-- Professor Jennifer GRAVES (Australia), Laureate for Asia/Pacific, "For
her study on the evolution of mammalian genomes. Every year, nearly sixty fellowships are allocated
in some twenty countries.C., progress being a relationship that is --
that lasts beyond our time in office. I want to thank the leaders who
are here with us today for taking time out of your busy schedules to welcome
Laura and me and our delegation.

(A toast is offered. His "two-hit"
hypothesis and the concept of "tumor suppression" have opened a new
horizon in modern cancer genetics and played a pivotal role in recent
major developments in cancer research.
Two world wars and persistent regional conflicts made the 20th
century one of the most violent periods in human history.

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Van Broeckhoven
is among the first to study the molecular genetics of neurological
diseases and is considered the world authority on Alzheimer 's." The Tribute was accompanied by a
$100,000 donation to the Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Foundation . Over 3,100 people work in the Group's 14 research centers, located
in France, Asia and America.

The United States has been a partner in our journey of progress. (Laughter.
Recognized as Japan's highest private award for lifetime
achievement, the Kyoto Prize is presented annually by the non-profit
Inamori Foundation to honor those who have contributed significantly
to the scientific , cultural, and spiritual development of mankind. Gala co-chairs include Malin Burnham of the Burnham
Companies, Tom Fat of Fat City, Inc. In addition, his success as a
pioneer in the development of the graphical user interface and
object-oriented language environment represent further fundamental
contributions toward making today's "personal" computing a reality., 82, of
Philadelphia, received the award for establishing the theory of the
tumor suppressor gene in the mechanism of human carcinogenesis .

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The 2006 L'OREAL UNESCO For Women in Science
Laureates' have a combined 140 years of research experience that has major
implications for global public health. Through
the foundation, she hopes to make a contribution to the advancement of highly
qualified women in leading scientific research institutions . Ours has been a two-way relationship. We in India greatly appreciate the firm
stand you took against the upsurge of protectionist forces in your country,
and the farsighted approach you adopted on the issue of outsourcing.
Madam First Lady, my wife and I recall with gratitude your warm
hospitality at your home. It's a chance to continue to build on the
progress we made in Washington, D.)

END 1:51 P."
The benefit gala, "The Kyoto Prize: 20 Years of Celebrating
Outstanding Human Achievement," will serve as the opening ceremony of
this year's symposium at 6:00 p.

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-- The L'OREAL National Fellowships with the support of the UNESCO
National Commissions , which anchor the "For Women in Science" program
in countries around the world, while respecting their particularities
and specific needs. Thank you
very much. It's a relationship that is based upon
our common values that every person matters, every person belongs, and
everybody should be able to worship as freely as they want to, the common
values of recognizing the right to people to express themselves in a peaceful
way. This relationship
of ours is a vital relationship; it's a strategic partnership. The laureates -- Dr.D.

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"L'OREAL's' commitment alongside UNESCO in the For Women in Science
partnership is a concrete expression of our firm intention to promote women in
scientific research," said Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Chairman and CEO of
L'OREAL. The
beneficiaries of the 2006 Fellowships can be found at
http://www.com

ABOUT UNESCO
Since its creation in 1945, UNESCO has been dedicated to eliminating all
forms of discrimination and promoting equality between men and women.
Long years ago, the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi acknowledged the
influence of Henry David Thoreau when he launched a movement for civil
disobedience against foreign rule.
Mr. Six Kyoto Scholarship
recipients will be recognized at the gala -- three from San Diego and
three from Tijuana -- reflecting the three annual Kyoto Prize
categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and
Philosophy.
The Symposium lectures will take place March 3-4 with
presentations by the 2004 Kyoto Prize laureates and responses by
distinguished scholars in each laureate's field. Jurgen
Habermas -- will provide a rare glimpse into some of the most
remarkable achievements of our time in the areas of information
science, cancer research , and philosophy. People are starting to recognize the
significance of the Kyoto Prize and want to ensure the success of the
symposium here.

