   
Peace Prize Awards
Bishop Desmond Tutu
George Soros
President Bill Clinton
Joint Symphony Concert
Members of the Dayton
Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sarajevo Symphony performed in a program
together, as a culmination of a weeklong celebration of the Dayton Peace
Accords.
Youth Conference
Students and teachers from Sarajevo
lived and worked with students from the Dayton area from November 6-15,
1999. A two-day workshop was developed,
utilizing the arts as the main medium of communication, both for Bosnian
students and approximately 100 Dayton-area students and held at the Dayton Art
Institute November 11-12, 1999.
Honorary Degree Awarded
On
November 21, 1998, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Dayton.
Dayton Peace Accords and Beyond Workshop
The University of Dayton Center for International Programs, with
funding from the Mr. William S. Anderson Forum and Packard Humanities institute,
held a workshop, entitled “The Dayton Peace Accord and Beyond: Developing a
Strategic Concept for NATO in the Balkans.”
Dayton Art Institute Exhibition
Nocturne, an original painting by Thomas Newbolt, was dedicated
by the Center for International Programs at the University of Dayton and loaned
to the Dayton Art Institute in November 1998. This painting commemorates the
end of theconflict in the Balkans.
Educational Exchange
Ten Bosnian undergraduate students were selected to attend
several Midwest colleges for one year. Two of these students were sponsored by
the University of Dayton Center for International Programs and attended the
university during its 1998-1999 academic year.
Marshall Plan Program
Sponsored by the Dayton Council on World Affairs and the Center
for International Programs in March 1998, the keynote speaker was Jane Sharp,
Kings College – “NATO, the US, and Europe.”
Dayton Peace Accords Revisited Forum
Held in
Dayton on November 21, 1997, the second anniversary of the signing of the Dayton
Peace Accords, U.S. Senator Joseph Biden, Jr., Ambassador Robert Belbard, and
Dr. Ejup Ganic, Vice-President of Bosnia-Herzegovina, delivered major policy
addresses on the future U.S. presence in Bosnia. This event was organized by
the University of Dayton, Center for International Programs, Air Force
Association, Dayton Council on World Affairs, and Council of Partners
(predecessor of the Dayton Peace Accords Project board).
Bosnian Delegation
After returning to Dayton, the Passage to Peace
delegation raised the necessary funds to bring 22 citizens of Sarajevo, members
of their Bosnian host families, to the United States for a visit to Dayton, For
two weeks, these guests stayed in American homes, learned about American life
styles, linked with business leaders and professional counterparts, enjoyed
Dayton culture and amenities, were entertained and cemented friendships. The
leader of the delegation, Jakob Finci, presented an address at the annual
meeting of the Dayton Council on World Affairs.
Passage to Peace
In
December 1996, a group of 35 community leaders from the Dayton area traveled to
Croatia and Bosnia under the auspices of The Friendship Force, a citizen
diplomacy group headquartered in Atlanta. Representing many sectors for our
community, these “citizen diplomats” stayed with Bosnian host families in
Sarajevo, talked with refugees, visited hospitals, schools, museums, commercial
establishments, and learned first-hand the impact of the war on the people of
Sarajevo. A second delegation took a similar trip in April 1997. These groups
continue to be committed to making a difference in the lives of the people of
Sarajevo.
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