to see our 2014 dinner program

2014 Annual Awards Dinnerin honor of

His Excellency Enrique Peña NietoPresident of Mexico

Appeal of Conscience World Statesman Award•

Mary T. BarraChief Executive Officer, General Motors Company

Appeal of Conscience Award•

Robert A. IgerChairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company

Appeal of Conscience Award

Tuesday, September 23, 2014Waldorf Astoria New York · Grand Ballroom

appeal of conscience foundation ~ 2014 annual awards dinner

“Across culture and faith, region and generation, there is a common heartbeat to humanity. We are united by innate liberties that are our shared birthright. These include the rights to assemble peacefully, to speak and

worship as we please, and to determine our own destinies.Organizations like the Appeal of Conscience Foundation advance these universal rights, working to support

tolerance and promote peace around the world. By fostering open dialogue, these groups help move us closer to a world that is more free, peaceful, and prosperous for all people.”

Pr esident Barack ObamaSeptember 2012

“I applaud the Appeal of Conscience Foundation for your work with political and religious leaders across the globe to advance religious tolerance and peace. These are values that honor the dignity of every life and set free

the creative energies that lead to progress.”Pr esident Georg e W. Bush

September 2004

“The Appeal of Conscience Foundation has been a powerful tool for progress in a changing world. From those persecuted by Communist dictatorships in days gone by to those seeking to overcome ethnic, racial and religious intolerance today, courageous people have found in the Appeal of Conscience Foundation a true source of hope,

help and inspiration.”Pr esident bil l Cl inton

September 2000

“The Foundation’s efforts to secure religious freedom throughout the word, particularly in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and China, are exemplary.”

Pr esident Georg e H.W. BushMay 1989

“The Appeal of Conscience Foundation has long been a leader in the struggle for religious freedom and human rights around the world. Your ecumenical foundation has been especially vigilant in its fight for the right of

religious expression, and I’m proud to commend you.”Pr esident Ronal d Reagan

October 1987

United States Presidents’ messages to ACF


Common DeclarationThe Appeal of Conscience Foundation and the Council of European Bishops’ Confer-

ences (CCEE), concerned about the persistent violence, persecutions of Christian minorities

and other religious groups, calls upon the United Nations to adopt a Resolution for the Protection

of Religious Minorities.

We condemn all acts or threats of violence, destruction, damage or endangerment, directed against religious minorities, including the de-

struction of places of worship and sacred religious texts of any kind.

We call upon all states to prevent acts or threats of violence, and invite relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contrib-

ute to those efforts by developing appropriate initiatives to advance mutual respect and recogni-

tion of religious minorities.

The Council of European Bishops’ Conferences and the Appeal of Conscience Foundation encourage all states, intergovernmental and

non-governmental organizations and the media to promote through education a culture of

mutual respect and tolerance for the diversity of religions, which represent an important aspect of

the collective heritage of mankind.

May 26, 2014 – Jerusalem, Israel – At the invitation of President Shimon Peres Rabbi Arthur Schneier joined the welcome to Pope Francis at the presidential residence.

May 26, 2014 – Jerusalem, Israel – Pope Francis welcomed by Rabbi Arthur Schneier at the Western Wall at the start of his historic visit.

May 26, 2014 – Jerusalem, Israel – Cardinal Pietro Parolin on his first visit as Secretary of State.

May 27, 2014 – Jerusalem, Israel – The Ecumenical

Patriarch Bartholomew during his historic visit with Pope Francis, remembers the

victims of the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem Memorial with Rabbi Arthur Schneier and

Archbishop Demetrios, Primate, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of

America, ACF Trustee.


THE APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE FOUNDA-TION (ACF), founded by Rabbi Arthur Schneier in 1965, has worked on behalf of religious freedom and human rights throughout the world. This interfaith coalition of business, religious and foreign policy leaders promotes peace, tolerance and ethnic conflict resolution. It also provides a voice of conscience to protect minorities at a time of increasing ethnic con-flict in many regions of the world.

As a member and ambassador of the United Nation’s “Alliance of Civilizations” High Level Group, Rabbi Arthur Schneier has extended the ACF’s work and reputation through his own participation, forging ties with political and religious leaders from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and South America – in conferences in Spain, Qatar, Senegal, and Turkey.

To uphold the principle of “live and let live” is the ACF’s continuing goal. The ACF believes that free-dom, democracy and human rights are the fundamen-tal values that give nations of the world their best hope for peace, security and shared prosperity.

One of the primary ways in which the ACF carries out its mission, and disseminates its message of peaceful coexistence and religious freedom, is by bringing del-egations of religious, business and government leaders from all over the world to meet with their counter-parts. ACF delegations have met with government and religious leaders worldwide. The ACF also hosts delegations from abroad to acquaint them with the diversity of American religious life and its con-tribution to a civil society.

“A crime committed in the name of religion

is the greatest crime against religion.”

