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2017 Annual Awards Dinnerin honor of

Brian T. MoynihanChairman, CEO, Bank of America

Appeal of Conscience Award•

Paul PolmanCEO, Unilever

Appeal of Conscience Award•

Masayoshi SonChairman, CEO, SoftBank Group Corp.

Appeal of Conscience Award

Monday, September 18, 2017New York Hilton Midtown

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A P P E A L O F C O N S C I E N C E F O U N D A T I O N ~ 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L A W A R D S D I N N E R

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

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September 2004

“!e 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

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September 2000

“!e Foundation’s e"orts to secure religious freedom throughout the world, particularly in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and China, are exemplary.”

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“!e 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

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United States Presidents’ messages to ACF

September 2015

“I send warm greetings to all those attending the 50th Anniversary Dinner for the Appeal of Conscience Foundation and to its founder, Rabbi Arthur Schneier. In too many corners of the globe, people are still persecuted for their beliefs,

imprisoned for their ideals, and punished for their convictions. By striving to shape a future in which the rights and dignity of every person are protected, organizations like yours play a vital role in bringing us closer to a more just and equal world.”

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M AY 27, 2014 ! JERUSALEM – ! e 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.

M AY 26, 2014 ! JERUSALEM – Pope Francis is welcomed by Rabbi Arthur Schneier at the Western

Wall at the start of his historic visit.

JULY 2017 – Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, receives Rabbi Schneier at the Vatican.

FEBRUARY, 2009 ! JERUSALEM – H.H. Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and

Russia meets with Rabbi Arthur Schneier to further interreligious cooperation with the

Russian"Orthodox Church.

M AY 26, 2014 ! JERUSALEM – At the invitation of President Shimon Peres, Rabbi Arthur

Schneier joined the welcome to Pope Francis at the presidential residence.

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ACF Highlights

NOV EMBER 2016 - Chancellor Angela Merkel, 2007 ACF World Statesman Awardee, is presented with the Ohel Jacob Medal by Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Jewish Cultural Center, in Munich.

NOVEMBER 2016 - Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and Consul General Zhang Qiyue with Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Mrs. Elisabeth Schneier and Mr. J. Cobb Mixter.

JA NUARY 2017 – Ambassador Cui Tiankai of China and his delegation.

JA NUARY 2017 - UN Secretary General António Guterres discusses further cooperation between the UN and the ACF.

SEPTEMBER 2016 - Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain attend the 2016 U.S. - Arab Business and Healthcare Summit.

M ARCH 2017 - Welcoming Ambassador

Nikki Haley, US Permanent Representative

to the UN L to R: Ambassador

Danny Danon of Israel, Rabbi Arthur Schneier and

Mrs. Elisabeth Schneier.

STRENGTHENING CHINA"US PEOPLE"TO"PEOPLE RELATIONS

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ACF Highlights

AUGUST 2017 - Ambassador Vassily Alekseevich Nebenzia, new Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN talks about issues facing UN Security Council.

JU NE 2017 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rabbi Arthur Schneier exchange views in Jerusalem.

JULY 2017 – Rabbi Arthur Schneier addresses diplomats at the Vatican encouraging them to reset the focus from tolerance to mutual respect and understanding among religions.

JULY 2017 - Prime Minister

Viktor Orban of Hungary

welcomes Rabbi Arthur Schneier,

member of the US Presidential

Delegation for the Return of the Crown of

St. Stephen (1978).

JULY 2017 - Pope Benedict XVI

congratulated by Rabbi Arthur and

Elisabeth Schneier on his 90th birthday.

JULY 2017 - Chancellor Christian Kern discusses challenges facing the European Union with.

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As a young child living under Nazi occupation in Vienna and Hungary during World War II, Rabbi Arthur Schneier saw the atrocities that mankind was capable of committing. He vowed that if he survived he would change the world into one of tolerance, where people of all faiths could co-exist and adopt the principle of “live and let live”. In 1965 he founded the Appeal of Conscience Foundation and became internationally known for his leadership on behalf of religious freedom, human rights and tolerance.

Rabbi Arthur Schneier was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Clinton, for “his service as an international envoy for four administrations” and as a Holocaust survivor for “devoting a lifetime to overcoming forces of hatred and intolerance.” In 2015 Pope Francis bestowed upon him the Knighthood of St. Sylvester. Rabbi Arthur Schneier is the recipient of the Legion d’honneur and other high awards from many nations.

