Index
Enjoy learning about the amazing life's journey of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and how she has left an indelible mark on people with intellectual disabilities, families, schools, institutions, communities and perceptions worldwide. See fast-paced videos, read inspiring letters and messages, and check out historical articles and speeches - all easily found in the index below:
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Katy Jeanne Wilson
Special Olympics Athlete
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2009 United States Leadership Council
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Taoiseach Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern
Former Prime Minister of Ireland
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Duane F. Alexander, M.D.
Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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William Alford
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Shahin Aliyev
President, Special Olympics Azerbaijan
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HRH Princess LALLA AMINA
Chair, Special Olympics Morocco
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Maya Angelou
Autobiographer and Poet
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Tom Arnold
Actor and Comedian
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Bob Arnold
Special Olympics Volunteer
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Arturo S. Rodriguez and Paul F. Chavez
President United Farm Workers of America and President Cesar E. Chavez Foundation
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Australian Government
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Dr. Obinna Awiaka
Opening Eyes Clinical Director
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Eddie Barbanell
Actor, "The Ringer"
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Martha Beck
Parent of a Special Olympics Athlete
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Dr. Paul Berman
Opening Eyes
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Governor Steven L. Beshear
U.S. Governor of Kentucky
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Vice President Joe Biden
Vice President of the United States
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David H. Bieter
Mayor of Boise, Idaho, USA
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Prince Sultan Bin Fahd Bin Abdulaziz
Prince Sultan
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In Memoriam, Congressman Roy Blunt
U.S. Representative from Missouri
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Congressman Roy Blunt
Representative from Missouri's 7th District
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Lindy Boggs
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Fola Bolumole
Program National Director, Special Olympics Nigeria
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Jon Bon Jovi
Musician
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Bono
Musician
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Emmanuel "Boozy" Bourgeois
Former CEO of Special Olympics Louisiana
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Mickey Boutelier
Founder and Former CEO of Special Olympics Maine
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President George W. Bush
Former President of the United States
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President George H.W. Bush
Former President of the United States
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Former US President Jimmy Carter
Former President of the United States
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Jean and Steve Case
The Case Foundation
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Monty Castevens
President and CEO of Special Olympics Florida
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Congressman Michael N. Castle
U.S. Representative from Delaware
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Fernando Ceballos
Special Olympics Honduras
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Paul Chi-Meng Pun
President and Co-Founder, Special Olympics Macau
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S. Joan Chittister, OSB
Friend of Mrs. Shriver
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Loretta Claiborne
Special Olympics Athlete, USA
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Kathryn Clark
Leader, International Global Messengers
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President Bill Clinton
Former President of the United States
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Dr. Genaro A. Collantes
Civic and Social Front of Catamarca of Agentina
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Dr. Robert E. Cooke
Medical Advisor to Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation and Special Olympics
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Taoiseach Brian Cowen
Prime Minister of Ireland
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Peadar Cremin
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Geri Critchley
Former Peace Corps Volunteer
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Governor Chet Culver
Governor of Iowa
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Larry Curtis
Special Olympic St. Michaels Coach & Area Director for Special Olympic Navajo Nation
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Florence B. D'Urso
Friend and supporter of Special Olympics
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Mayor Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Commissioner John A. Danaher, III
Commissioner of the State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety
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Donna de Varona
Sports broadcaster and Olympics Swimming Gold Medalist
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Renee Dease
Special Olympics Athlete, USA
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Arthur J. Decio
Chair, Skyline Corporation
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro
U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 3rd District
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Lt. Governor Diane Denish
Lt. Governor of New Mexico
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Shi Derong
Chairman, Shanghai Guo Sheng Group
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Joanna Despotopoulou
President, Special Olympics Hellas
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RoAnn M. Destito
Member of The Assembly State of New York Albany
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S. Dey
Special Olympics Bharat
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Lawrence S. DiCara
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Senator Chris Dodd
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
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Bobby Doyle
Special Olympics Arkansas
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Robert A. Eckert
Chairman and CEO of Mattel, Inc.
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Kimberly Elise
Actress
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Jay Emmett
President of Redwood Productions
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Cherie Nursalim, Enki Tan and family
Chair, Three on the Bund, Shanghai
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Jeffrey Ernstoff
Creative Director, Music Director/Writer
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Steve Evangelista
Former CEO of Special Olympics Rhode Island
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Kevin M. Farr
Chief Financial Officer of Mattel, Inc.
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Peter Farrelly
Director, screenwriter and producer with Conundrum Entertainment.
