“Knowledge is a decisive weapon against poverty.”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS• Special thanks to the Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, for graciously hosting this Remembrance at the Historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, and for officiating over the proceedings.• Thanks also to the gracious staff of the Church for their support and guidance, specifically Ms. Naomi Graham, Administrative Officer and Executive Assistant to Dr. Calvin Butts; and Mr. James Davis, Jr., Director of Music Ministries and Fine Arts.• We also wish to acknowledge the contributions of : • Mr. Ron Daniels, Professor of History at York College and President of the NGO, the Pan-African Unity Dialogue; • Mr. Gordon Tapper, Executive Producer of the Memorial Service; • The members of the Organizing Committee for The Memorial, who all played vital roles.• We also recognize the valued partnership of the United African Congress, and the Give Them a Hand Foundation, in making this Memorial Service possible.

HONORING HIS LIFE

Saturday, 27 October, 2012 • 9.00 A.M.

The Abyssinian Baptist Church132 Odell Clark Place

New York, NY 10030

PRIME MINISTER Federal Democratic Republic Of ETHIOPIA

08 May, 1955 – 20 August, 2012

H. E. MELES ZENAWI

MUSICAL PRELUDE

• Welcome - The Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church

• Remarks by Mohammed Nurhussein, M.D., Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Memorial

• Introductory Remarks by H. E. Ambassador Tekeda Alemu, Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Nations

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: The Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir

• Remarks by H. E. Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations

• Remarks by H. E. Ambassador Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations

• Remarks by H. E. Ambassador Jean-Francis Zinsou, Representative of the Chairman of the African Union, and Permanent Representative of Benin to the United Nations

• Remarks by Ms. Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director at the National Security Council

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Jerry Johnson, Saxophonist: “Redemption Song”

• Remarks by H. E. Ambassador Jendayi Frazer, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

• Remarks by H. E. Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, and currently Vice-Provost International Affairs, Texas Tech University

• Video presentation of tributes by World Leaders on the life of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE: Miss Ferha Fuad, representing the youth of Ethiopia

• Remarks by Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Professor at Columbia University

• Remarks by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Professor of Economics, and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University

• Remarks by Professor Akbar Noman, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Jerry Johnson, Saxophonist: “Heal The World”

• Remarks by Mr. Sidique Wai, Second Vice-Chair of the Diaspora Task Team of the African Union Commission, and President of the United African Congress

• Video presentation of the accomplishments of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

• Memories: •BerhaneWubishet, M.D., classmate at Queen of Sheba Elementary School in Adwa, and currently a medical doctor in the State of New York •DanielFekade,M.D., classmate at the Wingate Secondary School in Addis Ababa, and currently faculty member in the Department of Medicine at Addis Ababa University

• Closing Remarks by H. E. Ambassador Tekeda Alemu, Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: The Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir

• Final Words by the Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church

ORDER OF SERVICE