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10 December 1988

Speech at an independent demonstration
Prague, Škroupovo náměstí

22 November 1989

Speech to demonstrators
Prague, Wenceslas Square

24 November 1989

Speech to demonstrators
Prague, Wenceslas Square

25 November 1989

Speech to demonstrators
Prague, Letná Plain

3 December 1989

Proclamation of Civic Forum and Public Against Violence leaders on the societal situation following the reconstruction of federal government

Prague, Bratislava

7 December 1989

Proclamation of Civic Forum and Public Against Violence leaders on a speech by federal prime minister Ladislav Adamec

Prague, Bratislava

10 December 1989

Speech to demonstrators
Prague, Wenceslas Square

16 December 1989

Speech to citizens ahead of presidential election

Czechoslovak Television

1 January 1990

New Year’s speech
Prague Castle

19 January 1990

Appointment of rectors
Prague Castle

23 January 1990

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

25 January 1990

Speech to Poland’s Sejm and Senate
Warsaw

19 February 1990

Speech to expatriates
Toronto

21 February 1990

Speech to both houses of US Congress

Washington, D.C.

25 February 1990

Anniversary of February 1948 coup

Prague, Old Town Square

7 March 1990

Anniversary of birth of T. G. Masaryk
Hodonín

15 March 1990

Visit of West German president Richard von Weizsäcker

Prague Castle

9 April 1990

Meeting of representatives of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary
Bratislava

21 April 1990

Welcoming of John Paul II at airport
Ruzyně airport, Prague

21 April 1990

Meeting of John Paul II with representatives of arts

Prague Castle

26 April 1990

Acceptance of honorary doctorate at Hebrew University

Jerusalem

5 May 1990

Anniversary of the death of M. R. Štefánik
Bradlo

6 May 1990

Anniversary of end of WWII
Plzeň

8 May 1990

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

10 May 1990

Speech to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe
Strasbourg

17 May 1990

Anniversary of 17 November 1989
Prague, Wenceslas Square

28 May 1990

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Palacký University
Olomouc

30 May 1990

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Charles University
Prague

4 June 1990

Speech to local citizens
Komárno

4 June 1990

Speech to local citizens
Bratislava, Náměstí SNP

5 June 1990

Speech to citizens at Civic Forum pre-election meeting

Czechoslovak Television

7 June 1990

Meeting of Warsaw Pact Policy Advisory Committee

Moscow

29 June 1990

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

26 July 1990

Launch of Salzburg Festival
Salzburg

27 July 1990

1st World Roma Festival
Brno

21 August 1990

Anniversary of occupation of Czechoslovakia

by Warsaw Pact troops

Prague, Wenceslas Square

28 August 1990

Conference on hatred
Oslo

29 August 1990

Anniversary of Slovak National Uprising
Banská Bystrica

17 September 1990

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

30 September 1990

World Children’s Summit
New York

28 October 1990

Czechoslovak state holiday
Prague

31 October 1990

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Comenius University
Bratislava

17 November 1990

Anniversary of 17 November and visit of US President George Bush

Prague, Wenceslas Square

19 November 1990

Speech at CSCE summit
Paris

10 December 1990

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

1 January 1991

New Year’s speech
Czechoslovak Television, Czechoslovak Radio

14 March 1991

Meeting with Eastern Military District representatives

Trenčín

14 March 1991

Speech to the Slovak nation
Prague

21 March 1991

Speech at NATO HQ
Brussels

9 May 1991

Acceptance of Charlemagne Prize
Aachen

28 May 1991

Acceptance of Sonning Prize
Copenhagen

6 June 1991

Institute for East West Security Studies conference
Bardejov

12 June 1991

Meeting on European confederation
Prague, Palace of Culture

21 June 1991

An Environment for Europe conference
Dobříš

1 July 1991

Final meeting of Warsaw Pact Policy Advisory Committee

Prague

8 August 1991

150th anniversary of birth of Antonín Dvořák
Nelahozeves

31 August 1991

Celebrations of Slovak National Uprising
Banská Bystrica

4 September 1991

UNESCO conference Culture and Democracy
Prague

24 September 1991

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

19 October 1991

Tribute to memory of Jews murdered in concentration camps

Prague, Municipal House

23 October 1991

Speech to joint foreign affairs committees of US Congress

Washington

25 October 1991

Acceptance of Gold Medal from University of California

Los Angeles

27 October 1991

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from New York University
New York

