His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania, was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Construction of Knowledge Societies on 29 September 2003 in recognition of his contribution to social development, inter-university cooperation, water resource management, environmental and heritage protection, and with a view to benefiting from his wisdom and extensive experience in many of UNESCO’s areas of concern for the construction of knowledge societies.
H.E. Valdas Adamkus was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Vilnius University in 1989. He was likewise awarded Honorary Doctorates by universities in Indiana and Illinois (USA) for his contribution to the cleaning of the Great Lakes and for other environmental projects.
In 1988 H.E. Valdas Adamkus received an international environmental award for outstanding achievements in the international arena. H.E. Valdas Adamkus has himself established an award conferred each year on Lithuania’s noted environmental specialists and scholars. He has also been granted the US Environmental Protection Agency gold medal for achievements in service and the award of the US President for outstanding service.
In May 2005, H.E. Valdas Adamkus participated in the “World Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Capacity-Building: Critical Success Factors” at UNESCO Headquarters.
His Excellency Valdas Adamkus gives a speech at the World Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Capacity-Building On 11 May 2005, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, opened the “World Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Capacity-Building: Critical Success Factors” at UNESCO Headquarters in the presence of His Excellency Mr Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Construction of Knowledge Societies, Mr Janis Karklins, President of the Preparatory Committee of the World Summit on the Information Society, and Mr Raoul Weiler, President of the Brussels/European Union Chapter of the Club of Rome. More
His Excellency Mr Valdas Adamkus joins the family of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, designated H. E. Mr Valdas Adamkus, former President of Lithuana, as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Construction of Knowledge Societies at a nomination ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters on 29 September 2003, held in conjuction with the inauguration of the exhibition “Building Knowledge Societies” More
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2004 Annual Meeting of Goodwill Ambassadors
H. E. Mr Valdas Adamkus, Mrs Ute-Henriette Ohoven and H. E. Mr Sheikh Ghassan I. Shaker during the Annual Meeting of Goodwill Ambassadors, 26-27 February 2004
