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News Brief No. 14, Aug. 30, 1999
The Bethlehem 2000 Project International Committee Grows
As the summer of 1999 comes to a close and as the countdown to the Palestinian Millennium Celebrations nears, the International Committee, which supports Bethlehem 2000, continues to grow. In addition to Pope John Paul II, fifteen heads of State have now become members of the committee. They join four heads of the biggest international institutions and the head of the Anglican Church. The members of the international committee are listed below according to the order in which they joined:
H.E.
Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia His
Holiness Pope John Paul II H.E.
Zein Al-Abdeen Bin Ali, President of Tunisia H.E.
Andreas Pastrana Arango, President of Columbia Mr.
James Wolfensohn, President of World Bank Mr.
Frederico Mayor, Director General of UNESCO H.E.
Jacques Chirac, President of
the Republic of France H.E.
Nelson Mandela, Former President of the Republic of South Africa His
Majesty King Hassan II, Kingdom of Morocco (Deceased) H.E.
Kjell Nague Bondewik, Prime Minister of Norway The
Most Reverend and
Rt Honorable George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury H.E.
Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom H.E.
Carlos Saul Menem, President of Argentina H.E.
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of Republic of Chile H.E.
Aldo Diouf , President of Senegal H.E.
Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of Ireland H.E.
Jose Maria Aznar, Prime Minster of Spain H.E.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil H.E.
Wim Kok , Prime Minister of Holland H.E.
Robert Mogabe, President of Zimbabwe H.E.
Dr. Issmat Abdel Majeed, General Secretary of the Arab League Mr.
Klaus Schwab, Director, World Economic Forum H.E. Victor Klima, Chancellor of Austria
Choirs
for Christmas Eve confirmed
Keeping in line with the international spirit of Bethlehem 2000, 6 Choirs from Kenya, Cuba, Sweden, Germany, Russia and Portugal will join the Bethlehem Bible Society Choir and the Nazareth Choir on Christmas Eve at Manger Square for the last Christmas in this Millennium. The Choirs have confirmed their attendance with the Bethlehem 2000 Project. It is likely that the Choirs will be performing in other Palestinian cities after Christmas Eve. It will be the first time that wide ranging international talent will perform in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve.
Bethlehem Childrens Choir sponsored by UNICEF An 80-member choir comprised of some school choirs in the Bethlehem region have begun their practice for . (Christmas Eve ?)- When what - where how -
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