Han Min Su

History, News

Since 1989

Founder Hon. Robert Leggett with Israelis Prime Minister Golda Meir

World Peace Prize Since 1989

The World Peace Prize is a historical award founded in 1989 in Washington D.C., and has since been recognizing world leaders who contribute to the cultivation of peace for humanity regardless of personal cost and sacrifices, as well as individuals who offer exceptional vision and leadership for the development of a better world. For more than three decades, the World Peace Prize has been a prestigious prize well recognized internationally. Some of the past award recipients include President Ronald Reagan of the United States; Hon. Mahatma Gandhi of India; H.E. Yitzhak Rabin, former Prime Minister of Israel; President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines; President Kuniwo Nakamura of Palau; among others. (more…)

News, Uncategorized

World Peace Prize Awarding Council Issues Statement

at 30th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In 1989, the late U.S. Congressman Hon. Robert Leggett, Suzi Leggett, former senior advisor to the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Congress, and H.E. Viscount Han Min Su founded the World Peace Prize Awarding Council, a non-profit organization to promote world peace.

Today, World Peace Prize Awarding Council is one of the most prestigious international peace recognition organizations in the world. At its 30th anniversary, the World Peace Prize Awarding Council celebrates the historical significance of World Peace Prize that has been awarded to world leaders and heads of states who had made outstanding contributions to humanity at the time they received the awards. (more…)

Events

2011 Award Ceremony

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.


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