International Supporting Personages

Via the office of H.E. (Fmr) PRESIDENT ARPAD GONCZ OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY

In the Spring of 2000, the President of Hungary, Mr. Arpad Goncz, contacted Heads of States around the world and asked them to join him in the endeavor of creating a new institution for global scholarship. This new academic unit is the World Honors Class which will enroll selected students from all participating nations to study for eight semesters in eight different countries.

The Heads of States of the participating nations have agreed to meet, once a year, with the WHC students of their own countries in order to encourage the students' academic endeavor and boost their diligence in their international studies.

Those Heads of State contacted by President Arpad Goncz include:

	His Excellency William Clinton fmr. President of the United States of America		Her Excellency Adrienne Clarkson Governor General of Canada		The Right Honorable Tony Blair Prime Minister of Great Britain
	His Excellency Konstandinos Stephanopoulos President of the Hellenic Republic		His Majesty Juan Carlos I King of Spain		His Excellency Kim Dee-Jung President of the Republic of Korea
	His Excellency Adolf Ogi President of the Swiss Confederation		His Excellency Carlo Azegli Ciampi President of the Italian Republic		His Majesty Harald V King of Norway
	His Excellency Fernando De La Rue President of the Argentine Republic		His Excellency Sellapan Rama Nathan (S.R.) President of the Republic of Singapore		His Excellency Jiang Zemin President of the People's Republic of China
	His Excellency Kircheril Raman Narayanan President of the Republic of India		His Excellency Suleyman Demirel President of the Republic of Turkey		His Excellency Ponce de Leon Ernesto Zedillo President of Mexico
	His Excellency Fernando Henrique Cardoso President of the Federal Republic of Brazil