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Ghana's President Kufuor is Prize Winner

29 September 2008

President John Kufuor of Ghana has been voted by members the winner of the 2008 Chatham House Prize. The President will visit London on Monday 27 October to collect his award from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The presentation will be made at a dinner at Drapers' Hall in the City of London with keynote speeches by Lord Ashdown, a President of Chatham House, and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank.

The 2008 Chatham House Prize honours President Kufuor for his tireless and selfless mediation in multiple crises across the continent during his chairmanship of the African Union in 2007. It also recognizes his positive role in mediating conflicts with Ghana's more immediate neighbours, including Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. In Ghana he has made economic growth a priority and contributed to social freedom and the development of a robustly free press.

Other nominees for the 2008 Chatham House Prize were: HH the Aga Khan, Founder, Agha Khan Development Network; Ambassador Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US; and HE Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. More information on 2008 nominees >>

Event details, attendance and sponsorship information >>

NOTES TO EDITORS

Journalists are welcome to attend the ceremony and to cover the presentation of the award by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to President Kufuor. The speeches by Lord Ashdown and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be delivered after the dinner and will not be open to the media. Photographers will be permitted on the same basis.

For more information contact:

Nicola Norton
Media Relations Manager
+44 (0) 20 7957 5739
+44 (0) 7917 757 528
nnorton@chathamhouse.org.uk

About the Chatham House Prize

The annual Chatham House Prize is awarded to the statesperson who is deemed by Chatham House members to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.

The selection process draws on the expertise of Chatham House's research teams and three presidents - Lord Ashdown, Lord Hurd and Lord Robertson. Our members are then invited to vote for the winner in a ballot.

The winner is presented with a crystal award and a scroll signed by our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen. The award ceremony and dinner takes place at a City of London venue with keynote speeches by leading figures in international affairs. The recipient of the Prize or a keynote speaker from the ceremony will also be invited to address a Members' Event on or around the day of the award.

Sponsors of this year's award ceremony include Lead Sponsor Royal Dutch Shell plc as well as Bloomberg News, British American Tobacco, Chevron, and Tullow Oil. Chatham House is delighted to recognize their contribution as it underlines their commitment to the values and purpose of the Prize.

More information on the Chatham House Prize >>