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These
prestigious annual distinctions, awarded to five leading women
researchers, one per continent, identify exceptional women as role
models for the generations to come.

For more information on the Laureates, the L'OREAL -UNESCO partnership, or
the Tribute for UNESCO's 60th anniversary, please visit:
http://www. The international report on science, technology and gender
that UNESCO will shortly publish is intended help its 191 Member States
develop appropriate policies in this area.timm@edelman. It is our privilege to
return your warm hospitality at the White House.
The people of India have great regard and affection for the American
people, as they have had for centuries.
Tomorrow, you will meet young Indians who fuel the engines of our
knowledge economy. President, we see you as a true friend of our
country. It's important that we continue to work together to battle the
terrorists , to give them no quarter, and to never yield.m., Ph. Knudson's landmark research supports the front line in
humanity's war on this disease by helping to elucidate how cancer
develops in humans.

Habermas was named by TIME magazine as one of "The World's 100 Most
Influential People" of 2004 .

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loreal. We are pleased to have you in our midst. Kaur, thank you for your
hospitality. He soon advanced this hypothesis and reached the concept that
mutational changes in the "anti-oncogene," now termed the "tumor
suppressor gene," underlie the development of cancer.

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-- Professor Esther OROZCO (Mexico), Laureate for Latin America, "For her
discovery of the mechanism and control of infections by amoebae in the
tropics.

-- Professor Habiba BOUHAMED CHAABOUNI (Tunisia), Laureate for Africa,
"For her contribution to the analysis and prevention of hereditary
disorders ." Head of Comparative
Genomics Research Group and ARC Centre for Kangaroo Genomics,
Australian National University, Canberra. The
Awards recognize five Laureates, one from each of the five continents: Africa,
Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe.
"The commitment of a group such as L'OREAL alongside an organization like
UNESCO is a perfect example of the sort of partnership which we can engage in
with the private sector," said Koichiro Matsuura , Director-General of UNESCO. Your own country has made it possible for the talent and
abilities of our people to become more visible to all over the world.
Alan Curtis Kay, Dr. Alfred George Knudson , Jr.

The Latest Kyoto Prize Laureates:

Advanced Technology

The 2004 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology was chosen from the
field of Information Science.
Few innovations of the past century have influenced human society
as profoundly as personal computing. In addition to receiving the Kyoto Prize, Prof.

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This year's Laureates include:

-- Professor Pamela BJORKMAN (USA ), Laureate for North America, "For her
discovery of how the immune system recognizes targets ." Medical Genetics, University of Tunis. Her research into comparative genomics
(comparing Australian animals to humans) - demonstrates that the Y
chromosome will be extinct in male platypuses in 10 million years. WASHINGTON, The following is a transcript of
remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Singh:

Taj Palace
New Delhi, India

1:39 P. Your people and ours have come to regard democracy and peaceful
political popularization as legitimate and civilized instruments of social
change.
Mr. With
wisdom and farsightedness, we South Asians can transform not just this region,
but the whole world.
In our journey of modernization and development, social change and
empowerment, we see the United States as a partner, a friend, and a well-
wisher.) (Applause. "I
am convinced that the future of humanity can be assured only through a
balance of scientific progress and spiritual depth," said Dr. "It is my sincere hope
that the Kyoto Prize may serve to encourage the cultivation of both
our scientific and spiritual sides . "Establishing San Diego as the permanent home of
the Kyoto Laureate Symposium would elevate the international status of
our fine city while providing an excellent intellectual resource for
our community at large. The United States has produced the most
recipients, with 29 laureates, followed by the United Kingdom (nine),
Japan (eight) and France (seven). In the second half of the 1960s,
when the mainstream trend was toward ever-larger computers, Dr.

Basic Sciences

The 2004 Kyoto Prize for Basic Sciences was chosen from the field
of Life Science. Knudson proposed the
"two-hit" hypothesis as a genetic mechanism of carcinogenesis through
an elegant statistical analysis of retinoblastoma, a pediatric eye
cancer. Philosopher Jurgen Habermas, Ph.

