This inaugural lecture will be delivered by Stephen Lewis.
A Canadian citizen, Mr. Lewis has had extensive experience as a politician,
diplomat and humanitarian. From 1984 through 1988, he was Canadian Ambassador
to the United Nations. In the 1960s and 1970s, Stephen Lewis was an elected
representative to the Ontario Legislature, and served as leader of the New
Democratic Party. Mr. Lewis holds 18 honorary degrees from Canadian universities.
In 2003, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest
honour for lifetime achievement.
Formerly Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, and currently UN Special Envoy for
HIV/AIDS in Africa, Mr. Lewis become a passionate advocate of the rights and needs
of children. Since leaving UNICEF in 1999, he has been raising his voice in support
of various humanitarian causes around the world.
Stephen Lewis has formed a foundation to help ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in
Africa.
For more information, please visit
http://www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/.