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Vonetta Faulkner
Parent of a Special Olympics Athlete
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Dennis H. Gabryszak
The Assembly State of New York Albany, 143rd District
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Frank Gifford
Retired football player and sportscaster
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Kathie Lee Gifford
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Billy Graham
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Evelyn Greer
Friend and Supporter of Special Olympics
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President Olafur Grimsson
President of Iceland
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Feng Guoqin
Chairman, Shanghai People's Political Consultative Conference
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Scott Hamilton
Sports Broadcaster and an Olympic Ice Skating Gold Medalist
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Philip M. Hannan
Archbishop
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Grace Harding
Former Director, Department for Persons with Disabilities
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Senator Orrin Hatch
U.S. Senator from Utah
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Father Ted Hesburgh, CSC
President Emeritus, Notre Dame University
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Janet Holliday
The CE Group
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Congressman Steny Hoyer
Representative from Maryland's 5th District
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Congressman Steny Hoyer, In Memoriam
Representative from Maryland's 5th District
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Faruqul Islam
National Director, Special Olympics Bangladesh
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Leslie A. Jacobson
Friend
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Robert A. Johnson
President and CEO, Special Olympics Massachusetts
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Robert A. Johnson
President and CEO of Special Olympics Massachusetts
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Quincy Jones
Chairman of Quincy Jones Productions
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Sinan Kalpakcioglu
CPA
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Mrs. Natasa Karamanlis
Wife of the Prime Minister of Greece
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Sonstone Y. Kashiba
Secretary General of S.C.S.A
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Woo, Kee Jung
Chairman, Special Olympics Korea
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Edward M. Kennedy, In Memoriam
United States Senator for Massachusetts
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Muhtar Kent
Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
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Donald Keough
Chairman of the Board for Allen & Company, Inc.
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BAN Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Billy Kidd
Olympic Director of Skiing, Steamboat Springs
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Councilor Kevin Kiely
Mayor of Limerick
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Ossie Kilkenny
International Entrepreneur, Founder O.J. Kilkenny & Company
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Gary K. King
New Mexico Attorney General
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Larry King
Host of CNN's Larry King Live
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Jamie Kirkpatrick
Director of College Counseling, Landon School
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Mr. Yotaro Kobayashi
Fuji Xerox, Chair of 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games
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Tali Kornhauser
Vice Chairman of Special Olympics Israel
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Richard E. LaMunyon
Founder of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
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Stephanie and Ray Lane
Major Supporters of Campaign for Special Olympics
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Lisa Lax & Nancy Stern
Producers, Lookalike Productions
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Kara R. LeBeau, M.A.
State Policy Analyst of NASDDDS
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Walt Leger, III
Representative - District 91 from New Orleans, LA, USA
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David Li
Chairman and Country Head, UBS China
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Hui Liangyu
Chinese Vice Premier
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Senator Joe Lieberman
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
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Zhang Linjun
Special Olympics Athlete
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Lions Clubs International
Lions Clubs International Tribute
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Carolyn and Peter Lynch
Co-Chairs for Campaign for Special Olympics
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Annette Lynch
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Lisa Madigan
Attorney General, State of Illinois, USA
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William B. Magnarelli
The Assembly State of New York Albany, 120th District
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Cardinal Roger Mahony
Archbishop of Los Angeles
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Nelson Mandela
Former President of the Republic of South Africa
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Nelson Mandela, In Memoriam
Former President of the Republic of South Africa
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Mary and John Manley
Major supporters of Campaign for Special Olympics
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Rosario Marin
41st Treasurer of the United States
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In Memoriam, Rosario Marin
41st Treasurer of the United States
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Edgar May
Former Inspector General of OEO
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President Mary McAleese
President of Ireland
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His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick
Former Archbishop of Washington
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Rajan Menon
Local Director of Singapore Office
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Barbara A. Mikulski
United States Senator (D-MD)
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Kirk Miles
Former CEO of Kansas Special Olympics
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Yan Mingfu
Ex-Minister of Civil Affairs of China
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Gernot Mittler
President, Special Olympics Germany
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Miyares Family
Special Olympics Family, Florida, USA
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Angelo Moratti and Roberta Armani
Chairman, Special Olympics Italy
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Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Photographer
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Mrs. Tutu
Special Olympics South Africa Ambassador
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Mrs. Tutu, In Memoriam
Special Olympics Ambassador, South Africa
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Suzanne Mubarak
First Lady of Egypt
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Florence Nabayinda
Special Olympics Athlete
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Florence Nabayinda, In Memoriam
Special Olympics Uganda Athlete
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Wang Naikun
Chairperson, Special Olympics China
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National Head Start Association
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New Ross Town Council
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Governor Jay Nixon
Governor of Missouri
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Richard F. O'Brien
American Association of Advertising Agencies
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President Barack Obama
President of the United States
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Jody K. Olsen
Acting Director of the Peace Corps
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Ismail Osman
Chairman of the Osman Group
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Mark Parkinson
Governor of Kansas
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Ethel and John Pohlen
Friends
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Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop Pietro Sambi
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Alexa Posny
Commissioner of Education, Kansas Department of Education
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Prince Ra'ad Bin Zeid
Royal Palace Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Proclamation from the state of Nebraska, USA
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Proud Mother of a Special Olympics Athlete
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Deng Pufang
Vice Chairperson of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Honorary Chairperson of CDPF