The Berne Declaration, 1992Appeal for Peace in Bosnia & Herzegovina

The struggle for human rights is ongoing and tolerance can be achieved by encouraging open

dialogue and mutual understanding. The ACF is dedicated in reaching this endeavor by rallying religious leaders worldwide to take a stand,

using their influence to halt violence and terrorism.

ACF Objectives

• To preserve the rights of all religious groups everywhere.

• To advance tolerance and religious pluralism by strengthening democratic values and institutions.

• To strengthen ties with religious communities in different parts of the world.

• To inform public opinion by developing symposia on vital foreign policy issues related to tolerance and human rights.New York 1965 – First Appeal of Conscience

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United Nations A/RES/55/254

General Assembly Distr.: General11 June 2001

Fifty-fifth sessionAgenda item 32

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.81 and Add.1)]

55/254. Protection of religious sites

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 53/22 of 4 November 1998, 54/113 of 10 December1999 and 55/23 of 18 November 2000, entitled “United Nations Year of Dialogueamong Civilizations”,

Recalling also its resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981, by which itproclaimed the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and ofDiscrimination Based on Religion or Belief, and its resolution 55/97 of 4 December2000 on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance,

Recalling further its resolutions 47/124 of 18 December 1992, 48/126 of20 December 1993, 49/213 of 23 December 1994 and 51/95 of 12 December 1996,on the United Nations Year for Tolerance,

Bearing in mind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1 the InternationalCovenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights2 and the International Covenanton Civil and Political Rights,2 as well as the pertinent universal and regional humanrights instruments,

Bearing in mind also the relevant provisions of the Geneva Conventions of19493 and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977,4 as well as the relevantprovisions of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in theEvent of Armed Conflict of 1954,5

Recalling the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by theWorld Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,6 which emphasizes the needto counter intolerance and related violence based on religion or belief, including thedesecration of religious sites,

1 Resolution 217 A (III).2 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.3 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970–973.4 Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513.5 Ibid., vol. 249, No. 3511.6 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.




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Recalling also the appeal of the United Nations Millennium Declaration of8 September 20007 to respect the diversity of belief, culture and language, to cherishdifferences within and between societies as a precious asset of humanity and topromote a culture of peace and dialogue among all civilizations,

1. Condemns all acts or threats of violence, destruction, damage orendangerment, directed against religious sites as such, that continue to occur in theworld;

2. Calls upon all States to exert their utmost efforts to ensure that religioussites are fully respected and protected in conformity with international standards andin accordance with their national legislation and to adopt adequate measures aimedat preventing such acts or threats of violence, and invites relevant intergovernmentaland non-governmental organizations to contribute to those efforts by developingappropriate initiatives in this field;

3. Encourages all States, relevant intergovernmental and non-governmentalorganizations and the media to promote, inter alia, through education, a culture oftolerance and respect for the diversity of religions and for religious sites, whichrepresent an important aspect of the collective heritage of humankind;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to devote, in consultation with therelevant bodies of the United Nations system, attention to the issue of protection ofreligious sites in his forthcoming reports related to the United Nations Year ofDialogue among Civilizations;

5. Decides to continue consideration of the question of the protection ofreligious sites under the item entitled “United Nations Year of Dialogue amongCivilizations”.

101st plenary meeting31 May 2001

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Recalling also the appeal of the United Nations Millennium Declaration of8 September 20007 to respect the diversity of belief, culture and language, to cherishdifferences within and between societies as a precious asset of humanity and topromote a culture of peace and dialogue among all civilizations,

1. Condemns all acts or threats of violence, destruction, damage orendangerment, directed against religious sites as such, that continue to occur in theworld;

2. Calls upon all States to exert their utmost efforts to ensure that religioussites are fully respected and protected in conformity with international standards andin accordance with their national legislation and to adopt adequate measures aimedat preventing such acts or threats of violence, and invites relevant intergovernmentaland non-governmental organizations to contribute to those efforts by developingappropriate initiatives in this field;

3. Encourages all States, relevant intergovernmental and non-governmentalorganizations and the media to promote, inter alia, through education, a culture oftolerance and respect for the diversity of religions and for religious sites, whichrepresent an important aspect of the collective heritage of humankind;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to devote, in consultation with therelevant bodies of the United Nations system, attention to the issue of protection ofreligious sites in his forthcoming reports related to the United Nations Year ofDialogue among Civilizations;

5. Decides to continue consideration of the question of the protection ofreligious sites under the item entitled “United Nations Year of Dialogue amongCivilizations”.

101st plenary meeting31 May 2001

7 See resolution 55/2.


July 29, 2014 – Prague, Czech Republic – President Milos Zeman discussed with Rabbi Ar-thur Schneier and the AIPAC delegation measures to stem the spread of nationalism, intolerance and anti-Semitism in parts of Europe.

July 28, 2014 – Prague, Czech Republic – Cooperation with Czech religious communities – Rabbi Arthur Schneier with Cardinal Dominic Duka, Archbishop of Prague at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Norman Eisen. Not shown: Reverend Joel Ruml, Synod Senior, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, Ecumenical Council of Churches; Rabbi David Peter, Chief Rabbi of Prague; Rabbi Manis Barash, Chabad Prague; Bishop Jachym, Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia; and Imam Samer Shehadeh, Imam of the Prague Muslim Community.