He has served as Senior Rabbi of Park East Synagogue since 1962, he was privileged to host Pope Benedict XVI in 2008, the first ever Papal visit to a synagogue in the United States, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and the Patriarch of Moscow, Aleksey II.

Rabbi Arthur Schneier served as U.S. Alternate Representative to the United Nations and is Ambassador of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. His alma mater, Yeshiva University, established the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs. He is the recipient of eleven honorary doctorates from U.S. and European universities.

He is married to Elisabeth Nordmann Schneier.

Rabbi Arthur Schneier Founder and President

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Len Blavatnik

Founder, Chairman

Access Industries

John A. Catsimatidis

Chairman, President, CEO

Th e Red Apple Group

Michael L. Corbat

CEO

Citigroup

Paul J. Fribourg

Chairman, CEO

Continental Grain Company

Alex Gorsky

Chairman, CEO

Johnson & Johnson

Muhtar Kent

Chairman, Board of Directors

Th e Coca-Cola Company

Ronald S. Lauder

President

Th e Ronald S. Lauder Foundation

Maurice Lévy

President, Supervisory Board

Publicis Groupe

Andrew N. Liveris

Executive Chairman

DowDuPont

Hon. Earle I. Mack

Senior Partner

Th e Mack Company

K. Rupert Murdoch

Executive Chairman

News Corp.

Anthony J. Pratt

Global Chairman

Pratt Industries

Robert K. Kraft

Chairman, CEO

Th e Kraft Group

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder

Th e Blackstone Group

Jerry I. Speyer

Chairman, CEO

Tishman Speyer

DINNER CO-CHAIRS

PRESIDING CO-CHAIRS


BRIAN MOYNIHAN is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America. He has been at Bank of America for nearly 25 years.

Brian guides a team of over 200,000 employees and has led each of the major customer and client businesses: consumer and small business banking, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking. Under his stewardship as CEO, the company is embarked on a program of responsible growth, with a straightforward purpose to help people live their lives by connecting them with the core financial services and capabilities they need.

Bank of America has been recognized as a top employer by such names as Working Mother magazine, The Human Rights Campaign, and G.I. Jobs magazine, receiving the 2013 Department of Defense Freedom Award for its commitment to employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

In addition to his responsibilities at Bank of America, Mr. Moynihan participates in the World Economic Forum International Business Council, the Business Roundtable, the Bi-Partisan Policy Center CEO Council on Health and Innovation, the Financial Services Forum, and the Financial Services Roundtable, the last two of which he chairs.

He also leads Bank of America’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Council and is a member of the Museum Council for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Mr. Moynihan is also a member of the Brown University Corporation’s Board of Fellows and the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Board.

Mr. Moynihan received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School, and completed his undergraduate degree in history at Brown University. He is married to Susan Berry and they have three children.

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

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 A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L

Dr. Henry A. KissingerPeter G. Peterson

Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson H.E. Archbishop Khajag BarsamianSen. Sherrod BrownSen. Richard BurrSen. Susan CollinsSen. Christopher CoonsRep. Joseph CrowleyH.E. Archbishop Demetrios

. e Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzioHon. David N. DinkinsH.E. Cardinal Timothy M. DolanSen. Dianne FeinsteinSen. Je/ rey L. Flake Very Rev. Leonid KishkovskyImam Mohamed MagidRep. Carolyn B. MaloneyH.E. Cardinal . eodore E. McCarrickRep. Jerrold Nadler

Hon. John D. NegroponteRev. Joseph O’Hare, S.J.Gov. George E. PatakiRep. Nancy PelosiRev. Dr. Robert A. RimboRep. Adam Schi/ Rabbi Arthur SchneierSen. Charles E. SchumerLt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft Hon. Paul A. Volcker

Rabbi Arthur SchneierPresident

H.E. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian H.E. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick Rev. Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J. Vice Presidents

Karen DresbachExecutive Vice President

Steven J. DornSecretary-Treasurer

Dr. Josef AckermannVery Rev. Dr. Fred R. AndersonGiampiero Auletta ArmeniseEllen Hassenfeld Block

