The Sadat Lecture for Peace is a lecture series at the University of Maryland, College Park, which began in 1997 when the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development was established within The Center for International Development and Conflict Management (which is associated with the Department of Government & Politics). The Sadat Chair, currently held by Shibley Telhami, was established by Jehan Sadat in memory of her late husband, Anwar Sadat, the former President of Egypt.
Year Speaker Notes 1997 Ezer Weizman President of Israel 1998 Jimmy Carter Former President of the United States 1999 No Speaker 2000 Henry Kissinger Former U.S. Secretary of State 2001 Nelson Mandela Former President of South Africa 2002 Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations 2003 No Speaker 2004 Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland 2005 James Baker Former U.S. Secretary of State 2006 Dr. Mohamed Elbaradei Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency 2010 Madeleine Albright Former U.S. Secretary of State 2012 Zbigniew Brzezinski and Stephen Hadley Former U.S. National Security Advisors 2013 14th Dalai Lama Current Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism
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