May 8, 2013 - New York – Ambassador Cui Tiankai of the People’s Republic of China to the United States discusses the state of Sino-American relations with Rabbi Arthur Schneier.

November 22, 2013 – New York – Vice Pre-mier Liu Yandong of the People’s Republic of China and Rabbi Arthur Schneier exchange views on strengthening China-US people to people relations.

January 29, 2014 – New York – Dialogue between the Appeal of Conscience Foundation and McCain Institute’s Next Generations Leaders on the “Leadership Role of Religious Communities and Protection of Minorities in Strengthening Civil Society”.

March 11, 2014 – New York – Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and her colleagues with Rabbi Arthur Schneier at Park East Synagogue, a historic landmark.

March 5, 2014 – Washington, DC – The 2014 Appeal of Conscience World Statesman Award to President Enrique Peña Nieto was announced by ACF leaders, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and Hon. John D. Negro-ponte at a luncheon hosted by Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora of Mexico to the United States and Hon. Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State of Western Hemisphere Affairs.

May 8, 2014 – New York – Ambassador Jorge Montaño, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UN and Ambassador Sandra Fuentes-Berain, Consul General of Mexico in New York hosted a luncheon in honor of President Enrique Peña Nieto.L to R: Ambassador John D. Negroponte, former Deputy Secretary of State and ACF Trustee, Ambassador Jorge Montaño, Ambassador Sandra Fuentes-Berain and Rabbi Arthur Schneier.

June 9, 2014 – New York – Preparations for the presentation of the ACF World Statesman Award to President Peña Nieto, were discussed by Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Manuel Gó-mez-Robledo and Rabbi Arthur Schneier.

ACF Highlights


VIENNA 2011 – Inter-religious Conference on Family.L to R: President Heinz Fischer of Austria, Cardinal Dr. Christoph Schönborn, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk and Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt of Moscow.

Washington, DC 2005 – 10th Anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords – At the request of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, ACF invited religious leaders from Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in a roundtable discussion at the State Department, “Interfaith cooperation in building a civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

ISTANBUL 2005 – 10th Anniversary of Peace and Tolerance Con-ference sponsored by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I – L to R: Mrs. Marietta Giannakou, Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of Greece; Professor Dr. Ali Bardakoglu, President, Office of Religious Affairs of Turkey; Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Pres-ident, Appeal of Conscience Foundation; The Ecumenical Patri-arch Bartholomew I; Walter Cardinal Kasper, President, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity; His Beatitude Theodoros, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, met to further peaceful coex-istence and mutual acceptance through inter-religious dialogue.

2003 – ACF in cooperation with the late President Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia and UNESCO, co-sponsored a “Regional Forum on Dialogue Among Civilizations” in Orhid, Macedonia, which brought together ten heads of state from the region and prominent leaders of business, religion and culture to help further security and stability in South East Europe.

2002 – ACF supported a conference on “The Role of Religion and Belief in a Democratic Society: Searching for Ways to Combat Terrorism and Extremism” in Azerbaijan. ACF also co-sponsored the “World Council of Religious Leaders Conference” in Bangkok, Thailand, to energize Asian religious leaders to promote tolerance.

2001 – ACF supported the “Interfaith Meeting Towards Peaceful Co-existence Among the Three Monotheistic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam” conference organized under the auspices of the European Commission and The Ecumenical Patriarch Bar-tholomew I in Brussels.

ACF Conferences for Peace and Tolerance


2000 – ACF co-sponsored the Millennium World Peace Summit at the U.N. and organized a session on conflict transformation in the Balkans, Russia and Central Asia.

1999 – ACF organized the historic Kosovo Conference on Peace and Tolerance II which brought together for the first time the leadership of the Catholic, Muslim and Serbian Orthodox Communities of Kosovo and has since encouraged healing and conciliation. 1995 – ACF initiated the Conflict Resolution Conference in Vienna, Austria as a follow up to the Peace and Tolerance Conference. The conference adopted the Vienna Declaration I and theACF delegation held meetings with the Presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Yugoslavia. ACF, through the media, called for people of all faiths to pray for the success of the Balkan peace talks in Dayton, Ohio.

“The Talmud says, “He who saves one life, saves the world.” In the Koran it says. “Who did harm on earth without justice, did harm to all people on earth.” In Corinthians it is written that, “God is Spirit. Wherever there is God’s spirit, there is freedom.” We continue to demand that hostilities cease immediately in order to alleviate the suffering in the war zones in Chechy-na, Armenia, Azerbaijan and in Nagorno-Karabakh; That humanitarian

aid flow freely to all in need, regardless of faith and that religious authorities cooperate in the vital and life saving humanitarian work in the conflict

zones.”The Vienna Declaration, 1995

ACF Conflict Resolution Conference on The Caucasus and Central Asia Vienna, Austria

1994 – ACF organized, in cooperation with the Ecumenical Pa-triarchate, the Peace and Tolerance Conference in Istanbul, which brought together government and religious leaders from the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The conference adopted the Bospho-rus Declaration. 1992 – ACF called for worldwide prayer at the United Nations for peace in Bosnia.At the start of the conflict in former Yugoslavia and Kosovo, ACF appealed to the government and religious leaders to halt the blood-shed. It convened in Berne, Switzerland, the first religious summit with leaders of the Serbian Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim and Jewish communities in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, to further reconciliation and coexistence in those strife-torn countries and to prevent ethnic conflicts from growing into religious confrontations and issued the Berne Declaration, that called for an end to the conflict.