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forwomeninscience. President , these words have acquired a new
resonance. Prime Minister, thank you very much for our dialogues and our
work together.M.

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Bjorkman is being honored for her lifetime
commitment to decoding protein structures, one of the seminal
accomplishments in immunology and a major step toward new HIV
therapies. A former Fulbight scholar,
Graves received her PhD in molecular biology from the University of
California at Berkeley.

Since the For Women in Science program's inception in 1998, 132 women from
60 countries have been recognized as either Laureates or Fellows for their
contributions to scientific progress. By giving women in
science a public face, the program seeks to provide the next generation of
women scientists with inspirational role models.) I hope he will be more chivalrous the next time you are
here."
Inamori established his foundation in 1984 with a personal
donation of 20 billion yen; his subsequent donations have raised its
net assets to approximately 64. In the early 1970s, Dr.

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Considered the
"Nobel Prize" for Women in Science, the awards honor female scientists who are
leaders in their fields. Fellows submit their
postgraduate research projects to their country's UNESCO National
Commission for consideration. Each national commission chooses two
candidates, who are then judged by an international selection
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ABOUT L'OREAL
L'OREAL is a worldwide leader in the cosmetics industry, developing
innovative products to meet the diverse needs of customers in 130 countries
worldwide. Their findings are responsible for the
registration of hundreds of patents annually.loreal. Our farmers greatly
benefited from American help in the past, and they will now do so again
through the knowledge initiative that you will launch. I believe India has got a really
important role to play in showing parts of the world what is possible when it
comes to having people live side by side in peace.

San Diego to Welcome 20th Annual Kyoto Prize Laureates for Fourth Annual Kyoto Laureate Symposium

Laureates receive a diploma, a Kyoto
Prize medal, and a cash award of 50 million yen (approximately
$470,000) per prize category.D.

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-- Professor Christine VAN BROECKHOVEN (Belgium), Laureate for Europe,
"For her genetic investigations of Alzheimer's and other
neurodegenerative disorders. Women in the life sciences and the
material sciences are honored in alternating years.forwomeninscience.: +212-704-4593
Mob: +347-742-8817
Brenda. Our subcontinent has
been home to all the great religions of the world .
Our relationship is one that's important for peace and prosperity in this
world.
Our relationship is one based upon our belief that free and fair trade is
in the interests of our people; that when trade moves freely and fairly, that
people in our respective countries will be able to find good work and good
jobs and improve their standard of living. Thank you for your hospitality .

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Caltech biology professor receives 2006 L'OREAL-UNESCO $100K prize
For North America; only prize that honors eminent women scientists at the
international level

PARIS, Today at UNESCO House in Paris,
France, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Chairman and CEO of L'OREAL, and Koichiro
Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, presented the prestigous 2006 L'OREAL -
UNESCO For Women in Science prize to five distinguished women scientists from
North America, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Three recipients are named per region: Africa, Arab States,
Asia/Pacific, Europe/North America and Latin America/Caribbean. Women represent 55 % of the
research workforce - a percentage unmatched anywhere else in the industry.
I was deeply touched by your admiration for Indian democracy and our
commitment to pluralism and modernism.)
Ladies and gentlemen, I now request you to join me in a toast to the
continued good health and happiness of the President and the First Lady of the
United States, to everlasting friendship between our great nations. (A toast is offered. Terrorism has no
place in democracy and terrorism must be defeated for our children and
grandchildren to be able to live in a peaceful world.
Gala Co-chair Malin Burnham, noted philanthropist, business leader
and chairman of the Kyoto Symposium Organization , reported witnessing
a rising level of community support and excitement surrounding the
symposium since his return from the Kyoto Prize award ceremony in
November as part of a San Diego contingent of business, academic and
community leaders. He created the Kyoto Prize after consultation with
the Nobel Foundation of Sweden, which sent representatives to Japan in
1985 to accept the first Kyoto Prize as a special commemorative award.