Hon. R. Nicholas BurnsHon. William J. BurnsJohn A. CatsimatidisH.E. Archbishop DemetriosBishop Nicholas DiMarzioH.E. Cardinal Péter ErdõRev. Daniel L. Flaherty, S.J.Rev. Dr. Carl E. FlemisterPaul J. FribourgMartin J.G. GlynnAlex GorskyJohn M. HennessyMuhtar KentVery Rev. Leonid KishkovskyHon. Ronald S. LauderIsabelle R. LeedsMaurice LévyAndrew N. LiverisHon.William H. Luers

Hon. Earle I. MackImam Mohamed MagidEnrico Mandel-MantelloJeffrey A. MarcusJ.W. MarriottHon. Jack F. Matlock, Jr.William F. McSweenyHon. John D. NegroponteHon. Peter G. PetersonHon. Thomas R. PickeringAnthony J. PrattRev. Dr. David James RandolphHon. Rozanne L. RidgwayJack RosenPeter Thomas RothH.E. Cardinal Dr. Christoph SchönbornDaniel L. Vasella, MDHon. Paul A. Volcker

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PAUL POLMAN has been Chief Executive O0 cer since January 2009.1 Under his leadership Unilever has set out an ambitious vision to decouple growth from its environmental footprint while increasing its positive social impact.1Paul is Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and serves on the Board of the UN Global Compact.11 He also a member of the B-team and the European Resource E0 ciency Platform.

Paul has been closely involved in global discussions on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and action to tackle climate

change. In 2016, Paul was asked by the UN Secretary-General to be a member of the SDG Advocacy Group, tasked with promoting action on the 2030 Agenda. Prior to this, Paul served on the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, presenting recommendations on the SDGs on behalf of the private sector. He is also a member of the newly formed Business and Sustainable Development Commission, whose aim is to quantify the enormous rewards for companies that make the SDGs an integral part of the way they operate. In 2016, he received France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, in recognition of his e/ orts in galvanising sustainable business and for his involvement in the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris.

Since 2010, Paul has been a non-executive director of the Dow Chemical Company.1

In recognition of his contribution to responsible business, Paul has received numerous awards and accolades including WWF’s Duke of Edinburgh Gold Conservation Medal (2013), the Centre for Global Development’s Commitment to Development Ideas in Action Award (2013), the Rainforest Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award (2014), the UN Foundation’s Champion for Global Change Award (2014), the Oslo Business for Peace Award (2015) and the UN Environment Programme’s Champion of the Earth Award (2015).

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Founded in 1965 by Rabbi Arthur Schneier, the APPEAL OF CONSCIENCEFOUNDATION has1worked on behalf of religious freedom and

human1rights1throughout the world.

To uphold the principle “live and let live” is the Appeal of Conscience Foundation’scontinuing goal. An interfaith coalition of business, religious1and foreign policy

leaders, this international organization promotes1mutual understanding, peace and interreligious cooperation and1provides a voice of conscience to protect minorities.

Appeal of Conscience Foundation believes that freedom, democracy and1human rights are values that give nations of the world their best1hope1for1peace,

security1and1shared1prosperity.

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 delegations of religious, business and government leaders from all over the world to meet with their counterparts. ACF delegations have met with

government and religious leaders worldwide. . e ACF also hosts delegations from abroad to acquaint them with the diversity of American religious life and

its contribution to a civil society.

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MASAYOSHI SON founded SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) in 1981 under the corporate philosophy and vision ‘Information Revolution – Happiness for everyone’, 5 rst operating a PC software distribution business. SoftBank invested in Yahoo, Inc. in 1995, and in the following year established the joint venture Yahoo Japan Corporation. Over the years, Son has expanded SoftBank’s business into other areas, including broadband and 5 xed-line telecommunications. In 2006, SoftBank entered the mobile communications business through its acquisition of Vodafone K.K.

In addition to his roles of chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. and chairman of SoftBank Corp., the Japan-based telecommunications operator, Son is a director of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited and chairman of the US national carrier Sprint Corporation, which became a subsidiary of SoftBank in July 2013. With the 2014 unveiling of ‘Pepper’, the world’s 5 rst personal robot that reads emotions, Son led SoftBank’s focus into smart robotics, AI and IoT. Since 2014, Son has also overseen investments in fast-growing Asian Internet companies like the transportation major Ola in India and the ride-share leader Didi

Chuxing in China, among others. Anticipating IoT as the next paradigm shift for humanity, SoftBank acquired the world’s leading semiconductor IP company ARM Holdings plc in September 2016 and Son assumed the post of chairman and executive director.

