World Leaders Forum
The Whitehead School is also known for its high-profile lecturers. The past two United Nations Secretaries-General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon have both participated in the Forum, as well as Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams, Iranian President Mohammed Khatami, Nobel Peace Laureate John Hume, President of Israel Shimon Peres, and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Other heads of state have included former Polish President Lech Wałęsa and, most recently, former Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2009.
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