STEPHEN LEWIS
Veteran Canadian Diplomat
&
One of the World's Most Respected Humanitarians
Stephen Lewis is one of the world's most influential speakers on human rights, social justice and international development. The former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, he has been named by TIME as one of the 100 Most Influential People In The World -- in the same category as The Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela.
Stephen Lewis is Co-Director of AIDS-Free World, a new international AIDS advocacy organization, based in the United States. He is Chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Canada and he is a Professor in Global Health in the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University.
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Stephen Lewis’ work with the United Nations spanned more than two decades. He was the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from June 2001 until the end of 2006. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Lewis was Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF at the organization’s global headquarters in New York. From 1984 through 1988, Stephen Lewis was Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
Mr. Lewis was an elected member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1963 to 1978. In 1970, he became leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, during which time he became leader of the Official Opposition.
Stephen Lewis is the author of the bestseller Race Against Time. He is a recipient of the prestigious Pearson Peace Medal, holds 28 honorary degrees, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's highest honour. In 2007, the Kingdom of Lesotho (in Southern Africa) invested Lewis as Knight Commander of the Most Dignified Order of Moshoeshoe, that country's highest honour.
Mr. Lewis was co-chair of the Leadership Programme Committee for the XVII International AIDS Conference, which was held in Mexico City in August 2008. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
KEYNOTE SPEAKING PRESENTATIONS
(General Topics)● Education
● Healthcare
● Globalization
● Philanthropy
● Human Resources /Human Development
● Community-building / Peace issues
● International Issues/World Affairs
● Human Rights
● Leadership
● Ethics
● Environment: Climate Change & Global Warming
A masterful orator, Stephen Lewis enthralls with keynotes on the fight against disease and poverty in the developing world: clarion calls that bring audiences to their feet -- sometimes to tears -- and that get them, whether citizens, governments, or corporations, to take action.
He can speak generally about the developing world, or to specific issues, such as HIV/AIDS, economic development, climate change, and a myriad of other topics.
He carefully tailors his speeches, enlivens them with anecdotes and humor, and is never ashamed of the emotion that may overtake him. Without doubt, he is one of history's great humanitarians.
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