BERNE 1992 – Signing of the “ACF for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina” – L to R: Reverend Vinko Puljic, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sarajevo; Patriarch Pavle of the Serbian Orthodox Church; Rais Ulema Jakob efendi Selimoski of Sarajevo; Rabbi Ar-thur Schneier and Rene Felber, former President of Switzerland.

ACF Conferences for Peace and Tolerance


Hon. Madeleine K. AlbrightHon. James A. Baker IIIHon. Henry A. KissingerGen. Colin L. PowellDr. Condoleezza RiceHon. George P. Shultz

Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson H.E. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian Gov. Christopher J.ChristieRep. John Conyers, Jr.H.E. Archbishop DemetriosHon. David N. Dinkins

H.E. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan Rep. Eliot L. EngelRep. Steny H. Hoyer Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky Rep. Nita M. LoweyRep. Carolyn B. Maloney H.E. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrickH.E. Eduardo Medina-MoraSen. Robert MenendezH.E. Jorge Montaño Rep. Jerrold NadlerHon. John D. Negroponte

Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J.Gov. George E. Pataki Hon. Peter G. PetersonRep. Charles B. Rangel Bishop Robert A. RimboRep. Edward R. RoyceRabbi Arthur Schneier Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft Sen. Charles E. Schumer Hon. Paul A. VolckerHon. E. Anthony WayneHon. John C. Whitehead

H O N O R A R Y C O - C H A I R S

Rabbi Arthur SchneierPresident

H.E. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian

H.E. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick

Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J. Vice Presidents

Steven J. DornSecretary-Treasurer

Dr. Josef Ackermann

Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson

Giampiero Auletta Armenise

Dr. John Brademas

Hon. R. Nicholas Burns

John A. Catsimatidis

H.E. Archbishop Demetrios

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzioHon. Robin Chandler DukeH.E. Cardinal Péter ErdõRev. Dr. Carl E. FlemisterPaul J. FribourgMartin J.G. GlynnSylvia HassenfeldImam Yahya HendiJohn M. HennessyMuhtar KentVery Rev. Leonid KishkovskyHon. Ronald S. LauderIsabelle R. LeedsHon.William H. LuersHon. Earle I. MackEnrico Mandel-MantelloJeffrey A. Marcus

J.W. Marriott, Jr.

Hon. Jack F. Matlock, Jr.

William F. McSweeny

Thomas Middelhoff

Hon. John D. Negroponte

Hon. Peter G. Peterson

Hon. Thomas R. Pickering

Anthony J. Pratt

Rev. Dr. David James Randolph

Hon. Rozanne L. Ridgway

Jack Rosen

Peter Thomas Roth

H.E. Cardinal Dr. Christoph Schönborn

Daniel L. Vasella, MD

Hon. Paul A. Volcker

Hon. John C. Whitehead

B o a r d o f T r u s t e e s a n d T r u s t e e s A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l


The Constitutional President of Mex-ico, Enrique Peña Nieto, was born on 20 July 1966.

He holds a BA in Law from the Universidad Panamericana and a MA in Business Administration from the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).

Enrique Peña Nieto joined public ser-vice at an early age, occupying several positions in the government of the State of Mexico. From 2000 to 2002, he was Secretary of Administration and from 2003 to 2004, he was elected Representative of the 13th District in the 65th Session of the State of Mex-ico, where he was Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of the Institu-

tional Revolutionary Party.

In 2005, Enrique Peña Nieto ran for the governorship of the State of Mexi-co. During his campaign, he toured the state, listening to people and signing commitments before a notary, ranging from remodeling clinics and schools to building roads and hospitals.

After a successful campaign, he was elected governor of the State of Mexi-co, during the period from 16 Septem-ber 2005 to 15 September 2011.

During his term as governor, En-rique Peña Nieto achieved significant progress in infrastructure and public services, particularly in health. He restructured finances in the State

of Mexico, reducing public debt and increasing expenditure targeting works and programs, without the need to increase taxes.

In 2011, at the end of his term as governor, Enrique Peña Nieto ex-pressed his hopes of running for the presidency. After an intense electoral campaign, characterized by the signing of national and state commitments, he won the elections on 1 July 2012.

As of 1 December, Enrique Peña Ni-eto is President of Mexico. The main objective of his government will ensure that the rights that the Constitution confers on Mexicans move from paper into practice.