28 October 1991

Czechoslovak state holiday

Prague Castle

17 November 1991

Appeal to citizens
Czechoslovak Television

21 November 1991

Demonstration in support of Appeal to citizens

Prague, Wenceslas Square

3 December 1991

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

1 January 1992

New Year’s speech
Czechoslovak Television, Czechoslovak Radio

30 January 1992

Meeting of foreign ministers of CSCE countries

Prague

31 January 1992

Appointment of Constitutional Court judges
Prague Castle

4 February 1992

World Economic Forum
Davos

27 February 1992

Toast to German chancellor Helmut Kohl
Prague Castle

23 March 1992

Conference: Legacy of Comenius and Education for 21st century

Prague, Palace of Culture

14 April 1992

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

23 April 1992

Speech at Asahi Hall
Tokyo

8 May 1992

Czechoslovak state holiday

Prague Castle

12 May 1992

Speech to citizens before start of pre-election campaign

Czechoslovak Television

25 May 1992

World Congress of Journalists and Newspaper Publishers

Prague, Hotel Atrium

3 June 1992

Speech to citizens following conclusion of pre-election campaign

Czechoslovak Television

13 June 1992

50th anniversary of razing of Lidice
Lidice

25 June 1992

Speech to Federal Assembly
Prague

9 July 1992

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe summit

Helsinki

17 July 1992

Abdication speech
Prague Castle

12 August 1992

Funeral of Cardinal František Tomášek
Prague Castle, Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert

27 October 1992

Speech to French Academy of Sciences
Paris

16 November 1992

Acceptance of candidacy for presidency of Czech Republic

Prague

21 December 1992

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Wroclaw University
Wroclaw

2 February 1993

Speech to citizens after making presidential oath

Prague Castle

23 February 1993

Speech to Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament

Prague

7 March 1993

Unveiling of memorial to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Olomouc

15 March 1993

Speech at University of Vienna
Vienna

22 April 1993

Speech at George Washington University
Washington, D. C.

8 May 1993

Czech state holiday
Prague

15 May 1993

Saint John’s pilgrimage in Nepomuk
Nepomuk

24 May 1993

Acceptance of Athens Prize 1993
Athens

15 June 1993

Speech to local citizens
Český Těšín

15 July 1993

Appointment of Constitutional Court judges
Prague

20 August 1993

25th anniversary of invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops

Prague

1 September 1993

Unveiling of plaque to Ludwig Czech
Terezín

20 September 1993

Central European Judicial Forum

Kroměříž

21 September 1993

Speech to local citizens
Brno

29 September 1993

55th anniversary of Munich Agreement
Prague

8 October 1993

Council of Europe summit
Vienna

12 October 1993

Speech to Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament

Prague

28 October 1993

Military oath ceremony

Kbely, Prague

28 October 1993

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

14 December 1993

Appearance at Municipal Court with Necenzurované noviny journalists

Prague

1 January 1994

New Year’s speech
Czech Television, Czech Radio

12 January 1994

Lunch with US President Bill Clinton
Prague

25 January 1994

Appointment of rectors
Prague Castle

8 February 1994

Acceptance of Indira Ghandi Prize
Delhi

12 February 1994

Acceptance of honorary doctorate at Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand

7 March 1994

Visit to Pope John Paul II
Vatican

8 March 1994

Speech to European Parliament
Strasbourg

27 March 1994

Message on World Theatre Day

Prague

8 May 1994

Czech state holiday, 49th anniversary of liberation from fascism

Prague Castle

29 May 1994

110th anniversary of birth of Edvard Beneš
Kožlany

22 June 1994

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from University of Bucharest

