Annan to receive Fulbright Prize for International Understanding

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be awarded the 2001 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding during a visit to Washington, D.C., on Monday, Mr. Annan's spokesman announced today.

The Secretary-General will be honoured "for his work in conflict resolution and his promotion of international cooperation and peace," spokesman Manoel de Almeida e Silva told reporters in New York. The ceremony will take place at the Library of Congress.

Mr. Annan will arrive in Washington on Sunday evening to attend the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, where he will speak about Luciano Pavarotti, one of the honourees who currently serves as a UN Messenger of Peace.