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SADAKO OGATA The Fulbright Prize honors for her lifetime achievements in A private, nonprofit organization of Fulbright alumni and friends, the promoting human security throughout the world. As United Nations High Fulbright Association advocates increased, worldwide support for Fulbright Commissioner for in the decade following the end of the Cold exchanges, enriches the Fulbright experience, and facilitates lifelong War, she faced daily the operational challenges of assisting millions of interaction among Fulbrighters, in order to foster international awareness people forced to leave their homes. In her current roles as Co-chair of the and understanding and the pursuit of world peace. Headquartered in Commission on Human Security and Special Representative of the Prime Washington, D.C., the Association has 42 chapters throughout the country Minister of for Assistance, she continues her lifelong that annually organize more than 125 educational and cultural programs. work to protect and empower through humanitarian assistance and community development those suffering from conflict and deprivation and BOARD OF DIRECTORS to advance international cooperation and peace. President Richard 0. Lundquist THE J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT PRIZE Vice President FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING Ewell E. Mu,phy, Jr. The Fulbright Prize was established to honor the largest and most significant educational exchange program in history as well as the career and spirit of Secretary its creator, the late Senator J. William Fulbright. The Prize recognizes and Marilyn Berg Callander rewards outstanding contributions towards bringing peoples, cultures, or Treasurer nations to greater understanding of others. Considered for the Prize are Dolores F Rinke individuals, groups or teams of individuals, and organizations in any part of the world whose contributions to breaking through the barriers that divide Directors humankind are of such significance as to be internationally recognized. Stanford Anderson Ivan K. Fong Kirsten J. Aoyama Alison L. Gardy In establishing the Prize, the Fulbright Association and its cooperating William A. Basset Jay W Khim associates in the U.S. and abroad seek to recognize individuals who dedicate Edward J. Blakely Sa/ii K. Mehta their energies to improving international understanding and to encourage Miguel A. Bretos Roger M. Mi/grim new generations to undertake life commitments to international Terri Brooks Philip A. Odeen understanding. Tom Cole Patti Rosenfeld The J. 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Sadak.{) Ogata Co-Chair, Commission on Jluman Security Special ~presentative of the Prime Minister OfJapan on .9Lfghanistan .9lssistance 11'1{ Jligh Commissioner for ~fugees {1991-2000)

October 11, 2002

Sponsored by The Fulbright Association

With Support of The Coca-Cola Foundation Program

Introduction Richard O. Lundquist President, Fulbright Association

Remarks and Tribute to Sadako Ogata Lee H. Hamilton Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Presentation of Fulbright Prize Richard O. Lundquist

Fulbright Prize Address Sadako Ogata 2002 Laureate

Presentation of "Tribute" (Sculpture by Se1lJio Dolfi) Ingrid Saunders Jones Chairperson, The Coca-Cola Foundation

Sacfakp Ogata Closing Richard O. Lundquist Sarfal(p Ogata 2002 'ful6riglit Prize Laureate