Bucharest

4 July 1994

Acceptance of Liberty Medal
Philadelphia, USA

18 September 1994

570th anniversary of death of Jan Žižka
Přibyslav

29 September 1994

Acceptance of Jackson H. Ralston Prize
Stanford University, USA

18 October 1994

55th anniversary of first transport of Jews
Ostrava, Jewish cemetery

28 October 1994

Czech state holiday
Czech Television

3 November 1994

Speech to mayors on the end of their terms of office

Prague Castle

7 November 1994

Launch of International PEN Congress
Prague, Hotel Atrium

17 November 1994

Speech to students
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

6 December 1994

Summit of representatives of CSCE states
Budapest

1 January 1995

New Year’s address
Czech Television, Czech Radio

17 February 1995

Czechs and Germans on path to good neighbourly relations

Charles University, Prague

13 March 1995

Acceptance of Guezen Medal
Vlaardingen, Netherlands

14 March 1995

Speech to Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament

Prague

23 March 1995

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Masaryk University
Brno

29 March 1995

Authority and democracy in the contemporary world

Canberra, Australia

31 March 1995

The possibility of an open society at the end of 20th century

Wellington, New Zealand

21 April 1995

Union of Towns and Municipalities assembly
Liberec

27 April 1995

SHAPEX conference
Mons, Belgium

8 May 1995

State holiday, gathering of veterans and resistance fighters

50th anniversary of end of WWII, Third Courtyard, Prague Castle

11 May 1995

Acceptance of Catalonia International Prize
Barcelona, Spain

13 May 1995

Unveiling of memorial on site of internment camp for Roma

Lety, South Bohemia

8 June 1995

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

29 June 1995

Ceremonial opening of Human Rights Palace

Strasbourg, France

17 September 1995

Laudation on presentation of Nuremberg International Human Rights Award to S. Kovalev

Nuremberg, Germany

13 October 1995

Conclusion of Month of Bosnia and Hercegovina
Prague

24 October 1995

Special session of United Nations General Assembly

New York

28 October 1995

Czech state holiday
Prague

30 October 1995

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Technical University
Dresden, Germany

5 December 1995

Launch of Future of Hope conference
Hiroshima, Japan

14 December 1995

Laudation for Richard von Weizsäcker
Prague, Carolinum

1 January 1996

New Year’s address
Czech Television, Czech Radio

12 March 1996

Speech to Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament

Prague

12 April 1996

Social Venture Network Europe conference

Prague Castle, Ball Games Hall

17 April 1996

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Vilnius University
Vilnius, Lithuania

10 May 1996

New Atlantic Initiative congress
Prague Castle

15 May 1996

Europe as a task
Aachen, Germany

21 June 1996

NATO conference on military-political decision making process

Warsaw, Poland

28 June 1996

Acceptance of honorary doctorate Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland

23 July 1996

Speech to Chamber of Deputies, government confidence vote
Prague

19 September 1996

Speech to Latin American Parliament
Sao Paulo

3 October 1996

47th conference of Association of European Universities
Olomouc, Palacký University

4. October 1996

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Academy of Performing Arts
Prague

28 October 1996

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

7 November 1996

Launch of FAZit conference
Berlin, Germany

14 November 1996

Speech on eve of Senate elections
Czech Television, Czech Radio

1 January 1997

New Year’s greeting
Czech Television, Czech Radio

10 January 1997

20th anniversary of Charter 77
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

5 March 1997

Speech to Senate of Czech Parliament
Prague, Wallenstein Palace

24 April 1997

Speech to Bundestag

Bonn, Germany

25 April 1997

Welcoming Pope John Paul II
Prague, Ruzyně airport

29 May 1997

Meeting with leaders of governing coalition parties

Prague Castle

31 May 1997

Meeting with former political prisoners
Jáchymov

14 June 1997

55th anniversary of Lidice tragedy
Lidice

1 July 1997

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Taras Shevchenko National University
Kyiv

9 July 1997

Plenary session of Euro-Atlantic Council for Partnership

Madrid

4 September 1997

Launch of Forum 2000 conference
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

3 October 1997

Acceptance of Fulbright Prize
Washington D.C., USA

11 October 1997

2nd summit of Council of Europe
Strasbourg

24 October 1997

Acceptance of Prince of Asturias Award
Kingdom of Spain, Oviedo

28 October 1997

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

8 November 1997

Appointment of members of new government
Prague Castle, Throne Hall

9 December 1997

Speech to both houses of the Czech Parliament
Prague, Rudolfinum

16 December 1997

Statement on appointment of Josef Tošovský as prime minister
Prague Castle

1 January 1998

New Year’s greeting
Czech Television, Czech Radio

2 January 1998

Appointment of government of Josef Tošovský
Prague Castle

27 January 1998

Speech to Chamber of Deputies, government confidence vote
Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament

2 February 1998

Speech to citizens after making presidential oath

Third Courtyard, Prague Castle

19 February 1998

Launch of Kroměříž 98 seminar
Kroměříž

24 February 1998

Message to participants in meeting of political prisoners
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

