2011 Award Ceremony
The World Peace Prize Awarding Council held a grand award ceremony on June 14, 2011 in the Gold Room of the Rayburn Congressional Office Building at the U.S. Capitol to celebrate the recipients of the 2010 World Peace Prize: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, pre-eminent leader of Buddhism in the world; Hon. Benjamin A. Gilman, former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The ceremony was attended by members of the U.S. Congress Senator Mark Kirk, member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; former Senator Steve Symms; Congresswoman Illeana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States Congress; Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform; Congressman Steve Chabot, member of the U.S. House Committee on Judiciary; and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, member of the Committee on Homeland Security, amongst others. They all commented on the great achievements of the award recipients, who have contributed tremendously to peace and enlightenment for humanity.
This event is part of a ongoing program by the World Peace Corps Mission to recognize the outstanding work of individuals who have made major contributions for the establishment and maintenance of peace.