Sadako Ogata was named co-chair of the Commission on Human Security in June Sarfal(p Ogata 2001 and special representative of the Japanese prime minister for Afghanistan assistance Co-Chair, Commission on J-fuman Security in November 2001. She has also served since May 2001 as a scholar-in-residence at the Ford Foundation in New York City. These appointments follow Mrs. Ogata's Specia[ 2?§presentative of tlie.. Prime 5'vfinister ofJapan distinguished career as United Nations high commissioner for refugees, a post to which on .!Afghanistan 5lssistance she was first elected in December 1990 for a three-year term beginning January 1, 1991. She was reelected on November 4, 1993, for a further period of five years (January 1994 1..19{:J{igfz Commissioner for 2?ffugees (1991-2000) to December 1998). On September 29, 1998, Mrs. Ogata was elected UN high commissioner for refugees a third time for the period January 1999 to December 2000. The Fulbright Prize honors Sadako Ogata for her lifetime achievements in promoting human security throughout the world. She The Commission on Human Security, which Mrs. Ogata helped organize and now has spurrep governments and international organizations to take action co-chairs with Professor Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in economics and Master of on behalf of the most vulnerable people in every region. As United Trinity College, Cambridge, responds to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Nations high commissioner for refugees in the decade following the end call at the Millennium Summit to broaden the world's view of peace and security to of the , she faced daily the operational challenges of assisting include the "freedom from want" and the "freedom from fear." Under her leadership millions of people forced to leave their homes. In her current roles as and that of Prof. Sen joined by ten commissioners from throughout the world, the Commission on Human Security will promote wider international acceptance of human co-chair of the Commission on Human Security and special security and its underlying imperatives, develop the concept of human security as an representative of the prime minister ofJapan on Afghanistan assistance, operational tool for policy formulation and implementation, identify critical and pervasive she continues her lifelong work to protect and empower through threats to human security, and propose action to result in practical improvements. humanitarian assistance and development those suffering from conflict and deprivation. In her long service to the international community, Mrs. Ogata has been the independent expert of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar (1990); the representative of Japan on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights ( 1982 to 1985 ); and chairman of the Executive %e J. William 'ful6riglit Prize Board of UNICEF (1978 to 1979). In 1978 and 1979, she was envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, for International 'Understanding having served as minister there from 1976 to 1978. She was delegate of Japan to the The Fulbright Prize honors the largest and most significant 23rd, 25th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, and 33rd sessions of the United Nations General Assembly and also to the Tenth Special Session devoted to disarmament. educational exchange program in history, as well as the career and spirit of its creator, the late Senator J. William Fulbright. The prize recognizes During her distinguished academic career, Mrs. Ogata served as dean of the Faculty of and rewards outstanding contributions towards bringing peoples, Foreign Studies at in in 1989. From 1987 to 1988, she cultures, or nations to greater understanding of others. Considered for directed the Institute of at the university, where she had also been the prize are individuals, groups, or organizations in any part of the a professor since 1980. From 1974 to 1976, she served as associate professor of world who have made substantial contributions to breaking through the diplomatic history and international relations at the International Christian University in barriers which divide humankind. Tokyo. From 1965 to 1974, she lectured in international relations at the International Christian University and at the University of the Sacred Heart, also in Tokyo. In establishing the prize, the Fulbright Association and its cooperating American and foreign associates sought to provide substantial Mrs. Ogata received a doctorate in political science from the University of California recognition to individuals who dedicate their energies to improving at Berkeley in 1963, a master's degree in international relations from Georgetown University in 1953, and a bachelor of arts degree from the University of the Sacred international understanding and to encourage new generations to Heart in Tokyo in 1951. undertake life commitments to international understanding.

Born on September 16, 1927, in Tokyo, Japan, Mrs. Ogata is married and has a son and a daughter. Her husband, Shijuro Ogata, studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University as a Fulbright fellow from 1954 to 1956. %e 'ful6riglit Prize is made possi6le tlirougli agrant 6y %e Coca-Cola 'foundation. J. Wi[fiam :Ju[6right Prize 2002 Se[ection Committee :Ju[Griglit Jlssociation 'Boan{ of 'Directors President The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, Chairman Richard 0. Lundquist Director, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Vice President Ewell E. Murphy, Jr. Dr. R. Fenton-May Secretary Director, Fulbright Association Marilyn Berg Callander (Fulbright Fellow to U.S.A. 1967) Treasurer Dolores F. Rinke Her Excellency Heng Chee Chan Directors Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to Stanford Anderson the of America Kirsten J. Aoyama William A. Bassett (Fulbright Fellow to U.S.A. 1964) Edward J. Blakely Miguel A. Bretos Dr. Pedro David Terri Brooks Judge of the Argentine Federal Criminal Court of Cassation Tom Cole R. Fenton-May Charles H . Harff His Excellency Aivis Ronis Todd Flynn Ambassador of Latvia to the United States of America Ivan K. Fong (Fulbright Fellow to U.S.A. 1999) Alison L. Gardy Jay W. Khim Salil K. Mehta Roger M. Milgrim Philip A. Odeen :Ju[6right 51.ssociation Prize Committee Patti Rosenfeld Linda H . Scanlan R. Fenton-May, Chairman Niara Sudarkasa Anthony Viscusi Jane L. Anderson Charles H. Harff Richard O. Lundquist :Ju[Griglit Jlssociation Staff Ewell E. Murpy, Jr. Executive Director Jane L. Anderson Director of Member and Chapter Services Lisa Chapin Patti Rosenfeld Membership Coordinator J. Marshall Ellis Office Assistant Vanessa Lee