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PRESIDENTIAL VISITS
THE PRESIDENT OF GERMANY
On an official visit to the Truman Institute, German
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with Hebrew
University leadership and delivered an address to a
packed auditorium. Accompanied by University President,
Professor Menahem Ben-Sasson and Rector Prof. Asher
Cohen, Steinmeier took in the panoramic view of
Jerusalem and the Judean desert from the roof of the
Truman building. “It’s good to be back again,” the German
President wrote in the Truman guest book, referring to his
visit last year, when he was presented with an honorary
doctorate by the University.
THE PRESIDENT OF GUATEMALA
The Truman Institute was honored to host the
ceremony of conferring an honorary doctorate,
of the Hebrew University to the President
of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales. Following
a Reception in the Truman lobby, and the
awarding of the degree in the Institute’s Handler
Auditorium, Hebrew University President Prof.
Menahem Ben Sasson carried out a private
meeting with President Morales at the Institute.
THE PRESIDENT OF ITALY
The Truman Institute was proud to host the
President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarela.
President Mattarela was welcomed by the
management of the Hebrew University in the
Institute’s Round Room, followed by a reception
in the lobby of the Institute. The president
delivered a lecture entitled “Israel and Italy –
Memory, Responsibility and Solidarity in the Age of
Globalization.” The guests at the lecture also enjoyed
a musical performance of the song “Beautiful That
Way,” an example of Israeli – Italian collaboration.
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