10 March 1998

Speech at Warsaw University
Poland, Warsaw

16 March 1998

50th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Geneva, Switzerland

31 March 1998

Meeting with political prisoners
Prague, Žofín

7 April 1998

650th anniversary of foundation of Charles University
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

4 May 1998

Message to citizens during hospitalisation
Innsbruck

4 June 1998

Acceptance of Peace of Westphalia Prize

Lány

22 June 1998

Statement after talks with leaders of political parties
Prague Castle

3 July 1998

Acceptance of Compostela Group of Universities Prize
Brno, Masaryk University

9 July 1998

Statement after talks with Social Democrats’ chairman Miloš Zeman
Lány

16 September 1998

Welcoming Ceremony in White House
Washington D.C., USA

3 October 1998

Celebrations of German Unity Day
Hannover

11 October 1998

Ceremonial opening of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

12 October 1998

Launch of discussions at Forum 2000 conference

Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

22 October 1998

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Oxford University
Oxford

28 October 1998

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

4 December 1998

Anniversary conference of Coordinating Council of Czech-German Discussion Forum

Dresden

10 December 1998

50th anniversary of UN approval of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

1 January 1999

New Year’s greeting
Czech Television, Czech Radio

28 January 1999

Statement on situation in Kosovo
Prague

25 February 1999

Europe – a Culture of Shared Causes conference
Berlin, Bellevue Palace

26 February 1999

Signature of Czech Republic’s accession to NATO
Prague Castle, Throne Hall

26 February 1999

Forum: Civic Initiatives and the State – a Mutually Beneficial Partnership

Prague, Municipal Library

3 March 1999

Speech to the French Senate
Paris

18 March 1999

Speech at Expansion Forum
Prague, Hotel Intercontinental

24 March 1999

Statement on the situation in Kosovo
Prague

25 March 1999

Statement on the situation in Kosovo
Prague Castle

23 April 1999

50th anniversary of NATO
Washington, D.C.

23 April 1999

Speech to Congress of the United States
Washington, D.C.

26 April 1999

Meeting with members of the expatriate community
Minneapolis/St. Paul, USA

26 April 1999

Symposium: Václav Havel’s Ideas and the Concept of Civic Society

Minneapolis/St. Paul, USA

29 April 1999

Speech to both chambers of the Canadian Parliament

Ottawa, Canada

15 May 1999

Acceptance of First Decade Prize on 10th anniversary of foundation of newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza
Poland, Warsaw

4 June 1999

Statement on the situation in Kosovo
Lány

24 June 1999

Acceptance of Central European University’s Open Society Prize

Budapest

30 July 1999

Stability Pact summit
Sarajevo

18 September 1999

Acceptance of St. Vojtěch Prize
Bratislava

5 October 1999

Presentation of Vize 97 Foundation Prize to Karel H. Pribram
Prague, Municipal House

6 October 1999

Launch of Phenomenon of the Holocaust conference
Prague Castle, Rudolf Gallery

10 October 1999

Ceremonial opening of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

11 October 1999

Launch of discussions at Forum 2000 conference
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

13 October 1999

Close of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

28 October 1999

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

17 November 1999

Day of Students’ Struggle for Freedom and Democracy

Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

19 November 1999

OSCE summit
Turkey, Istanbul

29 November 1999

Funeral of Josef Lux
Prague Castle, Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert

3 December 1999

Visegrad Four Tatras Declaration

Slovakia, Gerlachov

17 December 1999

International symposium on Jan Hus

Vatican, Pontifical Lateran University

18 December 1999

Presentation of Christmas tree to Pope John Paul II

Vatican

1 January 2000

New Year’s address
Czech Television, Czech Radio

26 January 2000

Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust

Stockholm, Sweden

2 February 2000

Senate proposal to appoint Jiří Malenovský Constitutional Court judge
Prague, Wallenstein Palace

16 February 2000

Speech to Members of the European Parliament
Strasbourg

6 March 2000

150th anniversary of birth of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Hodonín

7 March 2000

150th anniversary of birth of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

9 May 2000

Acceptance of Civic Prize
Berlin

10 May 2000

Toast at gala evening organised by German President Johannes Rau

Berlin, Bellevue Palace

11 May 2000

Unveiling of plaque to murdered Czech students

Sachsenhausen

12 May 2000

Welcoming ceremony with Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber
Řezno