Following the Great East Japan earthquake of March 11, 2011, Son founded the Renewable Energy Council, the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Initiatives Foundation and the Renewable Energy Institute. With the establishment of SB Energy Corp. in 2011, Son led SoftBank’s entry into the renewable energy sector.

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PRESIDING CHAIRS

Robert K. Kraft

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Jerry I. Speyer

DINNER CO-CHAIRS

Len Blavatnik

Margo and John A. Catsimatidis

Michael L. Corbat

Paul J. Fribourg

Alex Gorsky

Muhtar Kent

Ronald S. Lauder

Maurice Lévy

Andrew N. Liveris

Hon. Earle I. Mack

K. Rupert Murdoch

Anthony J. Pratt

EXECUTIVE CO-CHAIRS

Jamie Dimon

Rob Manfred

Vadim Shulman

Chen Xu

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VICE CHAIRS

Gary Barnett

Marcelo Claure

Thomas E. Constance

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Feinberg

Evan Greenberg

Maurice R. Greenberg

Robert Iger

Daniel Lubetzky

Lewis C. Pell

Christopher Ruddy

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

Dan and Ewa Abraham

Bernard J. Arnault

Giampiero Auletta

Jill and Jay Bernstein

Gabriel Erem

Ronnie and Martin Foont

Lee Goldman, M.D.

Herman Hochberg

Anthony R. Jimenez

George Klein

Jacqueline and Enrico Mandel-Mantello

Sally Phipps

Michael Roth

Liu Ruiqi

Wayne Safro

David Schneider

Elisabeth Schneier

Alan Schnitzer

Andy Sieg

Axel Stawski

Leonard Wilf

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UNDERWRITER

Bank of America

SoftBank Group Corp.

PATRON

Blackstone

21st Century Fox

Fox News Networks

Johnson & Johnson

The Kraft Group

Pratt Industries

Tishman Speyer

Unilever

BENEFACTOR

Access Industries Inc.

AT&T

China General Chamber of Commerce - USA

Citi

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Major League Baseball

Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Red Apple Group

Salesforce

The Dow Chemical Company

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AMBASSADOR

Chubb

Continental Grain Company

Extell

General Motors Company

Goldman Sachs & co. LLC

Jessco Medical Supply

Keurig Green Mountain Inc.

KIND Snacks

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Mastercard

Microtech

NewsMax Media

Publicis Groupe

Sprint

The Coca-Cola Company

The Ronald & Jo Carole Lauder Foundation

Schlosstein-Hartley Family Foundation

The Walt Disney Company

SPONSOR

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Heng Yuan Xiang Co., Ltd.

IBM

Interpublic Group

Morgan Stanley

LVMH Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Park Tower Group

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

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Making a Di# erence

VATICAN 2013 – Pope Francis I. greets Cardinal ! eodore E. McCarrick at the inaugural ceremonyof the Ponti# on March 19, 2013.

NEW YORK 2010 – Bartholomew I and ! e

Ecumenical Patriarchate, along with ACF, have taken

many joint initiatives to further peace, tolerance and

inter-religious dialogue.

VATICAN 1985 – Pope John Paul II and Rabbi

Arthur Schneier discussed ways to strengthen oppressed

religious communities.

SAUDI ARABIA 2008– King Abdullah of

Saudi Arabia convenedthe Inter-Religious

conference held inMadrid. In his keynote,Rabbi Arthur Schneier

addressed Buddhist,Christian, Hindu,

Jewish, Muslim,and Taoist faiths on

broadening inter-religious dialogue toease world tensions.

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.

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. ! is marked the $ rst visit of a Pope to an American Synagogue and signi$ ed a rea% rmation of his outreach and commitment to inter-religious dialogue.

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Making a Di# erenceMOSCOW 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 to call for the engagement of religious leaders in advancing tolerance and mutual understanding.

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 o% ce of Secretary General Ko$ Annan.