His Excellency Enrique Peña NietoPRESIDENT OF MEXICO

Appeal of Conscience World Statesman Award


Mary Barra was named Chief Execu-tive Officer of General Motors effective January 15, 2014. In this role, she leads the company’s overall efforts to strength-en GM globally as an industry leader in automotive design and technology, prod-uct quality, customer care and business results. She is also a member of the GM Board of Directors.

Prior to her current position, Barra served as Executive Vice President, Global Product Development, Purchasing & Supply Chain since August 2013, and as Senior Vice President, Global Product Development since February 2011. In these roles, she was responsible for the design, engineering, program management and quality of GM vehicles around the world. She was also a member of the GM Executive Operations Committee and the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board.

Previously, Barra served as GM Vice President, Global Human Resources; Vice President, Global Manufacturing Engineering; Plant Manager, Detroit Hamtramck Assembly; Executive Direc-tor of Competitive Operations Engineer-ing; and in several engineering and staff positions.

In 1990, Barra graduated with a Master’s in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business after receiving a GM fellowship in 1988.

Barra began her career with GM in 1980 as a General Motors Institute (Kettering University) co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.

Barra serves on the General Dynamics and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer In-

stitute Board of Directors. She is a mem-ber of the Kettering University Board of Trustees and is GM’s Key Executive for Stanford University and University of California-Berkeley. She has been elected to the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council beginning May 2014.

In 2012, Barra and her husband, Tony, chaired the Barbara Ann Karmanos Can-cer Institute’s 30th annual dinner, which raised nearly $1.7 million for cancer research.

In 2013, Fortune magazine named Barra one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”; Forbes magazine named her one of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.”

Barra was born December 24, 1961.

Mary T. BarraChief Executive Officer

General Motors CompanyAppeal of Conscience Award


Robert A. IgerChairman and Chief Executive Officer

The Walt Disney CompanyAppeal of Conscience Award

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, Robert A. Iger is the steward of the world’s largest media company and some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe. Focusing on creativity, innovative technology, and global growth, Mr. Iger has led the company to record performance and shareholder value. He’s also built on Disney’s rich legacy of unforgettable storytelling with the successful acquisition of Pixar in 2006; Marvel in 2009; and most recently Lucasfilm and the incredi-ble Star Wars franchise in 2012. Under Mr. Iger’s leadership, Disney has become an industry leader in offering creative content across new platforms and has grown its presence in several international markets. The company has also been recognized as one of the “Most Reputable Companies” in both America and the world by Forbes magazine (2006-2014); one of “America’s Most Admired Companies” by Fortune magazine (2009-2014); one of the “World’s Most Respected Companies” by Barron’s (2009-2014); one of the “Best Places to Launch a Career” by

BusinessWeek magazine (2006-2010); and as “Company of the Year” by Yahoo Finance (2013).Prior to his current role, Mr. Iger served as Disney’s President and Chief Executive Officer beginning October 2005 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000-2005. Mr. Iger officially joined the Disney senior management team in 1996 as Chairman of the Disney-owned ABC Group and in 1999 was given the additional responsibility of Presi-dent, Walt Disney International. As Chair-man of the ABC Group, Mr. Iger oversaw the broadcast television network and station group, cable television properties, and radio and publishing businesses and also guided the complex merger between Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Iger began his career at ABC in 1974.Mr. Iger has been named one of Fortune mag-azine’s “25 Most Powerful People in Business” (2006, 2007); one of the “Top Gun CEOs” by Forbes magazine (2009); one of the “Best CEOs” by Institutional Investor magazine (2008-2011); MarketWatch CEO of the

Year (2006); and “CEO of the Year” by Chief Executive magazine (2014).Mr. Iger joined the Apple board of directors in November 2011 and became a board member of the U.S.-China Business Council in June 2011. He also serves on the boards of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. In June 2010, President Barack Obama appointed him to the President’s Export Council, which advises the president on how to promote U.S. exports, jobs and growth. Mr. Iger is also a member of the Partnership for a New American Economy, a coalition of mayors and business leaders from across the United States that supports comprehensive immigration reform. In 2012, Mr. Iger became a member of the Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, which recognizes some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, and civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders. Mr. Iger is a graduate of Ithaca College.


GENERAL CHAIRMAN

Carlos Slim Helú

DINNER CHAIRS

José Antonio Fernández C.Manuel Medina-MoraSamuel A. NeriyaJerry I. Speyer

DINNER CO-CHAIRS

Isaac AssaEmilio Azcárraga JeanManuel L. Barragán MoralesRobert E. FergusonDr. Marcos D. KatzK. Rupert MurdochThomas S. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Martin SchlaffSteven R. Swartz

EXECUTIVE CO-CHAIRS

Gina Diez Barroso de FranklinLen Blavatnik

Commissioner Roger GoodellTaher GozelAlan F. HornSteve A. KandarianMartin Lipton Hon. Earle I. MackTomás Milmo SantosLuis PeñaHon. Peter G. PetersonChristopher RuddyStephen A. SchwarzmanCommissioner Adam SilverEduardo Tricio

