queens Studio
United Kingdom
Mr. & Mrs. William Nagel United Kingdom
Mr. Luis Ayala Secretary General, Socialist International United Kingdom
Mr. & Mrs. Poju Zabludowicz Ivory Gate (UK) LTD. United Kingdom
Captain & Mrs. Reginald Levy D.F.C. United Kingdom
Mr. Michael M. Geiger Managing Director, Shamrock International LTD United
Kingdom
Mr. Darko Horvat CEO, Aktiva Capital Limited
United Kingdom
Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Rix Lord Justice of Appeal, Member of the Privy
Council United Kingdom
M. Ilan Rudich Development Resources Int. United Kingdom
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley & Alison Saffer Trott & Gentry United Kingdom
Mr. Jonathan Morris United Kingdom
Mr. Ynon Kreiz The Media Center
United Kingdom
Mr. Daniel S. Abraham Chairman, SDA Enterprises, Inc. USA
Kenneth Bialkin Esq. Skadden, Arpa, Slate, Meanger & Flom LLP USA
The Hon. President William Jefferson Clinton Founder, William Jefferson
Clinton Foundation, Former President of the United States USA
Mr. Adam Chesnoff President & Chief Operating Officer, Saban Capital Group,
Inc. USA
Mr. Pascal Debon Nortel Networks Limited USA
Mr. Abe Foxman Head of the Anti Defamation League USA
Mrs. Amy Friedkin President, AIPAC USA
Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish Organizations USA
Mr. Howard Kohr Executive Director, AIPAC USA
Mr. Steven C. Koppel Heller Ehrman Attorneys USA
Ms. Sara Ehrman Senior Advisor, Center for Middle East Peace and Economic
Cooperation USA
Ms. Toni Verstandig Senior Policy Advisor, Center for Middle East Peace and
Economic Cooperation USA
Ms. Judith Barnett Managing Consultant, PA Consulting Group USA
Amb. Clay Constantinou (Ret.) Dean, School of Diplomacy and International
Relations at Seton Hall University USA
Nancy Duber Bernstein Company USA
Mr. Zev Furst President, First International Resources USA
Amb. Marc Ginsberg CEO and Managing Director, Northstar Equity Group USA
Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Myra Greenspun Las Vegas Sun USA
Mr. Irwin T. Holtzman USA
Mr. Rafael Kravec Founder and CEO, French Fragrances USA
Mr. Harvey Krueger Vice President, Lehman Brothers USA
Amb. Ronald S. Lauder R. S. Lauder, Gasper & Company USA
Mr. Morris Levy Vice President, Morsly Inc. USA
Mr. Stephen Levy President, Morsly Inc. USA
Dr. Frank Luntz President, Luntz Research USA
Mrs. Christine Lynn USA
Mr. Hani Masri Chairman, Capital Investment Management Corporation USA
Ms. Isabel Maxwell Apax Partners USA
Mr. Arnon Milchan Founder & Producer,
New Regency Productions, Inc. USA
Mr. Aaron D. Miller President, Seeds of Peace USA
Mr. Russell Robinson USA
Mr. Haim Saban CEO, Saban Entertainment, Inc USA
Ms. Liliane Shalom L.S. Consulting LTD. USA
Mr. Stephen Shalom USA
Mr. Alan Slifka Chairman of the Board, The Abraham Fund Initiatives USA
Mr. Harold Tanner President, The American Jewish Committee USA
Mr. Joel Kaplan President, B'nai B'rith International USA
Mr. Thomas J. Madden Chairman and CEO, TransMedia Group Inc. USA
Dr. Dan Maydan President Emeritus, Applied Materials USA
Ms. Bernice Manocherian President Elect., AIPAC USA
Mrs. Georgette Mosbacher USA
Mr. & Mrs. Serge Sorokko USA
Mr. Melvin Salberg Anderson, Kill & Olick USA
Mr. Andre G. Sassoon Attorney At Law USA
Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Etoile Volin USA
Mrs. Elizabeth (Lally) G. Weymouth Senior Editor and Special Diplomatic
Correspondent, Newsweek Inc. USA
Ms. Kathleen Turner actress USA
Mr. Sergey Brin Co-Founder and President, Google USA
Mr. Larry Page Co-Founder, Google USA
Ms. Helena Galper Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind USA