16 May 2000

Speech to Chamber of Deputies of Czech Parliament

Prague

21 May 2000

Terezín Remembrance Ceremony 2000
Terezín

26 May 2000

Public hearing on human rights breaches in Chechnya

Prague Castle, Ball Games Hall

31 May 2000

Meeting of Council of Ministers of European Conference of Ministers of Transport

Prague

11 July 2000

Declaration by Czech, Croatian and Slovenian presidents

Dubrovník

5 September 2000

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, USA

7 September 2000

Gala evening in honour of Madeleine Albright
New York

8 September 2000

United Nations Millennium Summit

New York

9 September 2000

Launch of exhibition Czech Immigrants in America, 1948–1920
New York, Ellis Island

26 September 2000

Annual meeting of council of governors of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group

Prague, Congress Centre

5 October 2000

Presentation of Vize 97 Foundation Prize to Professor Umberto Eco

Prague, Municipal House

10 October 2000

Toast at gala evening organised by Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer

Ankara

15 October 2000

Ceremonial opening of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

16 October 2000

Launch of discussions at Forum 2000 conference
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

28 October 2000

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

17 November 2000

Statement from Prague Forum 2000 on situation
in Middle-East

Prague

1 January 2001

New Year’s address
Czech Radio, Czech Television

1 February 2001

Acceptance of World of Academic Culture Grand Prix
Paris

21 February 2001

Launch of conference The Shape of Our Country
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

16 March 2001

Conference: Political Culture in a United Europe – the Benefits of the 1989 Revolutions

Prague Castle, Ball Games Hall

19 March 2001

Statement concerning the situation in Macedonia
Prague

20 March 2001

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Brno, Besední dům

5 April 2001

Launch of conference Prague Model United Nations

Prague Castle, Ball Games Hall

4 May 2001

50th anniversary of Radio Free Europe
Prague, RFE/RL building

11 May 2001

Conference: Europe’s New Democracies: Leadership and Responsibility
Bratislava

13 June 2001

North Atlantic Council meeting
Brussels

27 June 2001

Speech to Senate of Czech Parliament
Prague, Wallenstein Palace

28 June 2001

State visit to Swiss Confederation

Bern, Wandelhalle

29 June 2001

Speech on Rütli meadow during state visit to Swiss Confederation

Switzerland, Rütli meadow

22 August 2001

Statement on NATO operations in Macedonia
Prague Castle

11 September 2001

Statement on terrorist attack on United States
Prague Castle

5 October 2001

Presentation of Vize 97 Foundation Prize to Zdeněk Neubauer
Prague, Municipal House

7 October 2001

Statement on launch of allied attack on Taliban

Prague Castle

16 October 2001

Message to representatives of world religions

Prague, Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert

17 October 2001

Close of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

28 October 2001

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

27 November 2001

Speech at public hearing on foreign policy at Senate of Czech Parliament

Prague, Wallenstein Palace

1 January 2002

New Year’s address
Czech Radio, Czech Television

14 March 2002

Proposal to Senate to appoint Eliška Wagnerová Constitutional Court judge
Prague, Wallenstein Palace

4 April 2002

Europe and the World
Rome, Senate

9 April 2002

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from University of Malta

Valletta, University of Malta

28 May 2002

Constituent session of NATO-Russia Council

Italy, Pratica di Mare

3 July 2002

Meeting with representatives of world religions
Prague Castle, Ball Games Hall

17 July 2002

Message to Avignon Festival
Avignon

19 September 2002

Reception organised by American Friends of the Czech Republic
Washington, D.C.

19 September 2002

Unveiling of monument to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Washington, D.C.

19 September 2002

International symposium: President-Liberator Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and America

Washington, D.C.

20 September 2002

Gala evening: Václav Havel – Writer and President
New York

23 September 2002

Speech at Florida International University
Miami, Florida

8 October 2002

Launch of conference The Shape of Our Country
Prague Castle, Ball Games Hall

18 October 2002

Ceremonial opening of Forum 2000 international conference
National Museum

28 October 2002

Czech state holiday
Prague Castle, Vladislav Hall

20 November 2002

Launch of The Transformation of NATO conference
Prague, Sovovy mlýny

21 November 2002

North Atlantic Council session – working meeting

Congress Centre, Prague

21 November 2002

Meeting of Vilnius Ten within framework of NATO summit
Congress Centre, Prague

21 November 2002

Opening of North Atlantic Council session
Congress Centre, Prague

21 November 2002

North Atlantic Council session – subject of enlargement
Congress Centre, Prague

21 November 2002

Meeting of North Atlantic Council and countries invited to join NATO

Congress Centre, Prague

1 January 2003

New Year’s address
Czech Television, Czech Radio

15 January 2003

Speech to both houses of the Czech Parliament during election of president

Prague Castle, Spanish Hall

17 January 2003

Gala evening organised by German President Johannes Rau

Berlin

2 February 2003

Farewell to citizens
Czech Television, Czech Radio

16 October 2003

Launch of discussions at Forum 2000 conference
Prague, Municipal House

17 October 2003

Acceptance of Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award

Prague, Czech National Bank

17 October 2003

Close of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague, Municipal House