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

Dan and Ewa AbrahamSalomón AcharBernard J. Arnault Farhad AzimaJacques BrandGreg BrownJohn A. CatsimatidisValerie Demont and Bal G. Das


Harris DiamondJamie DimonPaul J. FribourgAlex GorskyMarc-Antoine JametMuhtar Kent Klaus KleinfeldMr. and Mrs. Ronald S. LauderSteven T. MnuchinAli MoshiriZenia MuchaJim PalmerLewis and and Lynn Pell Anthony J. PrattDr. Sigmund A. RolatNoreen and Peter Thomas RothHoward J. RubensteinBetty and Miguel Schwarz Sir Martin Sorrell

EXECUTIVE VICE-CHAIRS

Alonso AnciraManuel Arroyo

Jill and Jay BernsteinPauline BrownLinda and Jerry BruckheimerKaren DresbachJaime A. El KouryGabriel EremRonnie and Martin FoontEdward C. ForstMartin J.G. GlynnShanu S.P. Hinduja Polly and Herman HochbergPaul KolajAndrew N. LiverisJed ManocherianJosé A. Loret de MolaLuis Robles MiajaDavid Schneider Elisabeth SchneierPaul G. SternRich StoddartLeonard Wilf


UNDERWRITERS

Carlos Slim Foundation

The Walt Disney CompanyFEMSAGeneral Motors CompanySamuel Neriya FoundationTishman Speyer

PATRONS

21st Century FoxAeromarAKZA MEXICOArca Continental Bank of America Merrill LynchBlackRockGrupo TelevisaHearst Corporation

BENEFECTORS

AXTELBanco Nacional de MéxicoBlackstone Blavatnik Family Foundation

CEMEXCitiFundación Grupo LalaHSBCMetLifeNational Basketball AssociationNational Football LeagueNewsmax Media, Inc. Peter G. Peterson Foundation Wachtel Lipton Rosen & Katz

AMBASSADORS

Anonymous DonorBGD Holdings, LLCBloomberg Philanthropies ChevronThe Coca-Cola CompanyComcast NBCUniversalContinental Grain CompanyDeloitte & Touche LLPDeutsche Bank Grupo BalGrupo Bimbo


Johnson & Johnson JPMorgan Chase & Co. Karcsi Global, LLCRonald S. Lauder FoundationThe Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family

FoundationLowe Campbell EwaldLVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton McCann WorldgroupMotorola SolutionsPratt IndustriesRed Apple GroupWPP

SPONSORS

ALCOA Foundation BBVA BancomerCICLOCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPColgate-PalmoliveCushman & WakefieldDIRECTV The Dow Chemical Company

The Durst OrganizationFamous FamigliaGeneral DynamicsGoldman SachsGBM Grupo Bursatil MexicanoGrupo LaumanHinduja Foundation, U.S. Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsLeo Burnett DetroitMexicans and Americans Thinking

Together FoundationPark Tower GroupRBC Capital MarketsPeter Thomas Roth LabsThe Starr FoundationThe Travelers Companies, Inc. Walton Street Capital, LLC The Wilf Family Foundation

We gratefully acknowledgeLambertz Chocolates for providing this evening’s gifts.


VATICAN 2013 – Pope Francis I. greets Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick at the inaugural ceremony of the Pontiff on March 19, 2013.

NEW YORK 2008 – Pope Benedict XVI made a historic visit to Park East Synagogue, meeting with Rabbi Arthur Schneier and the ACF delegation in New York. This marked the first visit of a Pope to an American Synagogue and signified a reaffirmation of his outreach and commitment to inter-religious dialogue.

VATICAN 1985 – Pope John Paul II and Rabbi Arthur Schneier discussed ways to strengthen oppressed religious communities.

NEW YORK 2010 – Bartholomew I and

The Ecumenical Patriarchate,

along with ACF, have taken many

joint initiatives to further peace,

tolerance and inter-religious dialogue.

Moscow 2006 - At the World Summit

of Religious Leaders Conference in

Moscow, Patriarch Aleksy II, Rabbi

Arthur Schneier and the ACF discuss joint initiatives to promote

peace and inter-religious cooperation.

Making a Difference


WASHINGTON DC 2007 – Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, ACF vice president, and Rabbi Arthur Schneier exchange views on the ACF’s role in reconciliation talks between Armenia and Turkey.

MOSCOW 2009 – President Dmitry A. Medvedev of the Russian Federation met with UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

and All Russia, Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Sheik-ul-Islam Allahshakur Pashazade of Azerbaijan and Rabbi Arthur Schneier and called for the

engagement of religious leaders in advancing tolerance and mutual understanding.

SAUDI ARABIA 2008 – King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia convened the Inter-Religious conference held in Madrid. In his keynote, Rabbi Arthur Schneier addressed Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Taoist faiths on broadening inter-religious dialogue to ease world tensions.

