"James Mancham is to be the first President of Seychelles, one of several firsts achieved by this remarkable man. There is no doubt that there is a man with the capacity for high office - not only in his own country but also internationally.... He is ambitious, politically shrewd and a devoted Seychelloise.He has the flamboyance of a Trudeau, the political determination of a Lee Kuan Yew and the stamina for travel of a Kissinger."
Alan Baily, The Times of London, June 24, 1976
THE UNITED NATIONSCORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATIONRANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARDANDTHE UNITED NATIONSSOCIETY OF WRITERS & ARTISTSRANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARDCOMMITTEEfor 2004Invite political cartoonists of publications throughout the world to participate inTHE RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARDCompetition For the Year 2004UNCA and the UNITED NATIONS SOCIETY OF WRITERS & ARTISTS, in their desire to promote the highest standard of excellence in political cartoons depicting the spirit and principles of the United Nations, have established this annual political cartoon award given in the international field, and named the award after political cartoonist Ranan Lurie.We have named this award after Mr. Lurie, as we find that his political cartoons epitomize the high standards that we at the UNCA and THE UNITED NATIONS SOCIETY OF WRITERS & ARTISTS, would like to see.Dr. Elie WieselNobel LaureateChairman of the Judging CommitteeTony JenkinsPresidentUnited NationsHans JanitschekPresidentUnited NationsCorrespondence Association Society of Writers and Artists* * *PRIZESTo be awarded in the presence of the Secretary General of the United Nations,The Honorable Kofi Annan1st prize - $10,000 and a plaque2nd prize - $5000 and a plaque3rd prize - $3000 and a plaque10 Honorable Mentions in the form of plaquesPANEL OF JUDGES:Chairman of the Judging CommitteeDr. Elie WieselUNITED NATIONS Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Info.Shashi TharoorPresident, UNITED NATIONS Correspondence AssociationTony JenkinsPresident, UNITED NATIONS Society of Writers and ArtistsHans JanitschekHis Royal HighnessCrown Prince Alexander of YugoslaviaEditor, Foreign AffairsJames F. Hoge, Jr.AuthorNorman MailerActor and Founding Member of "The End-Hunger Network"Jeff BridgesCy Young Award winnerDavid ConePublisher & CEO, The Advocate/Greenwich TimeDurham J. MonsmaAdvocate of Freedom of the PressFloyd Abrams, Esq.Algeria's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency Abdallah BaalCanada's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency Paul HeinbeckerEgypt's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency Ahmed Aboul GheitFinland's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHer Excellency Marjatta RasiHungary's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency André ErdösIndia's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency Kamalesh SharmaJordan's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Royal Highness Crown Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-HusseinNigeria's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency Prof. Ibrahim A. GambariPanama's Alternate Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHer Excellency Mary Morgan-MossSouth Korea's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency Sun Joun-yungSpain's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONSHis Excellency Inocencio F. AriasFor entry forms and more details, look at http://www.LurieUNaward.com