18 October 2003

Launch of Program of Atlantic Security Studies conference
Prague, Senate

19 October 2003

Ecumenical meeting held within Forum 2000 conference
Prague, Municipal House

19 October 2003

Launch of Groups in Support of Tibet conference

Prague, Top Hotel

21 October 2003

Signing session for book Václav Havel and his Influence on Czechoslovak and Czech Law

Prague, Academia bookshop

27 October 2003

Remembrance Ceremony for Pavel Tigrid
Prague, vestibule of Rudolfinum

13 November 2003

Acceptance of Ambassador of Conscience Award
Dublin, Abbey Theatre

4 December 2003

Unveiling of Franz Kafka monument
Prague, Old Town

24 September 2004

Launch of conference Enlarged Europe – Increased Responsibility

Prague, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

5 October 2004

Ceremonial opening of renovated church in former convent of St. Anna and presentation of Vize 97 Foundation Prize to Prof. Petr Vopěnka

Church of St. Anna (Prague Crossroads), Old Town, Prague

15 October 2004

Acceptance of Seoul Peace Prize
Prague, Hotel Intercontinental

17 October 2004

Ceremonial opening of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague, National Museum

18 October 2004

Launch of discussions at Forum 2000 conference
Prague, Municipal House

19 October 2004

Close of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague, Municipal House

20 October 2004

Launch of Program of Atlantic Security Studies conference Energy and Security: Global Challenges – Regional Perspectives
Prague, Wallenstein Palace

21 October 2004

Acceptance of honorary doctorate from University of Warsaw
Warsaw

26 October 2004

UPS / Longitudes 04 conference: Living in a Synchronized Global Economy

Paris

22 November 2004

Speech to Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

Taipei

9 September 2005

Launch of exhibition: Path to Freedom – From Solidarity to Europe Prague, Senate

12 September 2005

Celebration of 10th anniversary of RFE/RL broadcasts from Prague
Prague, RFE/RL building

5 October 2005

Presentation of Vize 97 Foundation Prize to Prof. Philip G. Zimbardo
Prague Crossroads

9 October 2005

Ceremonial opening of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague Crossroads

10 October 2005

Launch of working session of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague, Žofín

10 October 2005

Close of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague, Žofín

26 October 2005

Acceptance of Franz Kafka Prize on behalf of Harold Pinter
Prague Old Town Hall

8. November 2005

Opening of exhibition dedicated to Dominik Tatarka
Prague, Slovak Institute

10 November 2005

Fourth annual conference and general assembly of Club of Madrid– plenary session

Prague, Černín Palace

10 November 2005

Fourth annual conference and general assembly of Club of Madrid– gala evening

Prague Crossroads

22 February 2006

Successors’ European Youth Summit 2006
Prague, Municipal House

13 April 2006

Opening of exhibition on 100th anniversary of birth of Samuel Beckett

Prague, Carolinum

25 April 2006

Third seminar of Council of Europe ministers of education and European Cultural Convention: How to teach historical memory via cultural heritage – yesterday, today and tomorrow

Prague, Carolinum

28 April 2006

Funeral of director Pavel Koutecký
Large funeral hall

Strašnice, Prague

4 May 2006

Gala opening of Book World Prague trade fair 2006 and presentation of To the Castle and Back
Prague, Výstaviště

30 May 2006

Launch of exhibition Jan Reich/Bohemia – Jindřich Štreit/Moravia
Brussels

30 May 2006

Launch of Green Week conference
Brussels

8 October 2006

Ceremonial opening of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague Crossroads

9 October 2006

Launch of working session of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague, Žofín

9 October 2006

Close of Forum 2000 international conference
Prague, Žofín

Photogallery: President Václav Havel

Olga Havlová and Václav Havel on a Prague Castle balcony after the first free elections, 1990.
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