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Governor Pat Quinn
Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois
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Mrs. Nancy Davis Reagan
Former First Lady of the United States
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Senator Harry Reid
Senator of the U.S. state Nevada
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Ogden Reid
Chairman and Editor, The Abassadors REVIEW
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William D. Reilich Reilich
Member of The Assembly State of New York Albany 134th district
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Governor M. Jodi Rell
Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut
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Margaret Ren
Chairman and CEO of BNP Paribas, Greater China Corporate Finance
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Diana Jones Ritter
OMRDD Commissioner
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Diana Jones Ritter, In Memoriam
OMRDD Commissioner
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Joseph E. Robach
56th Senate District
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Werner Roth
Professional Soccer Player with New York Cosmos
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Berrios Alberto Rueda
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John Rusimbi
Chair, Special Olympics Rwanda
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Susan Saint James Ebersol
Actress
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Mark L. Schneider
Former Director of the Peace Corps
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
38th Governor of California
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, In Memoriam
Govener of California
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Michael Shanahan
Former Member of Special Olympics International Board of Directors
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Sheets Family
Special Olympics, North Carolina, USA
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Robert Y.H. Shi and Yan Lan
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Maryanne Shine
Special Olympics Athelete's Relative
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Maria Shriver
Broadcast Journalist and Author, First Lady of California
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Anthony Kennedy Shriver, In Memoriam
Founder and Chairman of Best Buddies International
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Jeffrey H. Silberman
President, Carleton Management, Inc.
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Jo Ann Simons
Former board member
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Dr. Tom Songster
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Special Olympics Azerbaijan
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Special Olympics Bangladesh
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Special Olympics Belize
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Special Olympics Bharat
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Special Olympics Bharat Maharashtra
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Special Olympics Botswana
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Special Olympics Brasil
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Special Olympics Delaware
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Special Olympics District of Columbia
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Special Olympics Georgia
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Special Olympics Gibraltar
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Special Olympics Honduras
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Special Olympics Hong Kong
Chairperson, Special Olympics Hong Kong
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Special Olympics Iceland
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Special Olympics Japan
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Special Olympics Korea
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Special Olympics Latin America
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Special Olympics Louisiana
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Special Olympics Macau
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Special Olympics Macedonia
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Special Olympics Massachusetts
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Special Olympics Michigan
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Special Olympics Mississippi
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Special Olympics Montana
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Special Olympics Namibia
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Special Olympics Nepal
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Special Olympics Nigeria
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Special Olympics North Carolina
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Special Olympics Pakistan
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Special Olympics Pennsylvania
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Special Olympics Puerto Rico
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Special Olympics Russia
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Special Olympics Rwanda
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Special Olympics Shanghai
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Special Olympics South Africa
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Special Olympics South Africa
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Special Olympics South Carolina
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Special Olympics Tennessee
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Special Olympics Turkey
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Stanley E. Starzell
Former Director of Coaching and Training, Special Olympics International
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Senator Darrell Steinberg
Senate President pro Tempore of Representing the of the California State Senate
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Richard A. Steinwurtzel
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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Honourable Ed Stelmach
Premier of Alberta
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Hilary Stephens
Development Director, Best Buddies International
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David Stern
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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Anne M. Sweeney
Co-Chairman of Disney Media Networks
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Zhou Taitong
Former Executive Chair, 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Steering Committee
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Tak Tanaka
Corporate Member, Special Olympics, Nippon
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The Arc of the United States
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The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
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The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities
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HE Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos
Former First Lady of the Republic of Panama
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Dot Tubridy
Friend and supporter of Special Olympics
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UNICEF
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University of Utah
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Victor Vaz
Honorary National Sports Director
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Barbara Walters
Journalist and Talk Show Host with ABC News
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Barbara Walters, In Memoriam
American journalist, writer, and media personality
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Lowell Weicker, Jr.
Former Governor and U.S. Senator from Connecticut
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Jerry Welsh
President of Welsh Marketing Associates
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H.E. Zhou Wenzhong
Chinese Ambassador to the United States
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Oprah Winfrey
Global Media Leader and Philanthropist
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Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl
Archbishop of Washington
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Jamie Wyeth
Artist
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Madam Tang Xiaoquan
Vice Chairperson of CDPF and Chairperson of China Foundation for Disabled Persons
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Wang Xinxian
President, China Disabled Persons' Federation
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Yale University
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Jia Yong
President, Special Olympics China
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Dr. Dicken Yung
Former Honorary President, Asia Pacific Region
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Wang Zhijun
Past President,
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