Making a Difference

NEW YORK 2001 – “UN Resolution for the Protection of Religious Sites” initiated by ACF to protect churches, mosques, synagogues and temples was adopted unanimously by the UN General Assembly at the office of Secretary General Kofi Annan.

NEW YORK 2007 – ACF delegation: Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Rabbi Arthur

Schneier and Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate

of the Armenian Church of America, met with Secretary

General Ban Ki-moon to discuss human rights,

humanitarian issues and on the dire situation in Darfur.

“With an unwavering com-mitment to religious freedom and human rights, as well as wideranging programmes to

promote mutual understanding and conflict resolution, the Appeal of Conscience Foundation’s work complements that of the United

Nations. I would like to thank you for your efforts to build a safer,

more humane world.”Kofi A. Annan

Secretary General, United Nations,

September 2004

“This is a critical moment for the international community, requiring decisive move-ment on many fronts and a renewed multilateralism that delivers for real people in real time. Human rights and conflict resolution, so central to your work, are key components of this endeavor, especially given the potential of the global economic downturn to foster social unrest. The efforts of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation to counter rising ten-sions and promote mutual understanding will continue to provide valuable support to

the United Nations as we work for a sustainable recovery that benefits all people.”

Ban Ki-MoonSecretary General, United Nations, September 2009


Strengthening people to

people relations

BEIJING 2010 – Chinese Vice

Premier Hui Liangyu and his delegation greets Rabbi

and Mrs. Schneier.

July 11, 2012 Commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide - 8,000 Muslim Bosniak killed on July 11, 1995. Rabbi Arthur Schneier at the invitation of

Grand Mufti Ceric was the first non-Muslim leader who addressed the 50,000 mourning family members, government and foreign leaders including a message

from President Barack Obama: “...We all desire continued reconciliation and peaceful coexistence for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans.”

New York 2012 - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Ambassador Zhang Yesui discuss China-US relations with Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Michael A. Peterson.

WASHINGTON, DC 1998 – President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and Samuel R. Berger, U.S. National Security Advisor met with Dr. Don Argue, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Rabbi Arthur Schneier in the White House Oval office prior to their mission to China.

WASHINGTON, DC 2011 – Luncheon with President Hu Jintao of China.

BEIJING 1998 – Appointed by President Clinton to start the first dialogue on religious freedom with China, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, along with ACF delegation: Dr. Don Argue and Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, met with Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

Making a Difference

NEW YORK 2008 – The Council on Foreign Relations and ACF co-sponsored a luncheon in honor of President Abdullah Gül of Turkey, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Ali Babacan. They were welcomed by former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Marc Grossman, CFR President Dr. Richard N. Haas and Rabbi Arthur Schneier.


POLAND 2009 – President

Lech Kaczynski and First Lady

Maria Kaczynska met with ACF delegation: Dr.

Sigmund A. Rolat and Rabbi Arthur

Schneier; and Mrs. Ewa Junczyk-

Ziomecka, Minister of State, during

Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to

Warsaw.

MOROCCO 2010 – ACF delegation paid tribute to King Mohammed V at his Mausoleum and to the memory of King Hassan I .

MOSCOW 1987 – ACF met with human rights activist and 1975 Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov and his wife, Yelena Bonner.

STRASBOURG 2007 –

Parliamentary Assembly of

the Council of Europe (PACE) – Rabbi Arthur

Schneier called for strong

measures to stem the rise of racism,

xenophobia, anti-Semitism,

and Islamophobia in Europe and urged mutual cooperation to promote peace and tolerance.

WASHINGTON DC 1990 – ACF

presented Mikhael S. Gorbachev

with the “Man of History” Award

which included the establishment of the Gorbachev Scholar Program to enable

Soviet graduate students to study

at American universities.

Making a Difference

MOSCOW 2005 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Rabbi

Arthur Schneier to discuss strengthening people to

people relations between Russia and the US.


NEW YORK – 2001 In a solemn atmosphere, ACF held the first dinner remembering the victims after 9/11 with a resolve to preserve freedom and tolerance. L to R: Axel Springel, Mr. Han Seung-soo, President of 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Rabbi Arthur Schneier.

NEW YORK – 2012 The World Statesman Award was presented to The Right Honorable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.

Fellow honorees Virginia M. Rometty, President, Chairman and CEO, IBM, and Vikram Pandit, former CEO of Citigroup with

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Rabbi Arthur Schneier.

NEW YORK – 2010 Dinner Co-Chairs Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company and Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH along with Rabbi Arthur Schneier present the

ACF Awards to The Honorable Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, Stephen A. Schwarzman and John Elkann.

NEW YORK – 2007 – L to R: Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York; Dr. Henry Kissinger; Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington; Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany; Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate, Diocese of the Armenian Church of America; Rabbi Arthur Schneier; Peter G. Peterson, Founder, The Blackstone Group and Archbishop Demetrios.

Past Annual Awards Dinners

NEW YORK – 2011 The World Statesman Award was presented to President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea.

– L to R: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President Lee Myung-bak, Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Hon. Paul A. Volcker.

