Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) May 27, 2007

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will present former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton with its prestigious International Freedom Conductor Award (IFCA) on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. The two men will be honored for their unprecedented collaboration in raising donations worldwide for victims of the Southeast Asia tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi.

President Clinton will receive his award in person and President Bush will accept the IFCA award via a videotaped message. President Clinton will receive his award in person and be introduced by famed historian and personal friend John Hope Franklin. President Bush will accept the IFCA via a videotaped message, and will be introduced by Rob Portman, a Bush family friend and current Director of the Office of Management & Budget.

The IFCA is modeled after the Nobel Peace Prize and is intended to honor contemporary individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the cause of freedom and human rights around the world. The award recipients were selected by the Freedom Center Board of Trustees. U.S. Bank is the Founding Sponsor of the award.

The June 2 event is a black tie gala. Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Public Television’s Washington Week in Review and senior correspondent for the network’s The News Hour, will serve as the mistress of ceremony. Tickets are $ 200 each and can be purchased by calling the Freedom Center at 513.333.7710.

For more information, visit http://ga1.org/ct/z1sxqq61qBjY/.

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National Underground Freedom center

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