RABAT 2015 – On the occasion

of his 16th Anniversary of his

Enthronement, King Mohammed

VI of Morocco greets Rabbi

Arthur Schneier.

“With an unwavering commitment to religious freedom and human rights, as well as wide-ranging programmes to

promote mutual understandingand con! ict resolution, the Appeal of Conscience Foundation’s work

complements that of the United Nations. I would like to thank you for your e" orts

to build a safer, more humane world.”Ko# A. Annan

Secretary General, United Nations,September 2004

WASHINGTON DC 2007 – Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of AllArmenians, Karekin II, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, ACF VicePresident, and Rabbi Arthur Schneier exchange views on the ACF’s rolein reconciliation talks between Armenia and Turkey.

NEW YORK 2015 – UN Alliance of Civilizations debate on Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation.

“ # is is a critical moment for the international community, requiring decisive movement on many fronts and a renewed multilateralism that delivers for real

people in real time. Human rights and con! ict 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. # e e" orts of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation to counter rising tensions and promote mutual understanding will continue to provide valuable support to the United Nations as we work for a

sustainable recovery that bene$ ts all people.”Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary General, United Nations, September 2009

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Making a Di# erence

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

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

Strengthening people to people

relationsBEIJING 2010

– Chinese VicePremier HuiLiangyu andhis delegationgreets Rabbi

and Mrs.Schneier.

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 ! eodore McCarrick

and Rabbi Arthur Schneier in the White

House Oval o% ce prior to their mission

to China.

NEW YORK 2016 – Ambassador Lu Shumin, Vice

President of the Chinese Institute of Foreign Affairs and his

delegation meet with ACF trustees.

NEW YORK 2015 – “Survival in Shanghai”, a tribute to the Chinese people who provided refuge to over 25,000 European Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. L to R: Consul General Zhang Qiyue of People’s Republic of China, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Ambassador Liu Jieyi, Permanent Representative of People’s Republic of China to the UN and Deputy Consul General Amir Sagie of Israel.

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!6789: ;<<= – 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.

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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.

38B898 ;<<C – !e ACF Interfaith Cuban Mission, L to R: Archbishop Khajag, Barsamian, Ambassador

Earle I. Mack, Ambassador Charles Gargano, Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson, Elisabeth Schneier, Karen Dresbach, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Fernando Remirez de Estenoz,

First ViceMinister of Cuba; Gov. George Pataki, and Adela Dworin, President, Jewish Community of Cuba.

Making a Di"erence

38B898 D=CC – ACF delegation met with President Fidel Castro.

NORTHERN IRELAND1970 – First ACF delegation to ease tension in Northern Ireland L to R: Hon. Angier Biddle Duke, Trustee of ACF; Rabbi Dr. Isaac Cohen, Chief Rabbi of Ireland; Rev. David H.C. Read, Minister of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church; Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Rev. Donald R. Campion, S.J., Editor-in-Chief of the Jesuit magazine, America.

MOSCOW 2005 – RussianForeign Minister Sergey

Lavrov discuss strengtheningpeople to people relations

between Russia and the US.

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

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ACF Conferences for Peace and Tolerance

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.

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 Bartholomew I in Brussels.

ISTANBUL 2005 – 10th Anniversary of Peace and Tolerance Conference 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, President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation; The Ecumenical Patriarch 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 coexistence and mutual acceptance through inter-religious dialogue.

JULY 11, 2012 E 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.”

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ACF Conferences for Peace and Tolerance2000 – 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.

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 the ACF 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.

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 Bosphorus 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 bloodshed. 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, calling for an end to the conflict.

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.

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“A crime committed in the name of religion

is the greatest crime against religion.”

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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 di!erent parts of the world.

• To inform public opinion by developing symposia on vital foreign policy issues related to tolerance and human rights.

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dialogue and mutual understanding. !e ACF is dedicated to reaching

this endeavor by rallying religious leaders worldwide to take a stand,

using their influence to halt violence and terrorism.

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.

“ # e 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 su" ering in the war

zones in Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan and in Nagorno-Karabakh; that humanitarian aid ! ow freely to all in need, regardless of faith and that religious authorities cooperate in the vital

and life saving humanitarian work in the con! ict zones.”

