The Bethlehem 2000 International Committee is comprised of various heads of state, religious leaders and other international figures in order to emphasize the universality of the millennium celebrations in Bethlehem. The committee continues to expand- please look for updates.

As of May 21, 1999 the members of the International Committee included:

  • Pope John Paul II

  • President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin

  • President of Tunisia,  Zein Al-Abedin Bin Ali

  • President of Columbia, Andreas Pastrana Arango

  • President of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn

  • President of UNESCO, Federico Mayor

  • President of France, Jacques Chirac

  • Prime Minister of Norway, Kjell Magne Bondevik

  • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair

  • President of Chile, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

  • Archbishop of Canterbury, George Leonard Carey

  • King of Morocco, Hassan II

  • President of Argentina, Carlos Menem

  • Prime Minister of Spain,  JoseĀ’ Maria Aznar Lopez

  • Prime Minister of Holland, Wim Kok

  • President of Senegal, Abdo Diouf

  • President of  South Africa, Nelson Mandela

  • President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe

  • President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Campoare

  • Secretary General of the Arab League, Ismat Abdul Majeed

  • Prime Minister of Ireland, Bertie Ahern

  • President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso

 

 

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