Mahatma Gandhi (proper name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869 -1948) led the people of India in a successful and largely non-violent struggle against British rule .

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Orozco's research discoveries have paved the
way for the future development of a vaccine against Entamoeba
histolytica, a parasite that infects more than 10% of the world's
population.
Nusslein-Volhard created the foundation in 2003 to alleviate the
difficulties that women face in reconciling family life and research.com

L'OREAL
Jennie James
Mob : +1-917-608-7038
Tel : +1-212-984-4414
jsjames@us. President, close to half a century ago, President Eisenhower said on a
visit to India, "We who are free and who prize our freedom above all other
gifts of God and nature much know each other better, trust each other more,
support each other. We seek to provide a social and economic involvement at
home that will unleash the creativity and enterprise of every Indian, thus
enabling our people to live a life of dignity, fulfillment and self-respect. It is a powerhouse of human
creativity, where knowledge is worshiped as the gift of our Creator. In taking
this stand, you have not only cemented closer relations between our two
countries, but also helped America retain its edge in the global marketplace.) (Applause .

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Mr.
But we pledged if you invite us back to come back, we'd love to see the
magnificent part of your country that we will be unable to see this trip., March 2, 2005, at the Hyatt
Regency La Jolla at Aventine.
Dr.

Arts and Philosophy

The 2004 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy was chosen from the
field of Thought and Ethics. Prof. His theories of
Communicative Action and Discourse Ethics model the pursuit of mutual
understanding and agreement as a basis for more democratic social
communication.

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Chaabouni has
fought for over 20 years to get medical gentics recognized as an
essential discipline in Tunisia , a country with a high prevelance of
genetic disorders and one of the world's highest rates of
consanguineous marriage.

The Laureates were selected by a jury of 15 eminent international
scientists, presided over by Nobel Laureate Professor Gunter Blobel, from
Rockefeller University, and Christian de Duve (formerly from Rockefeller
University) of the Institute of Cellular Pathology in Belgium. President, in India, we admire the creativity and enterprise of the
American people, your excellent institutions, the openness of your economy,
and your ready embrace of diversity . Indeed, I recall
that at very first meeting, you paid tribute to our efforts to achieve
economic and social salvation in the framework of an open society and an open
economy. You have a deep and abiding interest in learning and
education. (Laughter. President.)

PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr . Mr. Prime Minister, I'm sorry you brought up the Taj Mahal. I've
been hearing about it from Laura ever since I told her that we weren't going. and Hideki (Dick) Komiyama,
president and COO of Sony Electronics Inc.
Habermas, who lived in Germany during World War II, has focused his
life's work and study on how to create an ideal, public-minded
society, free of violence and oppression.

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Laureates are
nominated by hundreds of respected scientists from around the world.
To commemorate UNESCO 's 60th anniversary L'OREAL and UNESCO awarded a
special tribute to Professor Christiane Nusslein -Volhard, 1995 Nobel Prize in
Medicine, "For her efforts in supporting highly qualified women with children
to facilitate their progress in science.
Today in India, we are engaged in a Himalayan adventure of pursuing
development, improving the quality of life, and modernizing one of the world 's
oldest civilizations. I am,
therefore, very happy that on this visit, you will renew an old association
between our two countries in the field of agriculture.
I've always been touched by your warm praise for India and the Indian
people.
And so I, too, would like to propose a toast, a toast to the Prime
Minister, his wife, and to the people of India. Dr.

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She
has garnered worldwide attention for the bleak future she has predicted
for the Y chromosome in humans. The For Women in Science program works
to encourage women scientists to persevere under sometimes challenging
circumstances, such as social stigmas and gender biases.

Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Singh in Exchange of Luncheon Toasts

Mr.
India seeks a neighborhood of peace and prosperity. We sincerely acknowledge your deep personal commitment to a closer
economic and strategic partnership between our two countries. I hope, as I said to you some moments ago, that you will return to
India to spend time with our students and teachers, and discover a new India
in the midst. Local

The gala will honor the Kyoto Prize
laureates and assist in funding the Kyoto Scholarships, which are
available to San Diego and Tijuana-area high school students,
administered through The San Diego Foundation. Alfred G.

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http://www. While
designing scientific education programs intended especially for young women,
UNESCO has created several academic chairs that connect women of science
around the world.org/science/women

For more information or to arrange interviews with Laureates and Fellows,
please contact:

Media Relations Agency
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Tel.
I am truly sorry that the President is not taking you to Taj Mahal this
time. and Prof. Kay
proposed the concept of a "personal" computer as a tool to support the
intellectual work of individuals, and thus initiated a paradigm shift
in the world of information technology. Knudson, Jr.

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Each Laureate receives
USD$100,000.
http://www .
In our own generation, a great son of the United States, Martin Luther
King, acknowledged the influence of Mahatma Gandhi when he launched a non-
violent struggle for civil liberties and racial equality. Our passionate commitment to democracy and human rights, our respect
for equality of all before the law, and our regard for freedom of speech and
faith place us on the same side of the street. Prime Minister, and Mrs.

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SAN DIEGO----

For the first time, 2005 Symposium will feature laureate lectures
at San Diego's three major university campuses, March 2-4, 2005

The Inamori Foundation and the Kyoto Symposium Organization will
bring together the current laureates of the annual Kyoto Prize for a
symposium showcasing the laureates' lifelong achievements March 2-4,
2005, through public events at San Diego State University; University
of California, San Diego; and the University of San Diego.
As of November 2004, the Kyoto Prize has been awarded to 66
laureates from 12 countries -- ranging from scientists, engineers and
researchers to philosophers, painters, architects, sculptors,
musicians and film directors., 75,
of Starnberg, Germany, received the award for achievements in social
philosophy , in particular his establishment of the communicative
action theory and discourse ethics, and their practical application.

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" Biology,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology
(Caltech), Pasadena." Molecular biology and genetics,
University of Antwerp, Research Director at the Institute Born-Bunge,
Scientific Director of the Department of Molecular Genetics,
Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Flanders.

-- The L'OREAL-UNESCO International Fellowships, granted annually since
2000 to 15 promising young women scientists, doctorate or post-
doctorate, to encourage international scientific cooperation and the
developing of cross-cultural networks. She is currently
the Director of Genetics at the Max Planck Institute in Tubingen, Germany.unesco. We must fight terrorism wherever it
exists, because terrorism anywhere threatens democracy everywhere. India is such a wonderful
example of pluralism, of religious freedom, of human rights., M.

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"
The L'OREAL-UNESCO Award is part of the L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in
Science program, a multi dimensional program consisting of three parts:

-- The L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards, the founding act of the program. Local

PRIME MINISTER SINGH: President George Bush, Madam First Lady, ladies and
gentlemen, I am delighted to welcome to you and your distinguished delegation
to India. In particular, Mr. Kazuo
Inamori, founder of the Inamori Foundation.4 billion yen (about $610 million) as
of March 31, 2004.

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" Molecular Pathology , Experimental Pathology Department,
Center for Advanced Research (CINVESTAV), National Polytechnic
Institute, Mexico City. "Innovation is a core value that has been nurtured since the Group 's
founding and we want to participate in the creation of new careers throughout
the world.com

M." Today, Mr.
And so Mr. "The Kyoto Prize is an extremely prestigious
award," he stated. Alan Curtis Kay, 64, of Los Angeles,
received the award for creating the concept of modern personal
computing and contributing to its realization.D.

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These have attracted the brightest Indian
minds, thereby creating a bond of understanding that transcends distance and
differences between us. President, we seek a world free of poverty, ignorance, disease, and
the threat of terrorism.

The United States and India must work together in all
possible fora to promote these ends.
This is an historic trip.