We shall continue to work for a Middle East that is free of strife and violence, living in harmony without the threat of terrorism or dangers of weapons of mass destruction.
This year's recipients include the Shakespeare Remix program in New York, where inner-city teens adapt and perform Shakespearean texts to reflect their own lives, and the Harmony Project in Los Angeles, which provides free music instruction to at-risk children.
We affirm our commitment once more to the independence and the territorial integrity of Iraq under a government that represents the Iraqi people and emanating from its free will, where Iraqi people live in peace and harmony with its neighbors.