NEW YORK – 2008 – L to R: Archbishop Demetrios, Primate, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; Muhtar Kent, Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company;

Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO, General Electric Company; Serge Dassault, Chairman & CEO, Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault S.A; Dr. Henry A. Kissinger,

Madam Sarkozy, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Rabbi Arthur Schneier


H.E. Jan Eliasson delivers UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message.

David Schneider,

Mrs. Elisabeth Schneier, Rabbi

Arthur Schneier, Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson,

President Susilo Bambang

Yudhoyono, First Lady Ani

Yudhoyono, Debra Chênevert

and Louis R. Chênevert.

ACF World Statesman Award was presented to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, H.E. Jan Elisasson, Hon. John D. Negroponte and Rabbi Arthur Schneier.

2013 Special Awards Dinner

Benediction by H.E. Archbishop Barsamian, Primate of the Armenian Diocese and ACF Vice President and Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson, Priest at Madison Presbyterian Church, ACF Trustee. Also Pictured, Master of Ceremony Alina Cho.

H.E. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, ACF Vice President; Dr. Henry A. Kissinger; President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia; Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Louis R. Chênevert.

Louis R. Chênevert, Chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corporation, accepts the Appeal of Conscience Award.


The Appeal of Conscience FoundationFounded in 1965 by Rabbi Arthur Schneier, the Appeal Of Conscience Foundation has worked on behalf of religious freedom and human rights throughout the world.

This interfaith coalition of business, religious and foreign policy leaders promotes mutual understanding, peace, tolerance and inter-religious dialogue and provides a voice of conscience to protect minorities. To uphold the principle of “live and let live” is the Appeal of Conscience Foundation’s continuing goal.

The Appeal of Conscience Foundation believes that freedom, democracy and human rights are the fundamental values that give nations of the world their best hope for peace, security and shared prosperity.

ACF Foreign Service Institute Seminar on Religion1500 U.S. diplomats attended the ACF Seminar on Religion for the Foreign Service Institute prior to their assignment abroad.

Washington, DC 2012 - Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton was the keynote speaker at the 31st ACF Annual Seminar.

Washington, DC 2013 - L to R: Dr. Victoria Kennick Urubshurow; Rabbi Da-vid Flatto; Imam Yahya M. Hendi; The Rev. Dr. Fred A. Anderson; H.E. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and Rabbi Arthur Schneier.


Past Award Recipients Dr. Josef AckermannGiovanni AgnelliChingiz AitmatovH.H. Aleksy IIRobert O. AndersonBernard J. ArnaultEdwin L. ArtztBrooke AstorH.E. José María Aznar LópezPercy BarnevikHon.Michael R. BloombergJ. P. BolducSir John BondEdgar M. Bronfman, Sr.The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MPThe Lord Browne of MadingleyHon. Herbert BrownwellBarbara BushNicholas T. CamiciaPresident Fernando Henrique CardosoHis Majesty King Juan Carlos I of SpainH.E. Cardinal Agostino CasaroliJohn A. CatsimatidisLouis R. ChênevertHon. Dick CheneyThe Rt. Hon. Jean ChrétienHon. Angier Biddle DukeJohn ElkannCarleton S. FiorinaMalcolm S. ForbesBetty FordMichel FribourgH.E. Hans-Dietrich Genscher

President Mikhail S. GorbachevTatsuro GotoJ. Peter GraceHon. Alan GreenspanGilbert M. GrosvenorDr. Armand HammerThe Rt. Hon. Stephen HarperHon.W. Averell HarrimanPresident Václav HavelHarry B. HelmsleyHon. Richard C. HolbrookeHon. John HowardH.E. Archbishop IakovosJeffrey R. ImmeltMuhtar KentPresident Kim Dae-jungCoretta Scott KingHon. Henry A. KissingerMary LaskerPresident Lee Myung-bakH.E. László Cardinal LékaiWilliam J. LevittGustav L. LevyPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaJ.Willard Marriott, Jr.Helmut O. MaucherHon. Bonnie McElveen-HunterPresident Carlos Saúl MenemH.E. Angela MerkelJ. Irwin MillerJohn MoslerPresident K. R. NarayananJorma Ollila

H.I.M. Farah PahlaviVikram PanditH.E. Göran PerssonHon. Peter G. PetersonCarroll and Milton PetrieDr. Heinrich v. PiererJay A. PritzkerH.E. Romano ProdiHon. Nelson A. RockefellerVirginia M. RomettyArthur RossBaron Guy de RothschildPresident Carlos Salinas de GortariPresident Nicolas SarkozyWilliam A. SchreyerH.E. Gerhard SchröderStephen A. SchwarzmanThe Hon. Dr.Manmohan SinghJohn F. Smith, Jr.Roger B. SmithAxel SpringerHon. Robert S. StraussThe Rt. Hon. The Baroness ThatcherDaniel L. Vasella, MDH.H. Vasken IHon. Paul A. VolckerHon. Vernon A.WaltersH.E. Richard von WeizsaeckerHon. John C.WhiteheadKay R.WhitmoreDr. Rong YirenPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

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