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2005-01-(25-26) Vincent Scully Prize

2005, January 29: Aga Khan, the prince of architecture, was honoured for his work in a eld that can 'improve the quality of life' and 'mirror the plurality of cultural traditions.' The Great Hall of the National Building Museum is a breathtaking space. The ceiling rises 15 storeys above the floor at its tallest point, and its interior Corinthian columns are among the tallest in the world.

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Prince Rahim Aga Khan and President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga 2024-02-06

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akdn.org

Prince Rahim Aga Khan meets President of the World Bank 2024-02-06

Prince Rahim Aga Khan and President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga   2024-02-06
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akdn.org

Washington, DC, USA, 6 February 2024 - Prince Rahim Aga Khan met the President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington, DC, today.

US President Obama announces partnership with the Aga Khan Development Network 2014-09-23

President Barack Obama of the USA
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https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/

The President announced a new, groundbreaking initiative to support and connect civil society across the globe through the launch of Regional Civil Society Innovation Centers, in partnership with the Government of Sweden and the Aga Khan Development Network. Over the next two years, up to six networked Regional Civil Society Innovation Centers will be created worldwide.

SPEECH BY HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE KARIM AGA KHAN KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE 1987 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

His Highness The Aga Khan IV
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ismaili.net

am grateful to Mr. McPherson for his kind and generous introduction, and I welcome this opportunity to share with a concerned and well-informed audience some thoughts on the Third World today. To do so in the presence of my old friend Brad Morse gives me particular pleasure. To me Mr. Morse is a symbol of a new pragmatism in development thinking that I sense in both the industrialized states and among the heterogeneous group of countries that are confusingly lumped together as the Third World. That term reminds me of a speaker who was explaining the role of UNDP.

Speech at the Centenary Celebration Meeting, Association of American Universities 2001- 04-21

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akdn.org

Thank you President Vest for your very generous words of introduction and thank you all for the very warm welcome. It is an honour to be invited to address such a distinguished assemblage of educators. If IQ could be converted into kilowatts, I have no doubt that the quantum massed here tonight would meet the world's energy requirements for at least a decade.

SPEECH BY HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE KARIM AGA KHAN KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE 1987 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

Mowlana Hazar Imam and Sir William Ryrie, Executive Vice President of International Finance Corporation
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ismaili.net

Mr. Chairman,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

Hazar Imam

Hazar Imam

The Aga Khan also met with The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State 2009-04-23

Aga Khan and Colin Powell Open 'Silk Road' Festival in Washington 2002-06-26

H.H. The Aga Khan with Colin Powell and Senator Edward Kennedy at the opening of the Silk Road Festival in Washington DC  2002
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www.prnewswire.com

WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- "A search for new forces of
stability," was how His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the
Ismaili Muslims, today described one of the pressing needs of the moment in
Central Asia. One such force "that seems particularly essential," he said,
"is the validation and vigorous promotion of human and cultural pluralism.
For the new countries of Central Asia," said the Aga Khan, "the inherent
pluralism of their societies can be an asset rather than a liability. In a

Aga Khan and Colin Powell open Silk Road Festival in Washington 2002-06-25

Aga Khan and Colin Powell open Silk Road Festival in Washington  2002-06-25

His Highness the Aga Khan (left) and Secretary of State Colin Powell touring Samarkand Square, one of the main pavillions set up on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Silk Road and its culture.

AKDN / Zahur Ramji

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Award Ceremony and Transcripts of the 2005 Vincent Scully Prize 2005-01-25

Hazar Imam receiving the 2005 Vincent Scully Award from Caroly Brody  2005-01-25

Award Ceremony
January 25, 2005

Participants:
David M. Schwarz - Founding Chairman, The Vincent Scully Prize
Carolyn Schwenker Brody - Chair, National Building Museum
Charles Correa - Architect, Bombay, India
James D. Wolfensohn - President, The World Bank
His Highness The Aga Khan
DAVID SCHWARZ: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is David Schwarz. I am
the Chairman of the Vincent Scully Prize Jury and it is my pleasure and my honor to welcome
you here this evening and to thank you for coming to support both the National Building

Speech by H.H. The Aga Khan at Centenary Celebration Meeting, Association of American Universities 2001-04-21

His Highness the Aga Khan addressing the International Convocation of the Association of American Universities (AAU). 2001-04-22
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akdn.org

Thank you President Vest for your very generous words of introduction and thank you all for the very warm welcome. It is an honour to be invited to address such a distinguished assemblage of educators. If IQ could be converted into kilowatts, I have no doubt that the quantum massed here tonight would meet the world's energy requirements for at least a decade.

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Scully Award Acceptance 2005-01-25

Carolyn Schwenker Brody, Chair of the National Building Museum's Board of Trustees, presents the Vincent Scully Prize, a crystal
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Honoured Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

First I would like to thank Charles Correa and Jim Wolfensohn for their kind words.

Hazar Imam meeting with President John F. Kennedy at the Oval Office 1961-03-14

Hazar Imam meeting with President John F. Kennedy at the Oval Office 1961-03-14

Hazar Imam meeting with President John F. Kennedy at the Oval Office March 1961

Hazar Imam meets with President John F. Kennedy at White House 1961-03-14

Hazar Imam meets with President John F. Kennedy at White House 1961-03-14

Hazar Imam meeting with President John F. Kennedy at the White House

Memorandum to President John Kennedy 1961-03-13

Memo to President John Kennedy
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Department of The Secretary of State - Washington DC

Declassified documents have revealed this letter from The Secretary of State for the U.S.A to President John Kennedy about Hazar Imam's request for a meeting with the President of the United States of America.

The request was made by a call from Hazar Imam on March 14, 1961

For more info, please see the attachments below.

Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Remarks before International Cultural Leaders, 2000

The 28 November 2000, His Highness the Aga Khan was meeting U. S. President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine A

Your Highness the Aga Khan, Ambassador Muasher, Congressman Leach, distinguished colleagues and friends,

VIDEO at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?160824-1/conference-culture-diplomacy

Look 32 minutes into the video for the Aga Khan's comments

welcome to the State Department.

There's no better place, certainly in this building, to discuss culture than a room named for Thomas Jefferson, who was only a great architect, writer and diplomat, but also spent so much time in France.

PRESIDENT CLINTON HOSTS AGA KHAN ON FOREIGN POLICY PANEL - 2000-11-28

President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright today convened the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy.His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, was among distinguished panellists invited to advise President Clinton and Secretary Albright on the role of culture in foreign policy.

Remarks by His Highness The Aga Khan For The White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy - 2000-11-28

 His Highness the Aga Khan ,  President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the Conference

Thank you Mr. President.

It is an honour to be associated with this distinguished panel in a discussion of a topic which I have long felt has received too little attention, particularly at the policy level. Thank you for the invitation.I offer my comments this morning from the perspective of someone who has been a long-standing observer of cultural evolution in the developing world of Africa and Asia, and from more than twenty-years of experience with activities such as the Aga Khan Award for Architecture that have attempted to make a positive contribution to that process.


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