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Statesman of the Year Award

To: Dr. Vojislav Kostunica, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 

Dr. Vojislav Kostunica  is the unsung hero of the Yugoslavian bloodless revolution which brought peace in the Balkans and stabilized the political and military situation in South-East Europe.  The Yugoslavian bloodless revolution re-integrated the Serbian and Yugoslavian people into the international community.  Dr. Vojislav Kostunica, is a great historical figure and the unsung hero of the South-East political and military European Transition.  For his accomplishments as a Leader and Statesman of Yugoslavia, Dr. Kostunica received the East-West Institute Statesman of the Year Award on May 8, 2001 in the Regent Wall Street Hotel, New York City.  We congratulate Dr. Kostunica on his prestigious award.  It was an award for democracy and peace in Europe.  The delegation of the Tesla Memorial Society of New York was invited and present for the Statesman of the Year Award given to Dr. Kostunica.  Tesla Memorial Society of New York would like to thank East-West Institute for giving this prestigious Statesman of the Year Award to Dr. Vojislav Kostunica, this award is given to the whole nation of Yugoslavia.  We also thank Miss. Margaret Cosentino, Special Events Coordinator, East-West Institute, on her dedicated and important work making the event so beautiful.  Representatives of the Tesla Memorial Society of New York were Dr. Ljubo Vujovic, Secretary General Tesla Memorial Society of New York, Helen Delich Bentley, former United States Congressman, Ratko Picuric, President of Montenegrin Organizations of North America, and Marc Seifer, Tesla biographer.   

Pictures from the Awards Ceremony

• (Photo)   Dr. Ljubo Vujovic, Honorable Vladimar Galuska - Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, and his wife at the 2001 Awards Dinner.

• (Photo)  Dr. Ljubo Vujovic with the Ambassador of Macedonia, and the Ambassador of Latwia and his wife, at the 2001 Awards Dinner.

• (Photo)  President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who was presented with the EWI Statesman of the Year Award, at the 2001 Awards Dinner in New York City on May 8, 2001.  In this photo he is with the President of the East West Institute Board of Directors at the 2001 Award Dinner.

• (Photo)  Dr. Ljubo Vujovic with Honorable Helen Delich Bentley, former US Congresswomen, Ambassador of Macedonia and Olga M. Sukovic, United Nations Consultant, at the 2001 Award Dinner.

• (Photo) Cover for the East-West Institute Brochure

• EWI Statesman of the Year (Biography of Dr. Kostunica) Page 1

• EWI Statesman of the Year (Biography of Dr. Kostunica) Page 2

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