The Presidential Panel held in the East Room of the White House was hosted by President Clinton and chaired by Secretary of State Albright. The panelists (from left to right) were:

Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate of the United States; Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; Her Excellency Giovanna Melandri, Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, President Bill Clinton, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims; Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize-winning novelist from Nigeria; and Joan Spero, President of the Doris Duke Foundation.

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