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on # e Caucasus and Central AsiaVienna, Austria

Common Declaration. e Appeal of Conscience Foundation and the Council of

European Bishops’ Conferences (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 destruction 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 contribute to those e/ orts by developing

appropriate initiatives to advance mutual respect and recognition of religious minorities.

. e 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.

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2016 Annual Awards Dinner

L to R: Jerry I. Speyer, Chairman, Tishman Speyer; Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman, CEO, ! e Dow Chemical Company; Dr. Henry A. Kissinger; President Francois Hollande of France; Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Carlos Slim Helú, President, ! e Carlos Slim Foundation and Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder, ! e Blackstone Group

L to R: President Francois Hollande presented with the World Statesman

Awards by Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Stephen A.

Schwarzman

L to R: Archbishop Khajag Barsamian,

Primate, Diocese of the Armenian

Church of America, Archbishop

Demetrios, Primate, Greek Orthodox

Archdiocese of America and Very Rev. Dr. James A.

Kowalski, Dean, Cathedral of St. John

the Divine

L to R: Andrew N. Liveris accepts the Appeal of Conscience Award from Jerry I. Speyer and Rabbi Arthur Schneier

L to R: Jerry I. Speyer, Ms. Katherine Farley, Andrew N. Liveris, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Mrs. Elisbeth Schneier, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See and Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN

L to R: Appeal of Conscience Award recipient Carlos Slim Helú with Rabbi Arthur Schneier

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Dr. Josef Ackermann Giovanni Agnelli Chingiz Aitmatov H.H. Aleksy II Robert O. Anderson Bernard J. Arnault Edwin L. Artzt Brooke AstorH.E. José María Aznar LópezPercy BarnevikMary T. BarraHon. Michael R. BloombergJ. P. BolducSir John BondEdgar M. Bronfman, Sr.. e Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP . e Lord Browne of Madingley Hon. Herbert BrownwellBarbara Bush. e Rt. Honorable David CameronNicholas T. CamiciaPresident Fernando Henrique CardosoHis Majesty King Juan Carlos I of

SpainH.E. Cardinal Agostino CasaroliJohn A. Catsimatidis Louis R. Chênevert Hon. Dick Cheney. e Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien Hon. Angier Biddle Duke John ElkannLaurence D. FinkCarleton S. Fiorina Malcolm S. Forbes Betty FordMichel Fribourg

H.E. Hans-Dietrich Genscher President Mikhail S. Gorbachev Alex GorskyTatsuro GotoJ. Peter GraceHon. Alan Greenspan Gilbert M. Grosvenor Dr. Armand Hammer. e Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper Hon.W. Averell Harriman President Václav HavelHarry B. HelmsleyCarlos Slim HelúHon. Richard C. HolbrookePresident François HollandeHon. John HowardH.E. Archbishop IakovosRobert A. Iger Je/ rey R. Immelt Muhtar KentPresident Kim Dae-jungCoretta Scott KingHon. Henry A. KissingerMary LaskerPresident Lee Myung-bak H.E. László Cardinal Lékai William J. LevittGustav L. LevyAndrew N. LiverisPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaJ.Willard Marriott, Jr. Helmut O. MaucherHon. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter President Carlos Saúl Menem H.E. Angela MerkelJ. Irwin Miller

John MoslerPresident K. R. NarayananJorma OllilaH.I.M. Farah PahlaviVikram PanditPresident Enrique Peña NietoH.E. Göran Persson Hon. Peter G. Peterson Carroll and Milton Petrie Dr. Heinrich v. PiererJay A. PritzkerH.E. Romano ProdiHon. Nelson A. RockefellerVirginia M. RomettyArthur RossBaron Guy de RothschildPresident Carlos Salinas de GortariPresident Nicolas SarkozyWilliam A. Schreyer H.E. Gerhard Schröder Stephen A. Schwarzman. e Hon. Dr. Manmohan SinghJohn F. Smith, Jr. Roger B. Smith Axel SpringerHon. Robert S. Strauss. e Rt. Hon. . e Baroness . atcherDaniel L. Vasella, MD H.H. Vasken IHon. Paul A. VolckerHon. Vernon A. WaltersH.E. Richard von WeizsaeckerHon. John C. WhiteheadKay R.WhitmoreDr. Rong YirenPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Past Award Recipients

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